Kevin Stewart-Panko

INUS – “a pre-postapocalyptic, post-honky-tonk-prog-skronk, space Tropicalia, math-lounge powersilence trio”

Nefarious Industries will release The Skeleton Is Just A Coat Hanger; These Are The Black Strings That Make You Dance on LP and digital platforms on August 16th.

I don’t know a whole lot about Toronto’s Sludgehammer despite my being a lifelong resident of the Greater Toronto Area which just goes to show you that proximity doesn’t automatically equate with intimate knowledge.

We don’t know if they are, as they claim, “Montreal’s sickest guitar-less band,” but from what we can tell they make a hell of a racket

Total Fucking Destruction enter the DNC running with their new video.

We talk to him about it and touring the US and Europe via motorcycle

“All of us come from very disparate places and try to create music somewhere in between all that.” Wrap your ears around the result, “Shallows.”

The “Experience” run of dates will have wrapped up two days before the time you read this, but if you come across Industrial Accident, it’s very worthy of your viewing time.

There’s a message and deep meaning behind this split of powerviolence madness.

Teleport continue to find their voice on The Expansion.

Currently in the filming/interview stages, The Growl’s intent is to document the ride the genre has taken from its obscure beginnings through roller coaster-ing waves of popularity and obscurity over the years to how the scene has morphed and come full circle in the present.

In true Wacken style, the Wacken Metal Battle really is the biggest Battle of Bands ever.

Mexican-American deathgrinders Rottenness provide an update on their new album.

Watch a new music video from Norwegian grinders Makkmat.

“Disuse is a grindcore band”

A few weeks ago, we briefly introduced you to new doom-death brightlights, Pulchra Morte. Check out our full interview with the band.

“Jazz Sabbath” they say? Check out the Hedvig Mollestad Trio and see if you agree.

We introduce you to new doom/death shining lights, Pulchra Morte.

Norway’s Beaten to Death have been upending grindcore tropes since 2010 and are about to offer up more fun for the fourth time on Agronomicon.

Cinegrinders Graf Orlock are back.

Last month in Canada, marijuana became fully legal. Curiously, Poland’s Belzebong only wanted to talk about their new EP.

The Apparition Orchestra probe the darker end of modern classical.

Check out the entire EP by these Norse instrumentalists.

Word on the street is that Ritual is a return to form for Soulfly. Is it true?

Chthonic frontman Freddy Lim discusses his entry into politics as the leader of the New Power Party.

Stream the new album from Pittsburgh noise-niks, Microwaves.

Eric Peterson’s Dragonlord are our Best New Noise.

The minds behind Radical Research give us a behind-the-scenes look at their podcast.

“We’re a stoner band who drinks too much and loves to party.” Join the festivities with Halifax’s Hitman as your hosts.

Ripping Corpse are inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.