GBHBL Interviews

Davghter, the trans black metal band from London, will release their new EP ‘Mask Casket’ on December 1st, 2025. An EP that takes the misanthropic aggression of black metal and points it at the reality of living in a world that tries to define you out of existence. This is black metal as a site of collective survival rather than spectacle. A mighty release that showcases immense creativity born fr...

Dissonant, depressive, unflinchingly honest, nihilistic, and incredibly cathartic, this is a summation of P+A+G+E+S (FKA ‘Morning Pages’ from 2014 – 2019) debut album, ‘No More Can Be Done’. The South African doom, atmospheric noise, drone and sludge post-metal trio released it on October 25th, 2025. Nihilism at its most uncompromising, and nihilism that comes with a highly experimental touch. The...

Formed in January 2018, Temples on Mars are an alternative progressive rock band from London, UK, featuring James Donaldson on guitar/vocals, Gerald Gill on guitar, Daz Carikas on bass guitar, and Dean Gibb on drums. They are here to present an accessible, progressive rock sound to Plant Earth! They released their second full-length album, 'The Last Ship' on October 31st, 2025. A sonically expansi...

Released on November 7th, 2025, Shatter & Bloom is Stellvris’ explosive new EP, blending raw emotion, melody, and heaviness into a powerful statement of modern metal strength. Since forming in 2019, the European metal outfit have built their brand around honesty and emotional depth, exploring pain but also how to turn that pain into power. Here on their new EP, Shatter & Bloom, they deliver their...

How to take over the world – a Melrose Avenue story. It all just keeps getting bigger, doesn’t it? The Sydney alt-rockers are absolutely soaring, selling out venues around the world, including every single date on their massive UK and European tour which began in London on November 13th. There, the band debuted their latest track, the achingly beautiful ‘This Is the End’. A track we described as:...

German-based alternative outfit Seven Blood will release their debut album ‘Life Is Just a Phase’ on November 21st, 2025. Seven Blood have arrived, and the world of alternative metal is all the better for it. Each track hits hard, but it’s not just the music that proves to be so compelling as Seven Blood’s authentic lyrical content makes for an enthralling listen. Especially when the words are bei...

Joy Shannon is an Irish harpist and singer whose ethereal and haunting songs come from depths of Irish folklore. Her melodies evoke images of witch’s lairs in dark woods or the distant echoes of the voices of spirits in the ancient places of the Irish countryside. Joy Shannon’s newest album release In the Forest Singing Sorrowless' is inspired by author J.R.R. Tolkien’s poetry, with Shannon’s orig...

2025 has been an incredible year for Iranian-Norwegian metallers Confess. Back in January, they released stunning new album, ‘Destination Addiction’, which was produced by frontman Nikan Khosravi, mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated Alberto De Icaza (Amon Amarth, Clutch, Miss May I, Dead Cross, Upon A Burning Body) and featured performances from extreme metal luminaries George Kollias (Nile) an...

Rising swiftly through the ranks of modern metal, Rituals are back with their brand-new EP, ‘Hope in Hatred’, which boasts the Newcastle quartet's most aggressive and cohesive release to date. Armed with a feature from the singer of UK mainstays, Bury Tomorrow's own Tom Prendergast. The five-track record is an onslaught of riffs, monolithic vocals and pure Northern rage. It is out on November 7th,...

Swedish rock heavyweights Smash Into Pieces are set to unleash their most ambitious album to date, ‘ArmaHeaven’, arriving October 31st, 2025. Picking up where their previous album Ghost Code left off, the new chapter throws listeners into a dystopian future where Ghostis, now unstoppable, seizes control of the world. As the resistance falls, a new force emerges: an AI-driven entity that sparks an...

Swedish metalcore powerhouse Adept rise again, ushering in a fierce new era with their long-awaited fifth studio album, Blood Covenant, out October 24, 2025, via Napalm Records. Marking a bold new era after nearly a decade of silence, Blood Covenant captures the band at their most intense, dynamic, and emotionally resonant to date across eleven tightly crafted tracks. It’s so exciting to have Adep...

Belgian psychedelic post-metal masters Psychonaut return with their triumphant new album World Maker, released 24th October via Pelagic Records. This record takes the form of life lessons for guitarist/vocalist Stefan De Graef son, who at the time of album writing, learned he was to be a father. There’s very little as life changing as that, and although misery would follow not long after the birth...

When somebody divulges a secret, you don’t just hear it; you carry it with you. Making you privy to intimate thoughts and feelings, this exchange represents the highest level of trust. Greyhaven tap into the sound of truths unleashed - messy in its disjointed and extreme edges, magnetic in its entrancing and enigmatic melodies, and massive in its emotional outpour. The Louisville, KY band - Brent...

Canadian heavy music pioneers Kittie marked a quarter-century milestone with the release of ‘Spit XXV’, a four-track EP celebrating the 25th anniversary of their gold-certified debut album. The collection features freshly re-recorded versions of ‘Brackish XXV’, ‘Charlotte XXV’, ‘Do You Think I’m A Whore XXV’ and the title track ‘Spit XXV’, all produced, once again, by Garth Richardson who helmed t...

After rising through the ranks steadily from their 2014 album ‘Distorture’ through to 2017's ‘Invidia’ record and following a series of EPs and singles, alternative rock hybrid outfit Ventenner return with new EP ‘Slow Dissolve’ on 31st October (Athanor Records). Known for flawlessly blending metal, atmospheric electronics and doomy riffs, this latest release marks a new era for the band, following...

After more than three decades, Swiss pioneering technical metallers Coroner return with a new studio album. Dissonance Theory will be released on October 17th, 2025, worldwide via Century Media Records. What does a new Coroner album look like in 2025, three decades (plus) after the release of the last one? It’s a question that every listener will contemplate and it’s a question that the band have...

Essex death metallers Beyond Extinction released their long-awaited debut full-length, ‘Where They Gather’, on September 26th, 2025. The culmination of pain, work and progress across more than three years of suffering and observations through the lens of nihilism. Honestly, it’s a miracle that Beyond Extinction are still standing. Having gone through more than any band should with the death of fou...

Conjurer, one of the UK’s most vital and uncompromising metal bands, return with their third album 'Unself', out 24th October via Nuclear Blast Records. A bright and brilliant showcase of their evolution, one that comes via personal upheaval. Notably, the voyage of discovery unfurling for vocalist/guitarist Dani Nightingale. Diagnosed with autism at age 31, their long-held view of self, and percep...

Doesn’t it feel like ten56. have been around for much longer than they actually have? That’s the impact they’ve had since they first arrived five years ago and delivered their gargantuan debut album, ‘Downer’. Now, having learned so much over the past few years, least of all how to bring their intense sound to the stage, they’re back with something that is darker, heavier, and more savage. Yes, yo...

Pagan folk band Faun will release their brand-new album ‘Hex’ on September 5th via Pagan Folk Records. This twelfth studio album by Faun is about witches, female healers and wise women. Far away from the cliché of the evil fairytale witch, the German ensemble aim to highlight the various aspects of female magic in different cultures and the legitimate question why we still fear the evil witches in...

Rising hard rock and alternative metal artist PINKNOISE released their debut EP ‘HUMAN=KIND’ on August 15th, 2025. The non-binary trailblazer, known for their recent feature on Magnolia Park’s latest album, recently signed to Nettwerk for their debut release, which delves into emotionally complex themes of grief, transition and transformation. This four track EP is exceptional, showcasing the pote...

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