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REVIEW: Witchcraft - A Sinner's Child

Following their album IDAG last year, WITCHCRAFT have another collection of tracks due to drop this week. The Swedish occult rock group are known for their doom-folk-hard rock-stoner tracks that have been a staple in the scene for over twenty years. Their sound tends to change from album to album but generally stays in the parameters of doom, depressive folk, and hard rock. The band was founded in 2000 by MAGNUS PELANDER, and after the band was fully formed, released their debut album in 2004. T...
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REVIEW: Azken Auzi - Infernua

The term 'infernua' alludes to imagery of the underworld, where darkness takes over and decay sets in. AZKEN AUZI have embarked on an adventure of discovery following their last release three years ago. The group formed in 2021, with members of MANIAC and TOM IS FAT joining forces to explore something darker than anything they had done before. Infernua is a six track EP, showcasing their refined sound and hypnotic rhythms.Deep Hell is the longest track on the EP and thematically one of the darke...
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LIVE FROM THE PIT: A. A. Williams and Spotlights

On the first evening of February, we stepped into the iconic Brudenell Social Club in Leeds to bear witness to singer songwriter A. A. WILLIAMS. Since her debut album Forever Blue released in 2020, she has developed a dedicated following with her post-classical gloomy dark folk.The tour is still in its early shows as it travels into Europe for the next few weeks, with SPOTLIGHTS joining them in the lineup. Over the years she has toured with the likes of THE SISTERS OF MERCY, CULT OF LUNA, EXPLOS...
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Rage Reviews: Recent Releases, January 28th 2026

Well, what feels like the longest month in the year is almost over - it's dragged on, but we certainly wouldn't have gotten through it if we didn't have so much new music releasing, like the tracks below! Here's what we've been listening to:DEAD PONY are back with a new single, Eat My Dust!; a very fitting title because they waste absolutely zero time cutting into the action on this track. From the starting seconds, we’re hit with an intense wall of sound, frenetic guitars, rapid-fire drums, and...
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LIVE FROM THE PIT: Cwfen, Helve and Acceptance

With less than a year since their debut album Sorrows was released, CWFEN (pronounced Coven)’s gothic doomgaze sound has been praised for its dark and addictive tunes, and in that time the following has only grown. The Scottish four-piece supported FAETOOTH on their tour last year in some of their biggest shows to date, and with some shows planned to support the great PARADISE LOST in a couple of months, there is no sign of them slowing down any time soon.As part of a short tour of just two date...
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REVIEW: Crystal Lake - The Weight of Sound

At last the long awaited seventh full length album by metalcore legends CRYSTAL LAKE is upon us. After the album was first announced in 2024 following their move to Century Media Records, there has been a lot of buildup leading up to this moment. With four of the eleven tracks released already, there’s plenty to look forward to ahead of the album’s release. The lineup for this band has consistently changed over the years, although this is no bad thing. Each time the band evolves whilst keeping t...
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CRYSTAL LAKE: Comebacks, changing lineups, and carrying The Weight of Sound

The Japanese metalcore five-piece CRYSTAL LAKE formed in 2002, and in that time they have solidified their place as one of the world’s leading bands in the genre. In the last 24 years the band has evolved and adapted to get where it is now, and through this they have created a distinctive sound which will be amplified further as their latest album, The Weight of Sound, comes out this week. John: Everything is digital. We pretty much connect through a group chat. And we meet up for tour and what-...
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REVIEW: Ritual Arcana - Ritual Arcana

“This is Ritual Arcana and we’re setting ourselves free” claim the trio from the US. Ritual Arcana is a new project by some of the leading faces of doom. An album packed with, in their words, “a cauldron of hard rock, doom, and the supernatural.”The lineup includes vocalist and bassist SHARLEE LUCKYFREE (formerly of MOTH), SCOTT "WINO" WEINRICH one of the legendary faces of doom on guitar, and OAKLEY MUNSON on drums (formerly of The Black Lips and Old Testament). WINO has had an impressive caree...
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Out Of Rage - Top 20 Albums of 2025

