Polish death metal legends Vader have announced dates in the UK in support of their tenth studio album "Tibi Et Igni" which came out last year - pick it up here. Support for the tour will be fellow countrymen Hate, their forthcoming album Crusade:Zero is due out on 2nd February and can be pre-ordered here.

Dates announced so far are as follows...

GOBLIN TO PERFORM LIVE SOUNDTRACK TO PROFONDO ROSSO Ask any movie fan with a sweet spot towards horror films to name a Dario Argento film and 9 times out of 10 you'll undoubtedly hear Dawn of the Dead or Suspiria as the answer.  But then take a look at the overall ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and you'll find another film by Argento scoring a huge 95% rating - the same as both Dawn of the Dead and Suspiria. This is the criminally overlooked Profundo Rosso (Deep Red), his masterpiece slasher from 1975.  It's critics consensus is "The kinetic camerawork and brutal over-the-top gore that made Dario Argento famous is on full display, but the addition of a compelling, complex story makes Deep Red a masterpiece".  Yeah that's right a masterpiece, and you've seen it yeah? No? Then read on...

Last week writer Gary Lukes bought you his top 15 EPs of 2014. Today may we present to you his list of the top 15 demos that came out last year. We have to agree that number 1 is killer, had it on repeat at metalgigs HQ since it came out.

15. Adversary - Adversary

Feral black metal with a festering...

There were a lot of albums released in 2014 and often singles, EPs, and demos get overlooked in the sea of output. Regular site contributor Gary Lukes waded through the shorter (and not so shorter) releases that 2014 gave us to bring you his top 15 essential EPs of the year...

15. Pist - Riffology

Mancunian groove-merchants Pist wield a firm handle on hard rocking, riffy stoner; providing the ideal summer soundtrack for the...

2015 is here but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take a look back at some of the finest albums put out in 2014. Site contributor Colum Bell gives us the lowdown on what he considers to be the finest releases of last year...

10. Orange Goblin - Back From the Abyss

Orange Goblin return with Back From the Abyss which up the ante and proves why...