The Sections EP is the self-funded opening salvo from Young London tech-metal extremists The Safety Fire; I get a feeling it won’t be the last.

Calgary metallers Divinity bring down The Singularity, a maelstrom of hooky and progressive technical metal that sounds like the end of everything you know.

Homegrown technical terrors The Arusha Accord finally roll out The Echo Verses, their debut full length… and it’s a seriously impressive album, people.

Texan brutalists Whitechapel fall short of their promise and potential on their second album This Is Exile.

Kids today, they don’t know they’re born, I tell ya. Five thousand television channels, mobile phones … and extreme metal bands like The Rotted in Topshop.

Sweden’s extreme metal architects Meshuggah announce European tour dates in September … and a trailer to a forthcoming video for the “Bleed” single.

Erik Engstrom is the man who puts the Nintendo into HORSE the Band’s Nintendocore; he talks to TDP about pigeonholing, Flashdance and the new album, A Natural Death.

As they end their UK tour in Brighton, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s mathcore blitzkrieg is not only louder than war but also more compelling and intense.

Fury & Flames is the fourth album from veteran metal brutalists Hate Eternal, providing melody and dynamics without compromising on the savagery.

Brain Drill’s début album Apocalyptic Feasting is quite possibly the fastest and most brutal extreme metal album you’ll ever hear.