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ONLY 200 LEFT! ‘Born Human: The Life and Music of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner’ Death-luxe Edition (Includes Exclusive T-Shirt) SELLING FAST!
August 22, 2025
Our special edition version of Born Human, the biography of death metal pioneer Chuck Schuldiner, is nearly sold out!
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Full Album Stream: Prayer Group –Strawberry
August 25, 2025
Hear bruising secular secular noise rockers, Prayer Group, whip out their big ten-inch… record, Strawberry.
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
Blast Worship: Internal Rot
August 26, 2025 Gene Meyer
Melbourne blasters Internal Rot do not disappoint on a new split with fellow face-melters Mutilated Cop.
Five Underrated Mathcore Albums You Probably Forgot About
August 25, 2025 Emily Bellino
Revisiting hidden gems in the wild and wacky world of mathcore.
Label Spotlight: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
August 22, 2025 J. Andrew
“The vision and mission is discovery of great talent hidden under the surface of the various genres I love, to make it right for them.”
Mastodon Founder Brent Hinds Dead at 51
August 21, 2025 Emily Bellino
Brent Hinds, former guitarist and vocalist of Mastodon, has died at age 51.
Album Premiere: Kratornas – “God of the Tribes”
August 21, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Kratornas‘s full-length album God of the Tribes (mastered by Dan Swanö, Edge of Sanity), a dramatic departure from previous works.
PUBLICIST UK Returns with “Violence,” their First New Material in a Decade
August 21, 2025 Albert Mudrian
Hear the new single from current and former members of Municipal Waste, Goes Cube and Revocation in their much-loved form as Publicist UK.
Album Premiere: Visitant’s Rubidium is Very Much an Active Metallic Element
August 21, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Give the debut album from Floridian alchemists Visitant an advance listen!
Full Album Stream: Hebephrenique –Decathexis
August 20, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie post-black metal madmen Hebephrenique are going off the rails on their frenetic debut Decathexis.
KILL SCREEN 069: James Kent of PERTURBATOR Is More Than OK, Boomer
August 20, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The electronic music champion stops by the Kill Screen arcade to discuss boomer shooters, survival horror, the Hotline Miami soundtrack and what kind of game he would like to score next.
Interview: Noise Rock Duo Latter Discuss New EP, What Lives Inside of Me
August 19, 2025 Emily Bellino
Chicago noise rock duo Latter discuss their new EP, What Lives Inside of Me, the benefits of having a background in noise and more.
