Is independent, unsigned, and underground metal what you seek? Weary traveller of the metal world, rest a while here. Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from these bands, the heart and soul of metal music. These musicians are slaves to their passions, and their blood keeps the metal machine alive and turning. Support them with a simple listen, and discover the future. This issue features music from By Mortius, Leif, Consilium, Aeons Of Silence, Windthrow & Uklarhet.

As 2019 winds on down, I find myself reflecting on the decade and all the great music I've discovered, great friends I've made, and great shows I've been to over the course of it. Mark this down as a story I'll tell my grand kids some day.

The latest issue of Abattoir's concert hunt blog-type article is here, this time featuring a review of Rock The Castle festival (Round 25 & 26) in Verona, with the following in the awesome line-up: Slayer as the headliners, supported by Overkill, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Gojira, and Onslaught. Despite being a witness to Slayer's final show and having some bittersweet feelings, there were still a lot of great moments throughout the whole day.

Is independent, unsigned, and underground metal what you seek? Weary traveller of the metal world, rest a while here. Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from these bands, the heart and soul of metal music. These musicians are slaves to their passions, and their blood keeps the metal machine alive and turning. Support them with a simple listen, and discover the future. This issue features music from By Fire And Sword, Mortal Incarnation, Leegte, Erroneous, Abyssal Crypt & Silence Thereafter.

Rockstadt Extreme Fest is also a very important one for me, being the first festival I ever attended with my girlfriend, back in 2015. Ever since we've only been together, and though we skipped last year, this was a year to be young again, so we went back to where we started and see how much it has changed.