Grimey / Techy dnb

Machinist mainstay Hyperfocus kicks off 2025 with a new high-water mark. This two-tracker demonstrates an elevated level of musicality, paired with a rare skill prized at the label: combining deep cinematics with devastating rhythmic elements.

"Crystalized" entices the subconscious with luxurious, immersive atmospheres, only to reveal a sinister side. The intro gives way to a breakbeat tearout number that references classic Metalheadz and No U-Turn records while remaining uniquely specific to Hyperfocus. Crystalized is both fierce and haunting in equal measure.

"Null Point" enters the fray with a jagged edge — tight, like a machine pushed beyond its limit. The synths slice through the air, sterile and sharp, like a cold blade. Aggressive yet calculated, it embodies a kind of mechanical chaos. Another entry carved into the slate tablet of classic techstep.

Machinist Music Forty-Five demonstrates proprietary technology in advancing the techstep micro-genre. Hyperfocus leads the charge in bringing our favorite 1995 flavors to 2025. His sound is both uniquely his and universally recognizable — a rarity for an artist this early in his journey.

Hyperfocus - Crystalized / Null Point

Heavy Dark Intense DNB Playlist - 3

👨🏾‍🎤[D@RK3ST]🪢

My track from @torrexvi 's Attack/Decay/Sustain Vol 1 (out now), probably my favourite breakbeat rave tune I have done! A winding, shifting take on '93 darkside. The rest of the compilation is incredible so do please check it out!

https://torrexvi.bandcamp.com/album/attack-decay-sustain-volume-01

"Then it split and both halves lost something as a result. The more the tentacles extended and branched out, the more each limb solidified. Once vital and hungry, formula ate away at risk and intuition.
But that never happened.
Cynicism was never allowed to form. The tendrils kept growing, each extension Weaving in and out of itself. Individual in shape yet sharing the same function.
It was as if the seeds that were first planted were allowed to take hold and in turn, we were given voice."

Stratified

Online Entity

Escape Sequence

fanu.bandcamp.com/album/truth-lies-subb013
Limited edition vinyl EP - Release 10th September
@fanufatgyver

Truth & Lies EP

Famen

BUY / STREAM

Fanu - Famen [SUBB013]

Lexicon, Morgenstern

Lexicon

Music Soldier EP

Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Midnight Pressure

Buy - https://bfan.link/poisoned

A heavyweight single from Submotive & Krakota lands on Metalheadz.

↪ https://soundcloud.com/submotive
https://www.instagram.com/submotive/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/krakota
https://www.instagram.com/krakota/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/metalheadz
https://www.instagram.com/metalheadzmusic

Submotive & Krakota - Tell Me

Buy - https://overview.fanlink.tv/OVR055-Waeys

Waeys returns to Overview with the 'Rush EP', featuring Levela and Molecular. 

↪ https://soundcloud.com/waeys
https://www.facebook.com/waeyss
https://www.instagram.com/casper.waeys/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/djlevela
https://www.instagram.com/levela/
https://www.facebook.com/djlevela

↪ https://soundcloud.com/overviewuk
https://www.facebook.com/overviewuk
https://www.instagram.com/overviewuk/

Waeys & Levela - Gasp

The Fourth Hour

Ogami

Firestarter

Firestarter (Andy C Remix)

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👉 Dauntless
https://soundcloud.com/dauntlessdnb
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@anttc1
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Current Value & Dauntless 'Ricochet' [Dispatch Recordings]

A collaboration of 3 artists representing sonics spanning different horizons of the Drum & Bass spectrum, D*Minds x Mefjus team up for the 1st time for an immense showing of production talent with Systematic releasing on D*Minds’ RUN imprint.

Associating a genre for this deadly tune is near-enough impossible, each strand wound tightly of the web that is Systematic draws influence from Neuro & modern Jump Up & Rollers.

Systematic

D Minds & Mefjus  - Systematic

Out now on Critical Music
Stream / Download > https://fanlink.to/Swords_Lemonade

https://criticalmusic.com/

Swinging Swords / Black Lemonade

Swinging Swords

Buy / Stream ⚔️

Kasra x En:vy - Swinging Swords

"As the original tune connects futuristic ideas of a rather timeless blueprint within DnB represented by the first part of the tune with a more classic dancefloor smasher which is the second part of the tune I loved digging into the footwork groove as well as working with the intensity of this chord stomper!
Noisia has been on my radar for a long time peaking my intetest for the first time around 2004 i believe and it they stayed a strong inspiration ever since..."

