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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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Track Premiere: Gawthrop – ‘Jimmy’
September 9, 2025
South Korean sludge crew Gawthrop get heavy and nihilistic on new track “Jimmy.”
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: Noisy Neighbors
September 9, 2025 Gene Meyer
Is 2025 is the year of Texas grind? Noisy Neighbors help strengthen the case.
Video Premiere: All Hell – “Sunsetter”
September 8, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Asheville black ’n’ roll punishers All Hell stomp through the grinding title track to their upcoming album, Sunsetter.
Full EP Stream: Caesarean – “Wretched Decrepitude”
September 8, 2025 Emily Bellino
Gory, thrashy death metal outfit Caesarean worship at the altar of old school on their new EP.
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.
Video Premiere: Sacred Leather – “Spitfire at Night”
September 5, 2025 J. Andrew
Classic heavy metal is alive! All doubters leave the hall or remain to be convinced by Sacred Leather‘s new video!
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!
