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KILL SCREEN 070: Luther Manhole of CHAT PILE is a Numbers Guy
September 3, 2025
Though known for his modern take on noise rock, the guitarist finds himself a slave to the grind.
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Video Premiere: Sacred Leather – “Spitfire at Night”
September 5, 2025
Classic heavy metal is alive! All doubters leave the hall or remain to be convinced by Sacred Leather‘s new video!
Editorial
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
Psychotic Waltz – A Social Grace
September 5, 2025 José Carlos Santos
Psychotic Waltz’s progressive metal masterpiece A Social Grace enters the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Track Premiere: Haraball – “Pink Tiles”
September 5, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Haraball share “Pink Tiles” from their new album Fear of the Plow, dropping September 19 via Fysik Format. Listen here first.
Lyric Video Premiere: Dreams of Gray – “Across the Endless Sea”
September 4, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Dreams of Gray lean into the sad and introspective with their new EP, A Beginning, out September 5. Check out the lyric video for for “Across the Endless Sea” ahead of the release.
Full Album Stream: Faetooth – “Labyrinthine”
September 4, 2025 J. Andrew
It’s only September, but the haunting of this year’s spooky season has already begun with Faetooth’s new doomy masterwork.
Track Premiere: Ripping Remains – ‘Rub My Infection On You’
September 4, 2025 Emily Bellino
From the ashes of Pacific Northwest death dealers Dripping Decay comes Pacific Northwest death dealers Ripping Remains.
Album Premiere: Duo-Lingual Epic Storytelling with Shardana’s The Monarch
September 4, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new album by Sardinian storytellers, Shardana!
Video Premiere: The Damnation – “Burning Rain”
September 3, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Brazilian death thrash trio The Damnation sizzle in new video for “Burning Rain.”
Video Premiere: Prisoner – “Double Vision”
September 3, 2025 Tim Mudd
Watch Calgary’s Prisoner, crank the amps and swing for the fences with their new video for “Double Vision.”
Track Premiere: Elepharmers – ‘Drifter’
September 2, 2025 Emily Bellino
Hear a new jam from Italian stoner metal trio Elepharmers from their forthcoming Western Wilderness LP.
Track Premiere: Bent Sea – “A Scopic Radiance”
September 2, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear the latest single from All-star grindforce Bent Sea before their debut LP The Dormant Ruin is released this Friday via Give Praise Records.
