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

  • Véhémence – Assiégé pour l’éternité Review

    Véhémence – Assiégé pour l’éternité Review

    Release Date: June 10, 2026 Label: Antiq Records Country: France Genre: Epic/Melodic Black Metal Véhémence are finally back to bless our ears with more Medieval Black Metal of the most incredible caliber. Although technically a reimagining of Assiégé, Véhémence’s debut album from 2014, Assiégé pour l’éternité is the French black metal band’s 4th full-length release,…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 60 – Intro Tracks

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 60 – Intro Tracks

    For our sixtieth episode, we discuss one of our least favorite trends in music, Intro Tracks! There’s a right and a wrong way to do them, and we dive into what works and what doesn’t! Of course there’s a lot of great new music to hear as well! We close out the show with an…

  • Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise Review

    Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise Review

    Release Date: June 12, 2026 Label: Prosthetic Records Country: United States (Connecticut) Genre: Melodic Death Metal Once again, I find myself at a loss for words, in the presence of a masterpiece of human emotion. Fires in the Distance is one of those bands that proves that music is the language of emotion. Since their…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 59 – Cleans

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 59 – Cleans

    For our fifty-ninth episode, we return to our cycle of discussing our top vocalists, and this time we discuss our favorites who sing cleans! Of course there’s a ton of incredible music to hear as well! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Canadian Death Metal band, Defenestration! Their new EP,…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 58 – Shouts

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 58 – Shouts

    For our fifty-Eighth episode, we return to our cycle of discussing our top vocalists, and this time we discuss our favorites who shout! Of course there’s a ton of incredible music to hear as well! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Chicago based Melodic Death Metal band, Vow! They just…

  • Harsh Vocals – An Interview with The Biscuit Merchant

    Harsh Vocals – An Interview with The Biscuit Merchant

    On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Justin Lawnchair, the man behind the progressive death metal band, “The Biscuit Merchant” – the latest album Golden Age is the eleventh entry in his Alphabet cycle, which will eventually contain 26 full albums as a complete concept! We are very excited to get to…