There’s a point where a band either folds under pressure or comes back sharper than before. For CATALYSIS, it was never really a question of which direction things would go, just how quickly they could pull it together. Their latest EP, Serpentine, lands as the clearest statement yet of what the band is now. Not a continuation of what came before, but something more intentional, more defined, and, crucially, more reflective of the people currently in the room. “We’re not new

For a band that has spent the last few years grinding away in the UK underground, CATALYSIS sound remarkably unconcerned with subtlety on Serpentine. The Dundee metal outfit’s latest EP is direct, furious, and completely unrelenting, but what makes it stand out is how carefully that intensity is controlled. Across just five tracks, CATALYSIS delivers something that feels sharp and focused rather than bloated: a compact release that wastes no time saying exactly what it wants