As a long and tumultuous year draws itself to a close, we all tend to look back across that very year and reminisce. For some, they may look back at wonderful memories of their friends or family, or perhaps a beautiful place they visited, or even a brilliant new experience they had - but here at Out Of Rage, we don't care at all about any of that. We scrapped the family photos, forgot the weekends away, and don't recall a single experience OTHER than listening to all of the best music that came...
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Rage Reviews: Recent Releases, December 10th 2025

We're officially in December, and it's well and truly time to crack out the Christmas decorations. As the great Mariah Carey would say, "it's tiiiiiiiiiime!" - not just for the holiday however, but also for the last few weeks of music that 2025 has to offer. We're looking forward to seeing what the new year brings, but for now, here are the tracks we've been enjoying lately:ARTIO are gearing up for the release of their 3rd full length album Soul Rot in early 2026 and have released another single...
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LIVE FROM THE PIT: Coldrain, Revnoir and Noisemaker

“Let’s keep this love here, let's keep this connection between us, none of this AI bullshit.” urges Masato Hayakawa of coldrain as the crowd is wrapped around his finger, hanging off every word. Back for their first headline shows in six years, the five piece Coldrain from Nagoya made their great return with a short UK and EU tour to accompany their latest EP which was released lastmonth. Tonight, in Manchester’s Rebellion we have a sold-out show, the band’s biggest headline show in the UK s...
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REVIEW: Of Mice & Men - Another Miracle

With eight albums already under their belt, the Southern California quartet OF MICE & MEN show no sign of slowing down, with album nine Another Miracle out this week. These guys have a legacy to uphold, with their self-titled debut reaching the grand old age of 15 years old and still being hailed as one of the great albums of the metalcore generation. Their career has been pretty steady since then - the soon-to-be nine full length albums as a band speaks for itself - alongside multiple tours wit...
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REVIEW: Smote - Songs From The Free House

SMOTE seem to draw their inspirations from the Earth. From the foundations and the vibrations that the world has to offer. There’s a sense of the ancient ritualistic forms intertwined with the trials and tribulations of modern everyday life. Here electronic elements embolden the rhythmic chanting of old. Welcome to Songs From The Free House.SMOTE’s main man DANIEL FOGGIN combines psychedelic drone-led magic with traditional folk roots and glimpses of electronic influence that embellish the band’...
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REVIEW: Beyond Extinction - Where They Gather

An album of triumph, pain, and determination for death metal group BEYOND EXTINCTION releases this Friday. After the death of founding member ZACH SCOTT in 2023 at only 20 years old, the Essex band has overcome and adapted with passion and diligence to be where they stand today. Having brought new member DANNY RUSSEL into the fold, armed with his own vision to add to the band - he came up with the track Winter Sun even before officially joining! - his contributions have flowed seamlessly with the band’s visualisation of their sound and future.This album has been three years in t...
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REVIEW: Faun - Hex

The twelfth studio album from German collective Faun is upon us - Hex. Hex is an album with stories to tell from cultures and folklore across Europe and parts of Asia. The term "hex", as you may know, relates primarily to witches and their spells, and comes from the German “hexe”, which this album focuses on - discussing female magic in all forms. Terms such as "hagazussa" have been used by the band before, also meaning “witch”, with a song of the same name released on their previous album Märch...
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REVIEW: Rún - Rún

In the Irish language, Rún is a word with a multitude of meanings; secret, mystery, love. The scope and poetic nature of the word encompass the sound that new band Rún makes. Rún’s self-titled debut album is brought to you by three esteemed artists from Ireland. Vocalist Tara Baoth Mooney (also known as the Clumsy Giantess) has years of creative projects under her belt spanning visual art and textiles. Diarmuid MacDiarmada (Nurse With Wound collaborator, and brother to Cormac MacDiarmada of Lank...
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REVIEW: STOMACH - LOW DEMON

After their 2023 release PARASITE, Chicago’s own sludge/doom act STOMACH are back with their second album, LOW DEMON. Originally a duo consisting of drummer and vocalist John Hoffman and guitarist Adam Tomlinson, the band have more recently forged into a collective of three, with the addition of bassist Kirk Syrek who you may know from Sick/Tired, a band in which Tomlinson also plays. You may also recognise the members of STOMACH from band Weekend Nachos, who both Hoffman and Tomlinson were/are...