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Nuclear War Now! Just Released an Ultra-rare Blasphemy Rehearsal Tape, Recorded from the Top of a Washing Machine
April 20, 2018
Recently released Blasphemy rehearsal is extra-filthy, and recorded (possibly) next to clean laundry
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Full Album Stream: Totalselfhatred – “Solitude”
April 23, 2018
Finnish depressive black metallers Totalselfhatred slit wrists on new track “Solitude MMXIII.”
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Caleb Scofield Will Always Be Here
April 11, 2018
J. Bennett remembers his friend and former Cave In/Old Man Gloom/Zozobra bassist Caleb Scofield.
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From Burn the Priest to Lamb of God
May 2018 [#163]
Includes exclusive limited edition At the Gates flexi disc!
Featuring: Judas Priest, Monster Magnet, Khemmis, Primordial, The Crown, GosT, Septic Tank, Haunt, Mournful Congregation, plus the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Grief’s Come to Grief.
Interview: Body Void on Writing New Album, “I Live in a Burning House”
April 23, 2018 Vince Bellino
Bay Area sludge/doom/drone trio Body Void talk influences, growing from their debut release and living with mental illness.
Brewtal Truth: New Officially Licensed Motörhead Röad Crew IPA Coming to U.S.
April 23, 2018 Adem Tepedelen
Another officially licensed Motörhead IPA is about to hit the U.S. craft beer market. Check out Röad Crew American IPA, brewed by Arcadia in Kalamazoo, MI.
Grief’s “Come to Grief” Inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame
April 23, 2018 Vince Bellino
Sludge/doom trailblazers Grief are inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Track Premiere: Axia – ‘Fading Into Nothing’
April 20, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream an unhinged new song from Portuguese grind maniacs Axia.
Haunting: OSDM-Style Demo Back From the Dead
April 20, 2018 J. Andrew Zalucky
Check out “Beyond Death,” from the upcoming reissue of Haunting’s 2014 demo. OSDM done the way it should be: great vocals, great riffs, no nonsense.
Laugh Tracks: Jessa Reed
April 20, 2018 Gene Meyer
Extremely non-metal comedian Jessa Reed gives her take on extremely extreme songs from Ulver, Cryptopsy, Slipknot and more.
Demo:listen: Obscure Transmissions
April 20, 2018 Dutch Pearce
On this week’s Demo:listen, we venture far beyond our purview to observe and document the arrival of New Jersey’s Obscure Transmissions.
Track Premiere: Blood Tsunami – ‘Allegory of the Cave’
April 19, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream a new track from Norwegian thrashers Blood Tsunami.
Track Premiere: Micawber – ‘Full Denim Jacket’
April 19, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream a new song from Micawber.