Kevin Stewart-Panko
Full Album Stream: Archangel A.D.’s Cassus Belli
July 15, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Sounding like a mix of Dave Mustaine’s veins circa-1985/’86, the floor of the Rochester, NY studio Metallica slept on whilst recording Kill ‘Em All and Lemmy’s liver from 1969 onwards, it’s Archangel A.D.
Full Album Stream: Touching the Bottom of the Sea and the Top of the Sky with Year of No Light’s Consolamentum
July 1, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take a deep dive into the new album by post-metal monsters Year of No Light!
Video Premiere: Akaivel’s “Comrade” Hates Russian Serial Killers as Much as We Do
June 17, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the latest video by French death groovers Akiavel!
Track Premiere: Putrascension Aren’t Just Killing Time with “The Ancient Spirit”
June 3, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out an advance track from the debut full-length by NJ black metallers Putrascension!
Album Review: Go Ahead and Die – ‘Go Ahead and Die’
June 1, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Max Cavalera and son Igor spend some quality father-son time together, along with Khemmis/Black Curse drummer Zach Coleman.
Video Premiere: Xael Creates Their Own World with “Srai – The Demon of Erring”
May 20, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the otherworldly video from the otherworldly North Carolina sci-fi obsessed freaks Xael.
Video Premiere: Satanic Planet Drops “Satanic Planet” onto a Satanic Planet
May 6, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch Satanic Planet‘s (Dave Lombardo, Justin Pearson) new “Satanic Planet” video on this satanic planet!
Video Premiere: Danish Thrashers Killing Keep the Kill Alive with “Kill Everyone”
April 29, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new video by Danish thrashers, Killing!
Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake
April 27, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We celebrate our 200th issue with an LP prominently featured waaaaaay back in issue No. 1, Lamb of God‘s massive major label debut Ashes of the Wake.
EP Stream: Celebrating the End of a Dead Year with WarCall’s Dead End Pt. 1
April 22, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to the new EP from apocalyptic Canadian thrashers WarCall!
Track Premiere: Reality Grey Offers a ‘Powerblast’ of Modern Melodic Death Metal
April 8, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hear new music from Italian melodi-deathsters, Reality Grey!
EP Stream: Canadian Newcomers Abjection Deliver Death Metal Hell
March 25, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a full stream of the debut EP from Canada’s death metal crew Abjection!
EP Stream: Synastry Breaks it Down on Dividing the Double Helix
March 25, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Stream the new EP by Montreal cyberneticists, Synastry!
Album Stream: Getting Tipsy on WitchTit’s “Intoxicating Lethargy”
March 11, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hear Intoxicating Lethargy, the debut album by not-as-cold-as-you’ve-been-led-to-believe doomsters WitchTit!
Album Stream: The Plague Can’t Stop Plague Weaver from Pushing a Satanic Agenda with Ascendant Blasphemy
February 25, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out Ascendant Blasphemy, the debut from Canuck black metallers, Plague Weaver
Track Premiere: Maudiir Offers Blackened Thrashing D-Beat with a Proggy Twist
February 11, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Get to know, Maudiir, the one-man project helmed by Montréaller Frédéric “F.” Bergeron.
Friends, Bands and Friends in Bands Offering More Help for Shallow North Dakota’s Tony Jacome
February 4, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Kowloon Walled City and KEN mode come together to help Shallow North Dakota‘s Tony Jacome
Track Stream: Secret Fun Club Pull the Trigger on Engine Kid’s “Nail Gun”
January 28, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out noise duo Secret Fun Club (officially) paying their respects to Greg Anderson’s Engine Kid.
Shallow North Dakota’s Tony Jacome Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. GoFundMe Organized to Help His Family
January 16, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Some tragic news has come down the pipeline this week with the revelation that former Shallow North Dakota drummer/vocalist Tony Jacome has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Video Premiere: Without Mercy’s “I Break the Chain” Showcases Blast Beats, Breakdowns, Beer Guts and Brogues
January 14, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new video by BC death thrashers Without Mercy.
Album Review: Deeds of Flesh – ‘Nucleus’
January 12, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The legacy of the late Erik Lindmark is at the center of the new Deeds of Flesh LP, Nucleus.
Video Premiere: Taking it to the Streets with Moxiebeat’s “People’s Protection Program”
December 31, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch the new video by DIY hardcore ragers Moxiebeat!
Full EP Stream: Blackening up the Doom with Within Nostalgia
December 17, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take a listen to the new album by Ontario post/black/doom duo Within Nostalgia!
Video Premiere: Tibetan Sky Burial’s “Flesh Rot” Highlights Ritual and Decay in the Texas Hill Country
December 3, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new video by unique Texas black metal crew Tibetan Sky Burial!
Track Premiere: Knut Cracks the Whip with “Spit”
November 19, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hummus Records has secured the rights and responsibility for the re-issue of Knut‘s first release, Leftovers. Hear a remastered version of “Spit” now.
Full Album Stream: Conjuring a Spell with Cult Burial’s Self-Titled Debut
November 5, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to the debut by raging black/death/sludge/doom/industrial U.K. up-and-comers, Cult Burial!
Swans – Children of God
October 29, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Swans’ 1987 classic Children of God is the latest Decibel Hall of Fame inductee.
Full Album Stream: Swing Kids – ‘Anthology’
October 22, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to everything obscure punk noisemongers Swing Kids ever recorded, via Anthology!
Video premiere: Convulsif Come Out Swinging with “The Axe Will Break”
October 8, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch the new video(s) from Swiss “JazzGrindcore” band Convulsif!
Track Premiere: Working it with Calyces’ “Unfair Labor”
September 24, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a new track from new Greek prog metallers, Calyces!