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Track-By-Track: IOTUNN Takes Us Deeper Into the Abyss with ‘Kinship’

December 11, 2024

Danish progressives IOTUNN lead is through their expansive musical journey to new territories with the stunning Kinship.

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Full Album Stream: Lord Sin –Confessions

December 11, 2024

Hear Portuguese doom deceivers Lord Sin shake foundations on their second album Confessions.

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Justify Your Shitty Taste: Danzig’s “6:66 Satan’s Child”

October 31, 2024

Celebrate the culmination of spooky season by revisiting Danzig‘s oft overlooked monster, 6:66 Satan’s Child.

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Cirith Ungol

January 2025 [#243]

Includes exclusive limited edition Yoth Iria flexi disc

The Long Goodbye! Also: The Top 40 Albums of 2024, the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Krallice’s Krallice, Pig Destroyer, Undeath, Swallow the Sun and more

Track Premiere: Tombs of Disgust – ‘Shadow of War’

December 10, 2024

Canadian brutal death metallers Tombs of Disgust release their latest single, “Shadow of War.”

Blast Worship: Morgue Breath

December 10, 2024

Freshen up your Tuesday with with a blast of L.A. mouth-breathers Morgue Breath.

Exit Interview: Colin Marston on Closing Menegroth the Thousand Caves

December 10, 2024

This summer, as Colin Marston was regrouping while scouting for a new home for the studio, he took some time to reflect on the transition and take stock of the Menegroth experience as a whole.

Video Premiere: Claustrofobia – “Unleeched” (live)

December 9, 2024

Watch Brazilian death thrash trio Claustrofobia unleash “Unleeched” live on stage opening for fellow countrymen Sepultura.

Five For Friday: December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

The last regular edition of FFF for 2024 brings us the newest from Old Forest, Sarcophagum, Ungfell and more!

Interview: Man’s Gin on ‘The Reprobate’ and Degenerate Behavior

December 5, 2024

Erik Wunder, the enigmatic figure behind the Colorado-based solo project Man’s Gin (as well as acclaimed USBM force Cobalt), on his latest sonic offering, The Reprobate

Track Premiere: Light Creates Shadow – “Beauty For Ashes”

December 4, 2024

Portland prog power trio Light Creates Shadows wanna get (meta)physical on their new single, “Beauty For Ashes.”

Video Premiere: Vosforis – “Decoherence”

December 4, 2024

Explore the “the gratuitous absurdity of life” with the new video from Vosforis, a UK-based black metal outfit.