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KILL SCREEN 071: Nick Holmes of PARADISE LOST Is All Smiles When It Comes to Games
September 17, 2025
The master of melancholy is happy to tell stories of gaming in the studio in the ’90s, the band’s shared love of the medium and why a level of escapism is necessary for his enjoyment.
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Track Premiere: Blackdog, “Change Your Dreams With Mine”
September 18, 2025
Hear the title track from Quebec deathcrushers Blackdog‘s forthcoming EP Change Your Dreams With Mine. And get the lowdown from keyboardist/songwriter Samuel Cousineau.
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
Interview: Street Eaters Talk ‘Opaque’
September 18, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Street Eaters dropped their new album, Opaque this month. We caught up with Megan March, John No and Joan Toledo to talk about the album and their future plans.
Full Album Stream: Telling Colourful Tales with Ancient Thrones’ Melancholia
September 18, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the latest colourful concept album from Canada’s Ancient Thrones!
Full Album Stream: Cult Member –GORE
September 17, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Norwegian crossover cretins Cult Member draw blood on new full-length, GORE.
Inhuman Condition Premiere New Song, “Burial State,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
September 17, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from death metallers Inhuman Condition before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!
MIKE: Elijah Howe’s Poignant Tribute to His Father, Metal Church Vocalist Mike Howe
September 17, 2025 Tim Mudd
Elijah Howe, the son of late Metal Church vocalist Mike Howe, discusses his new art/photography book MIKE, which captures Howe as a frontman and father.
Track Premiere: Carnage Inc – ‘Epik’
September 16, 2025 Emily Bellino
Play thrash or die with India’s Carnage Inc.
Blast Worship: Nasum
September 16, 2025 Gene Meyer
Taking a look at grind legends Nasum‘s 1998’s classic Inhale/Exhale in its Inhaled/Exhaled/Revived form out via Relapse next month.
Tomas Lindberg (1972 -2025)
September 16, 2025 Albert Mudrian
The legendary At the Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg has lost his battle with oral cancer at 52.
Full Album Stream: Firmament –For Centuries Alive
September 15, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
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 J. Andrew
Find new worlds to explore with this week’s new releases, including the latest from Between the Buried and Me, Infernal Thorns and more!
