Year: 2023

Blast Worship: Atomck

October 10, 2023

Calling all amphibians and vertebrates, UK grinders Atomck may have abandoned their “frog vocals” but you’ll still wanna hop to their new LP, Towering Failures.

Full Album Stream: False Fed – “Let Them Eat Fake”

October 9, 2023

Stream the debut album from dark post-punk collective False Fed, featuring current/former members of Discharge, Amebix, Ministry, Soulfly and others.

Video Premiere: Vermilia – “Ruska”

October 6, 2023

Autumn has arrived, and the title track and video for Vermilia‘s 2022 album serves as the ideal sonic backdrop.

Montrose and Sammy Hagar Bassist, Bill “The Electric” Church, Releases New Memoir

October 6, 2023

Check out the new memoir from former Montrose and Sammy Hagar bassist Bill “The Electric” Church, father of Haunt’s Trevor William Church.

Full Album Stream: Restless Spirit – ‘Afterimage’

October 5, 2023

Hear Long Island stoner doom trio Restless Spirit genuflect at the altar of the almighty riff on new full-length Afterimage.

Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Eugene S. Robinson’s New Memoir ‘A Walk Across Dirty Water’

October 5, 2023

The following excerpt from Oxbow frontman Eugene S. Robinson‘s new memoir transports readers to the 1970s’ NYC and the genesis of Robinson’s old hardcore band Whipping Boy.

Altars of the Moon – “G.O.D. INITIATIVE”

October 4, 2023

Hear Heath Rave (Lotus Thrones, ex-Wolvhammer), Jeff Wilson (Chrome Waves), Alan Cassidy (the Black Dahlia Murder) and Nathan Verschoor (UADA) emerge as Altars of the Moon.

Track Premiere: Scab Hag – “Reanimated”

October 4, 2023

Cincinnati death metal bog-dwellers Scab Hag raise the dead with their new single “Reanimated.” New album out on Halloween.

Track Premiere: Aglo – “Shame as a Weapon”

October 3, 2023

Hear Aussie sludge lord Aglo rumble through PMA-killing new track, “Shame as a Weapon.”

Blast Worship: Arrogante

October 3, 2023

Looking for slimy, nasty, downtuned viciousness with barbaric vocals and drums that sound like they were recorded in a microwave? Arrogante serve it up.

Full Album Stream: Putrascension – “Forever Below”

October 2, 2023

New Jersey blackened death metal crew Putrascension channel the classics on their debut album.

Tommy Victor Breaks Down Prong’s ‘State of Emergency’ and the Stress of Performing Danzig Classics

October 2, 2023

Tommy Victor returns with Prong‘s 13th studio effort, and first in six years, the aptly titled State of Emergency, and shares it was inspired by his return to his native east coast.

Five For Friday: September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023

It’s a good week for darkness with the latest from Woe, Disguised Malignance, Wolves in the Throne Room and more!

Pre-Order VASTUM’s New LP, ‘Inward To Gethsemane,’ on Limited Edition Vinyl Now!

September 29, 2023

We have only 100 copies available of Vastum‘s new LP, Inward To Gethsemane, on exclusive murky Gray & Black Marbled vinyl. Don’t blow it.

Video Premiere: Malediction – ‘Black Narcissus’

September 29, 2023

Listen to “Black Narcissus,” the first piece of new music in decades from UK death dealers Malediction.

Full Album Stream: Morag Tong – ‘Grieve’

September 28, 2023

Hear doomy Londoners Morag Tong lay down some fuzzed-out bliss on their new album, Grieve.

Full Album Stream: Disguised Malignance – “Entering the Gateways”

September 28, 2023

Upstart Finnish death dealers Disguised Malignance worship death metal on their debut album.

Album Premiere: Besra – ‘Transitions’

September 28, 2023

Besra give us a peak into their forthcoming full-length, Transitions, out September 29 via Suicide Records. Check it out with us first.

Track Premiere: CH’AHOM – “Chavín de Huántar”

September 27, 2023

Hallucinatory prog-infested black/death metal cohort Ch’ahom burst into the metal consciousness with their dynamic tome on sonic wizardry via debut album Knots of Abhorrence.

Album Premiere: Stepmother – “Planet Brutalicon”

September 27, 2023

Blast off with retro rockers Stepmother and crash land on their debut of fuzzed-out rowdy riffs, Planet Brutalicon.

Blast Worship: Cognizant

September 26, 2023

We think you should be very aware of Dallas grindfoce Cognizant.

MOTHER OF GRAVES Premiere New Single, “Sunset,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

September 26, 2023

Hear and acquire this Mother of Graves flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Full Album Stream: Ashbringer – “We Came Here to Grieve”

September 25, 2023

Listen to the new album from atmospheric black metal outfit Ashbringer.

Track Premiere: Dave Neabore – ‘Power Plan’

September 25, 2023

Listen to “Power Plan,” a new song from solo synthwave artist Dave Neabore.

Track Premiere: Malokarpatan – “Maharal a Golem”

September 25, 2023

Hear Slovakian evil metal masters Malokarpatan return with their first new material in three years from the forthcoming Vertumnus Caesar.

Five For Friday: September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023

Underground and overground legends Profanatica and Cannibal Corpse return with new albums today!