New Music & Video Release - Dimmu Borgir unleash ferocious new single & video, Ascent - 24th April 2026
Artist Name - Dimmu Borgir
Release Name - Ascent
Release Date - 24th April 2026
Genre - Black metal, Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Soulfly unleash gritty animated video for 'Favela/Dystopia' - 16th April 2026
Artist Name - Soulfly
Release Name - Favela/Dystopia
Release Date - 16th April 2026
Genre - Groove Metal, Nu Metal, Thrash Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Conjurer reveal new live video 'The Searing Glow' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Conjurer
Release Name - The Searing Glow
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Post-Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - The Narrator release video for new single 'Agnosia' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - The Narrator
Release Name - Agnosia
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Metalcore, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Khemmis announce 'Invocation Of The Dreamer' from album out in June - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Khemmis
Release Name - Invocation Of The Dreamer
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - Immolation unleash 'Bend Towards The Dark' from new album 'Descent' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Immolation
Release Name - Bend Towards The Dark
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Metal, Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - Rob Zombie delivers video for 'The Black Scorpion' from 'The Great Satan' - 9th April 2026
Artist Name - Rob Zombie
Release Name - The Black Scorpion
Release Date - 9th April 2026
Genre - Industrial, Shock Rock, Groove Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Rob Zombie releases The Great Satan + video for FTW 84 - 2nd March 2026
Artist Name - Rob Zombie
Release Name - The Great Satan
Release Date - 2nd March 2026
Genre - Industrial, Shock Rock, Groove Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - New Rob Zombie single 'Heathen Days' out + ' The Great Satan' out Feb 27th - 24th November 2025
Artist Name - Rob Zombie
Release Name - Heathen Days
Release Date - 24th November 2025
Genre - Industrial Metal, Shock Rock, Groove Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
Interview - Mark Jansen of Epica speaks with Mark Derricutt - January 2021
Like many, my love for symphonic metal can be traced back to the debut of Nightwish. Before that, however, Angra, Blind Guardian and After Forever had captivated my ears with their blending of orchestras, heavy melodies, and starting a dangerous hobby of peak soundstage in headphones.
By: Mark Derricutt
Interview - Dave White of Heathen speaks with Mark Derricutt - August 2020
Back in August, ahead of the release of Empire of the Blind - Mark Derricutt sat down with David White to discuss all things Heathen.
Interview - Tom Nauman of Primal Fear speaks with Mark Derricutt - July 2020
Misplaced somewhere among the madness of 2020; just prior to it's release - I found myself on a cold rainy night, waiting for TOM NAUMAN - guitarist for long standing German Power Metal masters PRIMAL FEAR to talk about the release of METAL COMMANDO - the bands thirteenth release.
By: Mark Derricutt
Interview - Brett Campbell of Pallbearer speaks with Mark Derricutt - October 2020
Doom metal is not always about sorrow and gloom, but can often be an emotional journey of reflection and healing - Brett Campbell of Arkansas doom metallers Pallbearer talks to Mark Derricutt about their latest album Forgotten Days.
By: Mark Derricutt
Interview: Derrick Green of Sepultura speaks with Mark Derricutt
By Mark Derricutt
Ever since forming way back in 1984, Sepultura have been at the forefront of heavy metal, bringing to the world their tribal/Brazilian influenced blend of groove/thrash/death metal, and whilst the band has had its share of line up changes over the years - with the recently released 'Quadra'
Live Photos - Corrosion of Conformity - 4th February 2020
Photos By: Chris Morgan
Artist/Band: Corrosion of Conformity
Venue/City: Galatos, Auckland, NZ
Date of Event: Wednesday 4th February 2020
Tour News - NILE announce New Zealand Tour
There is death metal and then there is NILE. The time has surfaced to reacquaint diehard New Zealand fans with NILE’s saurian whirlwind and provocative funerary spells.
Live Photos Cradle of Filth - Auckland - 12th September 2019
Photos By: Marke Derricutt
Artist/Band: Cradle of Filth
Venue/City: Studio the Venue; Auckland, NZ
Date of Event: Thursday 12th September
Interview - Richard Shaw, Cradle of Filth
By Mark Derricutt
It was a cold bleary eyed Saturday night as the clock struck midnight, and counted towards 1am… the time set forth to conjure Richard Shaw, guitarist for legendary UK black metal act Cradle of Filth. We talked ahead of their sold out, first ever performance here in New Zealand.
Concert Review - Ride - Auckland - 29th August 2019
By: Floyd Lee
Artist: Ride
Date: Tursday 29th August 2019
Venue: Powerstation, Auckland, NZ
Opeth reveals album title & track listing for their 13th album & announce AUS tour dates
Opeth reveal the title and track listing of their newest album, coming soon, and announce an Australian tour.