Noisia - Into Dust - Current Value Remix

Transparent continues the delivery of deep and dark sounds. The next release is a collaborative EP by C:Critz and Indukt. Out on 23/09/22.

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Dark Age EP

Villainy

Support

C:Critz & Indukt - Villainy

The Moment / The Universe

The Universe

Buy: https://kyrist.bandcamp.com/

A hugely underrated duo, Revaux have been a firm favourite of Kyrist for a number of years and this EP has been a staple of her sets in clubs and festivals over the past year.

Revaux:
www.facebook.com/revauxmusic/
https://soundcloud.com/revaux

Kynetic Sound
www.facebook.com/Kyriiist
www.instagram.com/kyrist_/
https://soundcloud.com/kyristdnb

Revaux - Mamba [Premiere]

Here it is... The highly anticipated, jaw dropping first Neuroheadz VA Album. 

Jam packed with exclusives and popular Neuroheadz releases, sit back and enjoy this masterpiece.

Buy here - https://cygnusmusic.link/ybrpvbo

Headz Up LP

Impex - The Drizzt [HEADZ UP VOL 1]

//artist
@slwdwndnb
instagram.com/slwdwn_music
facebook.com/slwdwnmusic

//label
facebook.com/Eatbra1n
twitter.com/eatbrain_now
instagram.com/eatbrain
eatbrain.net

The battlefield lay littered with discarded weapons, blades buried in slain foes that slumped vacantly over brothers in arms and enemies alike, forgotten by those who had survived the engagement and long since moved on. Discarded lances, pikes, and spears jutted from the ground at odd angles, creating a twisted and nightmarish landscape eerily akin to the forests from which their hafts had once been hewn. As the setting sun glittered gently upon the mail and plate that still encased the remains that lay upon the bloodied ground, this grove of gore cast its shadow upon the soil, and within this darkness began to coalesce the shared woes of all who had fallen that day. 

As the sun fell from the sky the shadows seemed to draw closer and closer together, merging inexorably upon the corpse of a noble knight who lay impaled at the center of the field, his heraldry marred by the vital fluids that had quickly gushed from the wound in his chest. Into this gaping wound did the shadows creep, infusing the knight’s body with energies of vengeance extracted from the thousand other souls that had died at his side. As this vengeful ichor began to flow within his veins the knight slowly rose, his plate armor clanking softly amidst the dead silence that surrounded him. As he stood before the final rays of daylight, the knight grabbed the hilt of the great sword that had run him through, dislodging it from his chest with somber and dutiful purpose before hefting its mighty length over his left shoulder. In the vacancy left behind by this behemoth blade a heart of pure shadow burst into being, sending forth a shockwave of darkness that drowned out even the light of the newly risen moon. Awakening once more to life, the knight forsook the loyalties that had led him to the field of battle, replacing them with the grievances of the countless mutilated forms beside him. REVENANT was he and all their sorrows suffused him, and thus for each of the slain he would exact eternal revenge. 

SLWDWN rises to the fore of the EATBRAIN horde with REVENANT, his debut EP on the label following an initial appearance on 2022’s “Divergence IV” compilation. On REVENANT, SLWDWN showcases a set of shadowy sonics dripping with sinister style, marking himself as a champion of such umbral sounds amidst the label’s ever growing roster.

Revenant

Revenant EP

SLWDWN - Revenant (Eatbrain 158)

CLIQUES. - GIFT OF THE GODS

We welcome Hyroglifics back to Critical 🤝
Albany Road - Stream / download → https://fanlink.to/Albany_Road

Hyroglifics online:
Facebook → www.facebook.com/Hyroglifics
Soundcloud → www.soundcloud.com/Hyroglifics 
Twitter → https://twitter.com/Hyroglifics
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/hyroglifics/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hNELDwN2cBEdL74cpXKc0

I'll Wait, I Guess

Albany Road

Buy / Stream

Hyroglifics - Albany Road

Jonra - Vivid Dream

@Defrostatica is delighted to welcome @LaDame1 to the label. The kind polyglot DJ and producer from Belgium, with a vision of music that is centered around global breakbeats, presents four forward-thinking takes on jungle music.

