J. Andrew

Video Premiere: Yoth Iria – “In the Tongue of Birds”

October 25, 2024

Check out Greek black metallers’ Yoth Iria‘s new video for “In the Tongue of Birds,” off their upcoming album Blazing Inferno!

Label Spotlight: Carbonized Records

October 21, 2024

Check out our chat with Chad from Carbonized Records (and Mortuous) about how he keeps his death metal ship sailing!

Five For Friday: October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024

Lots of good death and doom metal this week from Mother of Graves, Immortal Bird and Ashen Tomb so let’s dig in!

Track Premiere: Nekus – “Accursed Murmur”

October 16, 2024

The new track from Nekus is an absolute death-doom nightmare of riffs, growls, and punishingly heavy rhythms.

Five For Friday: October 11, 2024

October 11, 2024

This week’s new releases brings us the latest furious and fiery sounds from Aberrator, The Crown, Oranssi Pazuzu and more!

Track Premiere: Misanthropic Aggression – “A.S.S. III — The Borderland Wars”

October 7, 2024

Listen to the new song from Misanthropic Aggression and revel in the band’s earnest negativity and contempt for humanity.

Five For Friday: October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024

It’s a modern death metal bonanza this week with the latest from Blood Incantation, Maul, Undeath and more!

Five For Friday: September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

It’s a massive week for new releases with the latest from The Black Dahlia Murder, Bewitcher, Ripped to Shreds and more!

Interview: Simon Heath of Cryo Chamber and Cryo Crypt

September 23, 2024

“There’s potential for exciting collaborations, and hopefully, we’ll attract more innovative artists to join us in what we’re building.”

Five For Friday: September 20, 2024

September 20, 2024

This week’s new metal releases includes the latest from Esoctrilihum (yes, already), Glacial Tomb, Unto Others and more!

Five For Friday: September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024

This week’s new heavy releases include the latest riffs and shouts from Father Befouled, Paganizer, the Jesus Lizard and more!

Label Spotlight: Pulverised Records

September 11, 2024

“I like to think that we put out not just dark and abrasive music but also releases that have something to say and with depth as well.”

Five For Friday: September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

This week’s new releases include the latest evil encyclicals from Grave Sermon, God Is An Astronaut, God Dethroned and more!

Full EP Stream: Ifrit – “Haunting Charnel Grounds”

September 4, 2024

New Zealand is home to some of the most ferocious and feral metal on the planet, and Ifrit is no exception to this legacy of brutality.

Five For Friday: August 30, 2024

August 30, 2024

This week’s new releases are particularly ferocious, with the latest from Nails, Concrete Winds, Phenocryst and more!

Track Premiere: Dungeon Crawl – “+1 Mace”

August 26, 2024

San Jose eccentrics Dungeon Crawl roll their 20-sided dice with the first track from new LP, Maze Controller.

Five For Friday: August 23, 2024

August 23, 2024

This week’s new releases put most months to shame, with new releases from Spectral Wound, Nile, Fleshgod Apocalypse and more!

Five For Friday: August 16, 2024

August 16, 2024

This week brings death metal of many shades, including the latest hues of darkness from Cemetery Filth, Vile Rites, Dark Tranquillity and more!

Five For Friday: August 9, 2024

August 9, 2024

This week brings a wave of destruction, with the latest in sonic devastation from Calderum, Fulci, Oxygen Destroyer and more!

Full Album Stream: Oxygen Destroyer – “Guardian of the Universe”

August 6, 2024

Hear Oxygen Destroyer‘s glorious new offering of thrashing death metal madness — and Turtle Power — before it’s available this Friday via Redefining Darkness Records!

Five For Friday: August 2, 2024

August 2, 2024

This week’s new releases included the latest metal (and punk!) from Carnophage, Demon Spell, Poison Ruïn and more!

Five For Friday: July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024

This week’s new releases include the latest heavy hitters from bands like Defacement, Void Witch, Laceration and more!

Five For Friday: July 12, 2024

July 12, 2024

This week’s new metal releases include the latest from Pestilent Death, Krallice, Cranial Disorder and more!

Five For Friday: June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

Sear Bliss (I hope you like brass), Limbonic Art (I hope you like synths) and the tailor-made-for-Decibel-coverage outfit in 200 Stab Wounds headline this week’s new stuff.

Five For Friday: June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024

It’s a weekend for reflection and catharsis with the latest from Alcest, Cavalera Conspiracy, Hyperdontia and more!

Full EP Stream: Paragnosis – “Paragnosis”

June 20, 2024

Check out the techy, trippy, and unrelentingly dynamic new release from the New York City-based prog outfit, Paragnosis.

Track Premiere: Throat Locust – “Crimson (Water Reservoir)”

June 17, 2024

Hear Texan maniacs Throat Locust deliver a pure shot of death metal energy with new single “Crimson (Water Reservoir)”

Five For Friday: June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024

This week’s new releases include the latest dark offerings from Ulcerate, Crypt Sermon, Malignancy and more!

Full Album Stream: Desolat – “Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die”

June 13, 2024

Get sick and enjoy some righteous noise from Austria’s Desolat with an exclusive full stream of their new album.

Full Album Stream: Torturers’ Lobby – “Deadened Nerves”

June 10, 2024

Check out the debut album from Tampa’s Torturers’ Lobby, with a sound that joins death, black, and thrash metal for a crushing combination.