Q&A: Alicia Cordisco of Transgressive on ‘Remember Us To Death’ and Fighting Transphobia

April 22, 2025

The eponymous track on Transgressive’s new EP Remember Us To Death starts with a recitation of the names of victims of transphobic violence. Founder Alicia Cordisco talks about the EP, transphobia in metal and broader culture and why connection matters.

Blast Worship: Deadly

April 22, 2025

The latest strike from Argentinian grinders is Deadly.

Full Album Stream: Pagan Altar –Never Quite Dead Again

April 22, 2025

The cultiest of cult UK doom bands, Pagan Altar, return with new (old) material unearthed from some of former vocalist Terry Jones’ last writing sessions.

Track Premiere: Clamfight – ‘Clamfight’

April 21, 2025

Clamfight premiere new single “Clamfight,” from the album Clamfight.

Reject the Sickness Premiere New Single and Video “Signs of the End”

April 21, 2025

For nearly 15 years, Belgium’s Reject the Sickness have toed the line between razor-sharp aggression and melodic introspection, but with their new single “Signs of the End,” they tear through it entirely.

Unleashed – Where No Life Dwells

April 18, 2025

Dropping Thor’s Hammer The Making of Unleashed’s Where No Life Dwells In the early ’90s, the general death metal assumption was that bands from Sweden, particularly Stockholm and its suburbs, were carbon copies of Nihilist. And then Entombed. And then Dismember. Certainly, the second and third generation of Swedes that hell-spawned bands from the subterranean…

Five For Friday: April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025

It’s an excellent day for extreme music, as we welcome the arrival of new albums from Ancient Death, Iron Lung and more!

Track Premiere: Faetooth – “Death of Day”

April 18, 2025

Check out the new song from LA’s Faetooth and immerse yourself in the blend of doom, sludge and shoegaze they call “fairy doom.”

Interview: Divide and Dissolve’s Takiaya Reed Forges a Path of Love and Liberation Through Raw Emotion

April 17, 2025

Divide and Dissolve vocalist Takiaya Reed talks grief, joy and Black liberation in the eve of new LP Insatiable.