She has crafted her own distinctive approach to jungle drum 'n' bass, combining elements of both slow and fast styles within the genre in a way that is entirely unique. Her drum hits are precisely
and minimalistically arranged, creating a powerful impact in perfect harmony with deep-roaring basses and vibrant, tropical voices. La Dame's conceptual use of animal-sounding samples is based
on the idea that the Bestiary EP depicts creatures that are a mixture of human-cyborg and animal, through electronic music. We can clearly hear the creatures dancing passionately and loudly on the
broken screens of our time.

@The-Untouchables remix of Kinnara, a being half human and half bird, is as heavyweight as you can expect from them and we are over the moon to have the pleasure to premiere it on our platform!

[PREMIERE] La Dame - Kinnara (The Untouchables Remix) (Defrostatica)

Buy 'Return To Sender (SMG Remix)' - https://linktr.ee/TrustAudio

Our favourite lad SMG is back on the channel with an absolute stormer. Remixing two giants in T>I and Trex, this weighty number is guaranteed to be returned first class. Proper postage stamp release right here.

↪ https://soundcloud.com/smg_dnb
https://www.instagram.com/smg_dnb/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/t-i
https://www.instagram.com/the_infuriator/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/djtrex
https://www.instagram.com/trexdnb/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/trustaudiodnb
https://www.instagram.com/trustaudiodnb

T>I & Trex - Return To Sender (SMG Remix)

NEIGHBOURHOOD 10A : THE HIVE - VOLUME 2

Full release & buy: https://neighbourhood-ldn.bandcamp.com/album/hood010a-the-hive-volume-2

THE HIVE VOL 2

HOOD010A 4. Jay Carder - Pentacle

Buy 'Eclipse' - https://bfan.link/raptorep

Techstep legend DJ Trace joins forces with HLZ for the Raptor EP. Absolute weapons right here.

↪ https://soundcloud.com/dsci4
https://www.instagram.com/dsci4/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/hlz-music
https://www.instagram.com/emilio_hlz/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/metalheadz
https://www.instagram.com/metalheadzmusic/

DJ Trace & HLZ - Eclipse

DJ Trace teams up with HLZ for an EP on the legendary label Metalheadz 

♕ Forbidden Frequencies Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rMkEq00yGc6AXrdYPF8H8

♫ Buy Link:
https://bfan.link/raptorep

► DJ Trace:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dsci4/

► HLZ:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emilio_hlz/

► Metalheadz:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/metalheadzmusic

► Forbidden Frequencies:
Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Bandcamp - https://forbiddenfrequenciesdnb.bandcamp.com/
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rMkEq00yGc6AXrdYPF8H8
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Email - forbiddenfrequenciesdnb@gmail.com

♫ Submit your music: 
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✔ Donate Via PayPal
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DJ Trace & HLZ - Raptor

Argo 'Syndicat' XMAS 2024 FREEBIE

Step In

Vortex

MACH045 Hyperfocus - Crystalized / Null Point

Hyperfocus - Null Point

Hyperfocus - Crystalized

from Bluf
releases on February 18th, 2025

cover art: Sylwia Szydełko
graphic support: Henryk Mamica-Hüsken
mastering: @iambruce at Edgar Studios
w&p: @blu_terra

pre-order here:
splot.bandcamp.com/album/bluf

Blu Terra - Fix

Next up on Teej's brand new label Nyx Recordings we have 'Nemesis' by himself and Felov.

♕ Forbidden Frequencies Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rMkEq00yGc6AXrdYPF8H8

► Teej:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/teejdnb
Soundcloud -  https://soundcloud.com/teejdnb

► Felov:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/felovdnb
Soundcloud -  https://soundcloud.com/felovdnb

► Nyx Recordings:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nyxrecordings
Soundcloud -  https://soundcloud.com/nyxrecordings

► Forbidden Frequencies:
Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Bandcamp - https://forbiddenfrequenciesdnb.bandcamp.com/
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rMkEq00yGc6AXrdYPF8H8
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/forbiddenfrequenciesdnb
Email - forbiddenfrequenciesdnb@gmail.com

♫ Submit your music: 
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✔ Donate Via PayPal
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Teej & Felov - Nemesis

