Corrosion Of Conformity first flew into my radar via MTV’s flagship Heavy Metal show Headbangers Ball. I remember being blown away by the blistering Vote With A Bullet, and I picked up the album Blind shortly afterwards. That album was on heavy rotation, and when Deliverance dropped in 1994, I was fully along for the dirty, sweaty, Skynyrd-soaked ride. Now, they are back with the double album Good God / Baad Man.Release Date: 3 April 2026Words: Kenny KendrickCorrosion Of Conformity formed in 198...

When people talk about the Big Four of the genre that Metallica invented (yes, they did), the conversation invariably moves on to who would be the fifth band on the list of Thrash Metal titans. Testament? Overkill? Violence? Dark Angel? Nuclear Assault? Death Angel? All great bands, of course, but this scribe’s choice will always be Bay Area bangers Exodus.


Release Date: 20 March 2026


Words: Kenny Kendrick


I genuinely believe that if their debut LP, Bonded By Blood, was released in 1984...

Love him or hate him, there is no denying the blood-splattered influence of Rob Zombie on pop culture over the past thirty-something years. From world domination with White Zombie in the mid to late ’90s to even greater success as a solo artist and filmmaker, Zombie has been a constant force.Release Date: 27 February 2026Words: Kenny KendrickHe is one of the undisputed kings of Shock Rock, and a Rob Zombie live show is a thing to behold. His record sales speak for themselves, with over 15 millio...

We all know the Metallica story… I’m not going to talk about that, well, maybe later. Megadeth has been a constant in the heavy metal story since back in 1983, when Dave Mustaine swore that he would put together a band faster and heavier than that other band that I said I wasn’t going to talk about.


Since then, there have been many lineup changes and some history-making music. The one constant is, of course, “MegaDave” himself. The controversial guitarist/vocalist/lead songwriter has made sur...

My Ruin are back, and they are not fucking around… After a decade-long break, their latest release, ‘Declaration of Resistance’ is a damning statement on the right-wing agenda that’s engulfing US politics (the UK is not far behind!). The album is ferocious and grabs you by the bollocks from the start. Opening track (and first single) Compromised pins you to the floor. Mick Murphy’s monstrous riff, combined with Tairrie B’s spitting vocals, set up the rest of the album perfectly. Declaration of R...

The long-awaited new long player from Swedish mega stars Ghost has finally hit the shelves. The band still divides people, but love ‘em or hate ‘em, you can’t ignore the huge success of the band. As we speak, their Skeletour is selling out arenas all over the world.


Ghost formed back in 2006, and since then, they have released 6 studio albums, two live albums, and four EPs. The band’s lore, based around their costumed appearance and their leader Tobias Forge’s various incarnations of “Papa’s”...

Metallica have had a busy time recently; they have picked up a legion of younger Metallifans due to the TV show Stranger Things using the epic Master Of Puppets in a pivotal scene. This thrusted the metal titans into the consciousness of the masses and threw the spotlight onto what we longtime fans have known since the Eighties, that Metallica are the undisputed kings of heavy metal. They have also been busy recording a new opus that finally lands in our sweaty hands today.


A new Metallica al...