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

  • 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…

  • Mayhem – Liturgy of Death Review

    Mayhem – Liturgy of Death Review

    Century Media, released on 6 February 2026 Two thoughts kept bouncing around my head as I listened to the new Mayhem album, Liturgy of Death; firstly, ‘no compromise’. This album makes no concessions to anyone, except the musicians themselves. That, as a result, leaves the album in danger of ‘polarising’ the fan base. It is…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 50 – Welcome to 2026

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 50 – Welcome to 2026

    Welcome to 2026! For our fiftieth episode, we cover everything from the past six weeks, from November 28th through January 9th! There were a lot of great releases at the end of 2025, but this year is definitely off to a slow start! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the American…

  • Harsh Vocals – An Interview with Brendon Small

    Harsh Vocals – An Interview with Brendon Small

    On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Brendon Small, the creator of Dethklok and Metalocalypse! Dethklok is about to embark on tour across the US with Amon Amarth and Castle Rat this April! Get your tickets at the link below: https://www.amonklok.com Thanks to Brendon for taking the time to talk with us…