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Tomas Lindberg (1972 -2025)

September 16, 2025

The legendary At the Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg has lost his battle with oral cancer at 52.

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Track Premiere: Carnage Inc – ‘Epik’

September 16, 2025

Play thrash or die with India’s Carnage Inc.

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Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me

May 30, 2025

Fresh from his reveal as Cold Slither frontman Zartan, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood. 

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Castle Rat

October 2025 [#252]

Includes exclusive limited edition Inhuman Condition flexi disc

Killer Queen! Also: Ozzy Osbourne R.I.P., the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Psychotic Waltz’s A Social Grace, Melvins & Napalm Death, Helloween, Paradise Lost, Perturbator and more

Blast Worship: Nasum

September 16, 2025

Taking a look at grind legends Nasum‘s 1998’s classic Inhale/Exhale in its Inhaled/Exhaled/Revived form out via Relapse next month.

Full Album Stream: Firmament –For Centuries Alive

September 15, 2025

German trad metal bashers Firmament spin their classy tales of power and glory on second full-length For Centuries Alive.

Five For Friday: September 12, 2025

September 12, 2025

Find new worlds to explore with this week’s new releases, including the latest from Between the Buried and Me, Infernal Thorns and more!

OFFER ENDS SOON! ‘Born Human: The Life and Music of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner’ Death-luxe Edition ALMOST GONE!

September 12, 2025

There are only 160 copies left of our special edition version of Born Human, the biography of death metal pioneer Chuck Schuldiner! Get it with the T-exclusive shirt now!

Album Premiere: Matt Miller – ‘Fiber Tormentum’

September 11, 2025

Tech death maestro Matt Miller is dropping his latest album, Fiber Tormentum, via Exitus Stratagem Records on September 12. Here is a day early here!

Q&A and Full Album Stream: Dazzling Killmen Reissue Debut ‘Dig Out The Switch’

September 11, 2025

Hear the remastered version of Dazzling Killmen‘s Dig Out The Switch! And read our conversation with guitarist and vocalist Nick Sakes and drummer Blake Fleming about making the album, reuniting, surviving cardiac arrest, and more.

Album Premiere: YOTUMA – ‘The Final Void’

September 10, 2025

Brutality meets craftsmanship in The Final Void, the crushing new full-length from Wisconsin death dealers YOTUMA—and we’re streaming the entire record exclusively here.

Track Premiere: Gawthrop – ‘Jimmy’

September 9, 2025

South Korean sludge crew Gawthrop get heavy and nihilistic on new track “Jimmy.”

Blast Worship: Noisy Neighbors

September 9, 2025

Is 2025 is the year of Texas grind? Noisy Neighbors help strengthen the case.