In This Hell – Bliss (2026) – Review

In This Hell - Bliss - Album Cover

This zine’s 2026 supply of truly malevolent records has not been at a standstill. But it has slowed to a trickle, that’s for sure. Instead, the doom squad took the baton from the devil’s advocates this year. And it is indeed so that the bigger names on the Blackened Beat stayed mute this year.

But that doesn’t mean that we cannot reach into the underground and grab ourselves some truly raw fare. Metal that feels like the fiends’ steely claws reaching for your immortal soul. Even when your time hasn’t come quite yet. Or at least, that is what we … [...] Click to raid more!

The Green Goblins – The Green Goblins (2026) – Review

The Green Goblins - Self-Titled - Album Cover

The Green Goblins. I daresay, the name has been passed around, and they’ve been popping up here and there on our mighty radar. But so far, liquor-crazed, fake pagan, and often medievally-tainted fun rockers have had a hard time here on the zine. They often get off to a good start, but then they sail right over the curvature of the beer barrel, and crash violently into the rushes to disappear in that particular meaningless mush. Put differently, after a while, the relentless retelling of the same corny dad jokes, leaky clichés of all flavors, and too much repetition … [...] Click to raid more!

Chalice of Suffering – The Raven Cries One Last Time (2026) – Review

Chalice of Suffering - The Raven Cries One Last Time - Album Cover

Metal newbies, speed metal adepts, and acolytes of thundering screamo fare, pay attention! This record ain’t for you. You’ll be faced with a cartload of Snailpace Metal that will be anathema to any metalhead worshipping at the altar of the metal equivalent of The Hulk.

That said, for all with a morose condition, do pause for an avalanche of felt eons of slow-marching beats. You will not be disappointed. Because of Chalice of Suffering‘s unwieldingly named The Raven Cries One Last Time, patience will be of the order. And a lot of that, too. So, either you take … [...] Click to raid more!