In the just-sent-to-print August Decibel, our own Shawn Macomber raves about Newburgh, NY crossover crew All Out War‘s Dying Gods EP (due out in a week on Organized Crime), saying, “Dying Gods is some seriously high-grade, fully actualized, take-no-prisoners, for-really-real metalcore. Heavy on the metal, thank fucking you-know-who.” The EP features covers of Carnivore and crust legends Amebix. Check out AOW tackling the title track from the latter’s 1985 epic Arise! below.
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Check out the new video from Southern California melodic death metal newcomers Ravenmocker “Infallible,” honoring indigenous heritage and melodic sensibilities.
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Hear Texas noise-damage weirdos Kallohonka bear down with ferocity on proggy debut, Lazer Blood.
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Perth’s Vanta don’t treat melodic death metal like a nostalgia exercise. On their debut full-length Perpetual Selection, the band lean into precision, atmosphere, and sheer velocity—but they’re just as concerned with meaning as they are with impact.