Q&A: Alicia Cordisco of Transgressive on ‘Remember Us To Death’ and Fighting Transphobia
April 22, 2025 Justin Norton
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 Gene Meyer
The latest strike from Argentinian grinders is Deadly.
Full Album Stream: Pagan Altar –Never Quite Dead Again
April 22, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
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 Emily Bellino
Clamfight premiere new single “Clamfight,” from the album Clamfight.
Reject the Sickness Premiere New Single and Video “Signs of the End”
April 21, 2025 Tim Mudd
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 Chris Dick
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 J. Andrew
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 J. Andrew
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Divide and Dissolve vocalist Takiaya Reed talks grief, joy and Black liberation in the eve of new LP Insatiable.
Video Premiere: Grind Supergroup Defigurement Reads Rites With “Godtopsy”
April 17, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the latest single and first video from new grinders Defigurement!