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Pre-Order the U.S. Edition of ‘ROTTING WAYS TO MISERY: The History of Finnish Death Metal’ Now!
March 5, 2021
Rotting Ways to Misery: The History of Finnish Death Metal has been completely redesigned and edited for a North American release through Decibel Books. Pre-order your copy today!
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Full EP Premiere: Venomous Concept – “Deep Thinking in Deep Times”
March 5, 2021
Punk metal vets Venomous Concept continue their incredible recording streak with new covers of Deep Wound, Davie Bowie, Black Flag and Halo of Flies.
Editorial
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ vs. ‘Seven Churches’
February 25, 2021
In which we pit Death‘s Scream Bloody Gore vs. Possessed‘s Seven Churches in the battle for old-school death metal supremacy.
Latest Issue
A Year Without Shows: Why Hope Lies Ahead
April 2021 [#198]
Includes exclusive limited edition Celestial Season flexi disc
Featuring: Gatecreeper, Eyehategod, Khemmis, the Decibel Hall of Fame: the making of My Dying Bride’s The Angel and the Dark River, Enslaved, The Crown and more
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on The Crown and Pupil Silcer
March 5, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on death/thrash heroes and gives props to — am I reading this correctly — metalcore?
Video Premiere: Grave Miasma – “Rogyapa”
March 5, 2021 J. Andrew
According to Grave Miasma: “There is no more ego-vanquishing burial rite than one that pounds flesh and bone into nothingness.”
Haunt Release New Track “In Our Dreams” From Forthcoming “Beautiful Distraction” LP
March 5, 2021 Albert Mudrian
NWOAHM kings Haunt release the first single from Beautiful Distraction, due out April 2.
Bandcamp Friday: Texas Edition
March 5, 2021 Vince Bellino
Take a look at Texas for this month’s Bandcamp Friday.
Full Album Stream: Wolf King – “The Path of Wrath”
March 4, 2021 Vince Bellino
Wolf King take the path less traveled and embrace their extreme metal influences on their second LP.
Track Premiere: Blindfolded and Led to the Woods – “The White of the Eyes”
March 4, 2021 Bradley Zorgdrager
New Zealand tech death band Blindfolded and Led to the Woods keep their music dizzying, disorienting and ultimately, violent.
Track Premiere: Zao – “Croatoan”
March 4, 2021 J. Andrew
“This song is a vehicle for that feeling and relates it back to dissociation and being lost in strange dimensions and dreams.”
Primitive Origins: Heavy Metal Kids’ ‘Heavy Metal Kids’
March 4, 2021 Greg Pratt
Re-examining the 1974 self-titled debut from the curiously named Heavy Metal Kids to find out just how heavy metal they are.
Full Album Stream: Thronehammer – Incantation Rites
March 3, 2021 Dutch Pearce
European doomsayers Thronehammer reveal their sophomore leviathan, Incantation Rites, streaming in full right here.
Track Premiere: Demons — “Play Acting Virtue”
March 3, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Norfolk, Virginia’s Demons have got your metal-tinged noise groove fix right here with a smoldering new track “Play Acting Virtue.”
