CULT OF NOISE

BEST NEW RELEASES

Evil Island – Terraform The Afterlife [ALBUM REVIEW]

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Alien Metal [ALBUM REVIEW]

Initiate – With Love // With Rage [EP REVIEW]

new REVIEWS

Evil Island – Terraform The Afterlife [ALBUM REVIEW]

Evil Island is the new outfit composed of three-fifths of ex-Blood Brothers members, fronted by Johnny Whitney, with Cody Votolato on guitars and Mark Gajadhar…
Marilyn Manson – One Assassination Under God – Part 2 [ALBUM REVIEW]

Alright, let’s get this disclaimer in first and foremost. It is important to acknowledge the serious allegations of sexual assault and abuse that have been…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Alien Metal [ALBUM REVIEW]

King Gizz surely need no introduced in 2026. The cheeky Aussies started firmly a psychedelic jam band and have grown to build a strong following…
Initiate – With Love // With Rage [EP REVIEW]

Initiate are a California hardcore band who, on their previous 2 full lengths, have felt like a band itching to break out of the strict…
Hulder – Verbolgen [ALBUM REVIEW]

Hulder is the one-woman black metal project helmed by Marz Riesterer, who has steadily built an underground following over the past few years. If 2024’s…
Electric Callboy – TANZNEID [ALBUM REVIEW]

German collective Electric Callboy have made waves across festivals with their fusion of dance-party disco and metalcore, crudely dubbed “electronicore”. Since the release of 2022’s…
SEX PRISONER – CAUTIONARY TALE [ALBUM REVIEW]

Cautionary Tale is the sophomore release from Arizona-based powerviolence band Sex Prisoner, who made waves with their debut Tannhauser Gate a decade ago in 2016.…
CANCER BATS – GIVE ME DIRT [ALBUM REVIEW]

I haven’t paid much attention to Cancer Bats in quite some time, despite them having some absolute jams back in the early 2010s. This Canadian…
FUTURE PALACE – RESURGENCE [ALBUM REVIEW]

My first impression of German alt metal up-and-comers Future Palace was they felt like a Spiritbox Lite. And Spiritbox are a not a band I…
SOUTHPAW FLHC – The Standard [ALBUM REVIEW]

The Standard is the debut release from Jacksonville outfit Southpaw FLHC, a release I probably I would have not had on my radar if the…
ALLT – ATARAXIA [ALBUM REVIEW]

This is the sophomore release from Swedish band Allt, who received a decent amount of hype after their debut, 2024’s From The New World. I…
PROTEST THE HERO – WITHIN [ALBUM REVIEW]

Protest The Hero have given us plenty of reasons to doubt them over the years. The Canadian progressive metal heroes have spent the last decade…