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Fire in the Mountains 2025: Return, Renewal and Reverence
July 15, 2025
Three years after its last gathering beneath the jagged silhouettes of the Tetons, Fire in the Mountains returns—reignited and reimagined on the sovereign lands of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, July 25–27.
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Album Premiere: Eternal Darkness – ‘Eternal Darkness’
July 16, 2025
Swedish death/doom legends Eternal Darkness have returned from the grave only to immediately crawl back in. Hear their self-titled final bow now.
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Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me
May 30, 2025
Fresh from his reveal as Cold Slither frontman Zartan, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood.
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Cryptopsy
August 2025 [#250]
Includes exclusive limited edition Motörhead flexi disc
As the Worm Turns! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Carcass’s Surgical Steel, Hell’s Heroes VII reviewed, Botch, Gruesome, Planning For Burial and more
Five For Friday: July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include the latest essentials from Dephospherous, Clairvoyance, Eternal Darkness and more!
Guitar Playthrough: Seven Kingdoms – “Through These Waves”
July 17, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Florida’s Seven Kingdoms share the video playthrough for their track “Through These Waves,” the second single from their 2024 EP The Square, out via Reigning Phoenix Music. You can see them shredding and even try to follow along yourself below.
Track Premiere: Anthrodynia – “Engulfed in Grief”
July 16, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear new Edmonton, Alberta death doom duo Anthrodynia turn that smile upside down on depressive new track “Engulfed in Grief.”
Track Premiere: Malformed – “Within The Flesh”
July 16, 2025 J. Andrew
Let the gates be forever opened and let a thousand horrors unleash from Malformed’s mighty metal of death.
Video Premiere: Dwellers – “Headlines”
July 14, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Members of Failure, Iota and Last converge in Salt Lake City quartet Dwellers and issue new animated video for progressive post-grunge track “Headlines.”
Track Premiere: Crypt Monarch – ‘Terror From Above’
July 14, 2025 Emily Bellino
Get crushed by Costa Rican stoner-doom trio Crypt Monarch.
Five For Friday: June 11, 2025
July 11, 2025 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases bring the power of fire and ice with the latest from Hell, Angerot, Imperial Crystalline Entombment and more!
Video Premiere: Friendship Commanders – “Melt”
July 10, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Check out the new track and video from Friendship Commanders, “Melt” ahead of their two-single July 15 release of this song alongside the track “Keeping Score,” out via Magnetic Eye Records.
EP Premiere: Opening the Curtains to Blood Brain Barrier’s Windows Drenched in Red
July 10, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take an advance listen to the debut EP from blackened death doom duo Blood Brain Barrier!
Track Premiere: Black Magnet – “Night Tripping”
July 9, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Oklahoma-based industrial metal outfit Black Magnet drop the latest single from forthcoming LP Megamantra out July 25 through Federal Prisoner.
