Chris Forbes | Extreminal Metal Music Magazine

FORESHADOW/Here Down On Earth (Self-Released) Some decent, hard-hitting, speedy thrash with some good vocals that head off into the death m…

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Wow, we are in the middle of 2026 already, and the releases keep coming and coming. I will tell you this: there are way more labels out the…

16 August 2026 Read more

"Well, here we are almost halfway through 2026, and plenty of bands are releasing new music, whether it is on Bandcamp, their own label, or…

10 May 2026 Read more

Wow, we are in 2026 now. I have been reviewing and interviewing underground metal bands for 40 years now! It started in 1986 with the relea…

22 January 2026 Read more

Well, here we are going into the latter part of 2025, and here I am back with another set of reviews. Some really good new releases are in …

28 September 2025 Read more

Mid-2025 Underground Metal Highlights: Thrash, Death, and Pure Mayhem Well, here we are in the middle of 2025 and my latest set of reviews.…

1 July 2025 Read more

Wow here we are in 2025 and here comes a new set of reviews from yours truly. Trust me back in 1986 when I started doing my print zine Meta…

23 February 2025 Read more

Here are the albums selected by Chris Forbes, who oversees Extreminal's English section. He shared this list with our followers, including …

21 January 2025 Read more

Well, here I am again with my 3rd set of reviews for the year. You know I have been doing reviews since 1986 and yeah at times it does get …

22 August 2024 Read more

Chris Forbes’s Metal Reviews #16 Well, I am back with a new set of reviews and this is a shorter set and from now I will do just this. I am…

7 May 2024 Read more

Well, it is time for another round of the good, the bad, and the ugly ha ha. Within my latest reviews, you will find some good, great, and …

10 November 2023 Read more

Osmose Productions - 2023 - Netherlands I am sure a lot of you are familiar with this band. Well, here they are with a new release and a ne…

2 August 2023 Read more