Emily Bellino

Autopsy madman Chris Reifert’s Violation Wound project has our vote. 

To celebrate the Decibel Books release of Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. 1, we ranked Satyricon‘s five best songs. 

If summer camp for metalheads wasn’t already cool enough for you, Shadow Woods Metal Fest is an open air festival built around underground talent and grassroots organization. 

The Florida black metal band’s first single, “Sri Yantra,” is simultaneously dissonant and technical. Bhavachakra guitarist/singer Kenneth Reda talks about writing a record that embodies both elements. 

Knocked Loose is on a roll right now, touring with The Acacia Strain, waiting to hit the United States and Europe with Stick to Your Guns and Expire and putting out a full-length album, Laugh Tracks, on September 16. Go behind the scenes of the new album in this new video.

Integrity’s Those Who Fear Tomorrow, a genre-defining hardcore record, receives a 25 Year Anniversary reissue. Listen now.

Kai Hansen kicks off his solo career with a music video for his new song, “Born Free,” featuring soaring vocals and intense riffing. 

Derkéta‘s Metal Mary has all the tips and tricks necessary to keep your vehicle running all the way through festival season in this edition of Space Truckin’.

Necromancing the Stone has an all-star lineup and an upcoming record offering a new take on traditional heavy metal. 

Listen to Brain Tentacles‘ chaotic pairing of jazz and metal on their new single, “The Sadist,” before their debut album drops at the end of September. 

“Deride the Wretch” is the first single from Dawn of Demise‘s new album, The Suffering. The album will be out in late August on Unique Leader Records.