Labotomie

Nampoux

BLACK SUN EMPIRE’s first full-length LP brings 10 tracks by these producers, including a collaboration with C4C   and a VIP edit of a collaboration with Concord Dawn plus 2 remixes of BSE Tracks by Kemal and SKC+Chris.su. 
Since the LP was announced  caused quite a buzz

TECH ITCH: "bunch of mad cows making an excellent debut album"
JOHN B : "very heavy, boris the blade is a monster"
ILLSKILLZ: "every single tune would be worth an a-side"
SKC&amp;CHRIS.SU:" solid, sophisticated and very mature album by the Dutch trio. a perfect choice for the synthetic minds..."
IMPULSE: The driving insane LP by BSE boys is simply BUTTER...  it has all ur sonic needs, from the depths of darkness to the smoothest of funkness...Buy this LP without a seconds hesitation!!!
OPTIV: 'i love this album ...every track is solid...they are all crowd rockers''
PENDULUM : "You aren’t ready for half these tunes, seriously! bse taking shit to a totally new level!"
KLUTE: "This is one hell of an album!"
KNOWLEDGE MAG UK : "...such a great piece of art...rinse out drum &amp; bass...raw emotion at the core of your music that really fits   nicely with the tough energy..."
FUTURE PROPHECIES : "Brilliant dark and funky productions from the BSE camp. Devastating dancefloor bizz. Definetely the sound of the future. "

Driving Insane

Breach

black sun empire - breach

Outer Edges (Noisia Remixes)

Voodoo (Noisia's 'Outer Edges' Remix)

‣ Available here: backl.ink/oeuvre
‣ Website/Bandcamp release date: 06 April 2020
‣ General release date: 10 April 2020

Bristolian Stephen Redmore, known through his drum & bass alias Mako, is finally set to unleash his forthcoming LP on Metalheadz, something which he’s been working on behind the scenes for some time. The label head of Utopia is well known for his slick production and penchant for underground anthems, something which has been seen again and again on his own imprint, as well as across a plethora of labels which have acted as pillars for the drum & bass world. Having already made his presence felt before within the catalogue of Metalheadz, as well as Break’s Symmetry Recordings, Dispatch, Soul:R and Samurai Music, he’s a valuable part of the genre’s make up, which is why the announcement of his forthcoming LP ignited widespread anticipation.

Directly translated to ‘a body of art’, Mako’s LP ‘Oeuvre’ is representative of his life’s work in music production. The switching breaks of ‘Heartstone’, slamming, yet eerily hollowed snares of ‘Offline’ and grinding bassline of ‘Life Cycle’ alongside the late Andy Skopes, a testament to the legacy he left behind, set the tone. Meanwhile, Villem and Fields join Mako for the LP’s next collaboration ‘Liquid Groover’ before the emotive swelling build of ‘The Window’ gives way to a second drop beat switch up, continuing the journey. ‘Flip it’ has already been doing the club rounds, as the moody Photek atmospherics of ‘One Reality’ and more affectional twists of ‘Holding You’ adds to the tracklist’s versatility.

‘The Scenic Values’ underscores Mako’s love of Krust and Doc Scott production grooves, whilst the experimental soundscape of ‘Hoxton Home’ heralds back to old Lemon D. ‘Oh Really’ finishes the album’s more club-orientated offerings, which follows with a 170bpm techno style track via ‘Passive Aggressor’. ‘Oeuvre’ is a walkthrough of Mako’s many personalities as a musician and it finds a welcome home within Metalheadz’s historic discography.

Follow Mako
‣ @utopia-music
‣ www.facebook.com/mako.utopia
‣ www.twitter.com/makoutopiamusic
‣ www.instagram.com/utopia_music_mako

Follow Metalheadz
‣ www.metalheadz.co.uk
‣ www.facebook.com/metalheadz.music
‣ www.twitter.com/metalheadzmusic
‣ www.instagram.com/metalheadzmusic
‣ www.youtube.com/user/TheMetalheadzTV

Oeuvre

Available here

Mako - Offline

Mako & Andy Skopes - Light Cycle [YOUR EDM PREMIERE]

FIFTEEN YEARS OF FILTHY SIGNALS
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Over the years we have enjoyed support from most of the major figures in drum and bass. Thanks for your continued support.