José Carlos Santos
Crowbar – Crowbar
October 31, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Crowbar‘s 1993 self-titled sludge metal masterpiece is granted a Hall of Fame induction.
Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
September 11, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, the epic debut from Candlemass, gets its long overdue Hall of Fame induction.
Brujeria – Matando Güeros
April 8, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Nothing seems right in cartels as Brujeria enters the Decibel Hall of Fame
Video Premiere: Icosandria – “Black Hxle 1999”
February 12, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Hear Portugal four-piece Icosandria prove there is still power that there is still power in post-metal.
Video Premiere: Suicide Season – “Harrowing Torment”
February 2, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Death/doom duo Suicide Season debut a dismal downtempo dirge.
Video Premiere: Quits – “Bucolica”
December 13, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Denver noise crew Quits deliver a less than bucolic rendering of their hometown.
Album Premiere: Aldrig – ‘Yağmur’
November 20, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Hear newcomers Aldrig bring the post-black metal pain with their debut LP Yağmur.
Track Premiere: Fawn Limbs & Nadja – “Cascading Entropy”
November 9, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Hear ruthlessly chaotic, grindy mathcore beasts Fawn Limbs team with noisy experimental ambient duo Nadja to melt minds on “Cascading Entropy”
Album Stream: Yatsu – It Can’t Happen Here
November 1, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Hear Dallas-Fort Worth grindforce Yatsu obliterate your false sense of security on It Can’t Happen Here.
EXCLUSIVE: Dutch Atmospheric Black Metallers AN AUTUMN FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN First-Ever Interview
August 3, 2023 José Carlos Santos
On the eve of the release of their possible swan song Closure, Dutch atmospheric black metallers An Autumn for Crippled Children grant their first-ever interview
Video Premiere: Trivax – “Azrael / عزرائیل”
July 20, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Watch Middle-Eastern-come-U.K. trio Trivax face the scythe wielder with an all-out black metal attack.
Exclusive Track-by-Track: UADA – ‘Crepuscule Natura’
July 6, 2023 José Carlos Santos
We’ll have have more huge news on the new UADA album tomorrow, but today we present an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of one of the most anticipated albums of 2023, Crepuscule Natura.
Track Premiere: Transilience – “Seven Samurai”
June 29, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Watch Virginia progressive thrash unsung heroes Transilience return with the first Kurosawa-inspired single from their new EP Nervesaw.
Track Premiere: ANZV – “Isimud”
February 14, 2023 José Carlos Santos
To celebrate the second coming of their promising debut, scheduled for March 10, ANZV emerge from their mysterious depths with a new video for opening track “Isimud.”