Reviews, Interviews, and Podcasts celebrating the best Extreme Metal music

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 53 – Growls

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 53 – Growls

    For our fifty-third episode, we decided to discuss our top five growlers, as well as give a brief tutorial on how growlers achieve their sound. Of course we also covered the best new releases from the past two week cycle! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the US-Based Dissonant Black/Death Metal…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 52 – More Music 3

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 52 – More Music 3

    For our fifty-second episode, there was yet another incredible cycle that had more great music than usual. We decided to forgo a topic, and instead focus on the eight best albums of this two week period! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the German Melodic Death Metal band, Serpent Icon! They…

  • Slagmaur: Hulder’s Ritual Review

    Slagmaur: Hulder’s Ritual Review

    If black metal is all about uncompromising bands that are musically extreme with behaviour to match, then Slagmaur must rank in the top five.  A discography full of albums that repeatedly push the boundaries of black metal coupled with on, and off-stage antics that would frighten any self-respecting satanist, this is a band who hung…

  • Worm – Necropalace Review

    Worm – Necropalace Review

    Release Date: February 13, 2026 Label: Century Media Country: USA Genre: Black/Death/Doom Metal Moving away from the murky depths of the swamp, Worm have relocated to an ancient vampiric castle overflowing with fog. This evolution reveals a different facet of the band, albeit keeping the atmosphere that Worm has become known for. Straying somewhat further from death and…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 51 – Festivals

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 51 – Festivals

    For our fifty-first episode, we decided to discuss metal festivals, including ones we’ve been to, ones we’d love to go to, and what our own personal dream one would look like! Of course we also highlight the six best albums from the past two weeks as well! We close out the show with an Extreme…

  • MØL – Dreamcrush Review

    MØL – Dreamcrush Review

    Release Date: January 30, 2026 Label: Nuclear Blast Records Country: Denmark Genre: Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze Words truly cannot do this album justice. MØL have fully mastered the language of emotion with their 3rd full-length album, Dreamcrush. As strong as their previous releases Jord (2019) and Diorama (2021) are, Dreamcrush somehow manages to surpass both in musicality…