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Trevor Strnad (1981 – 2022)
May 11, 2022
We remember the beloved Black Dahlia Murder vocalist who died at the age of 41.
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Full Album Premiere: Bog Body – ‘Cryonic Crevasse Cult’
May 17, 2022
NYC’s Bog Body emerge well-preserved from the sludgy black metal morass.
Editorial
Venomous Concept Vocalist Kevin Sharp on His Own Mental Health Struggles and Continuing the Fight
May 12, 2022
In the wake of Trevor Strnad’s death, former Brutal Truth frontman Kevin Sharp opens up about about his own recent metal health reckoning and steps that saved him.
Album Premiere: MNRVA – ‘Hollow’
May 18, 2022 Sean Frasier
South Carolina sludge trio MNRVA summon black skies with their doomy debut LP, Hollow. Live deliciously and listen early.
Demo:listen: Nembutal Sleep
May 17, 2022 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen gets knocked out by Swedish sludge/hardcore punk duo Nembutal Sleep.
Video Premiere: Scarcity – ‘II’
May 17, 2022 Vince Bellino
Stream a new video from USBM duo Scarcity‘s debut album.
Blast Worship: No/Mas
May 17, 2022 Gene Meyer
Four years after their first Blast Worship appearance, we revisit DC grind heroes No/Más. Unsurprisingly, they still rule.
Video Premiere: Skullshitter – ‘Morbid Tomb’
May 16, 2022 Vince Bellino
Skullshitter channel Terrorizer and Autopsy on “Morbid Tomb.”
5 New Hardcore Records You Should Hear
May 16, 2022 Vince Bellino
From reactivated screamo stalwarts to revolutionary hardcore punk, there’s something for every hardcore fan this year.
Q&A: Peter Tägtgren Has A New Conspiracy
May 16, 2022 Chris Dick
Hypocrisy mastermind Peter Tägtgren reveals a new conspiracy brewing below the Earth’s crust on new album, Worship.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Top Tier Trifle
May 13, 2022 Nick Green
Top Tier Trifle—courtesy of the best sour purveyors south of the Mason-Dixon Line (Southern Grist) and one of America’s top meaderies (Garagiste Meadery)—certainly lives up to its name.
Five For Friday: May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases features a group of standard-bearing heroes like Terror, Jungle Rot, Misery Index and more!
Video Premiere: Wormwitch – ‘Age of the Ordeal of Iron’
May 13, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Returning less than a year after 2021’s critically acclaimed Wolf Hex full length, Canadian black metal practitioners Wormwitch present a new stand-alone single, “Age of the Ordeal of Iron.”