Shawn Macomber
Video Premiere: Godeater — “Inertia Haze”
September 11, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Let Glasgow, Scotland’s Godeater take you deep into tech-death waters with “Inertia Haze.”
Track Premiere: Casket Huffer — “Genocide Thralls”
September 4, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Blackened death doom sludge outfit Casket Huffer invites you to breathe in the nihilism of an exclusive new track.
Full Album Stream: Cliterati — “Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies”
August 29, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Cliterati is bringing the fire on its righteous crusty punk hardcore rager Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies streaming in full right now.
Track Premiere: H.P. Lovecraft/Fabio Frizzi — “Night-Gaunts”
August 29, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Legendary horror film composer Fabio Frizzi talks helping to bring H.P. Lovecraft’s poetry to life on I Notturni Di Yuggoth.
If You Kill It, They Will Come: Full Terror Assault Fest Turns Five
August 28, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Full Terror Assault is celebrating five years of open air fest mayhem with a wild, brutal four-day party next week.
Track Premiere: Dysrhythmia — “Twin Stalkers”
August 28, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Underground Philadelphia progressive metal kings Dysrhythmia are launching a new mind-bending blitz and we’ve got the exclusive first salvo streaming now.
Full Album Stream: In Cold Blood “Legion of Angels”
August 22, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Cleveland underground metallic hardcore heroes In Cold Blood mount an unlikely — yet triumphant — comeback with Legion of Angels.
Full Album Stream: Leather Lung — “Lonesome, On’ry and Evil”
August 21, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Hey, Leather Lung put a little rock n’ roll swagger and outlaw country sneer in its sludge metal for you! How thoughtful!
Peter Beste is Here to Defend the (Heavy Metal) Faith & Gift You a Hot New Black Magic Jam
August 14, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Celebrated True Norwegian Black Metal music photographer Peter Beste talks battle vests, image capture, subculture, metal, and his related new book Defenders of the Faith.
Full Album Stream: Strung Out — “Songs of Armor and Devotion”
August 7, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Thirty years in Strung Out remains king of the metal-tinged punk hardcore mountain with its ninth full-length.
Track Premiere: Eternal Storm — “Through the Wall of Light Pt. 1 (The Strand)”
July 31, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Extremely black clouds and soaring guitar leads gather over this track premiere courtesy Madrid melodic death metallers Eternal Storm.
Album Premiere: Death Before Dishonor “Unfinished Business”
July 24, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Boston hardcore institution Death Before Dishonor returns after a decade with the ferocious new full-length Unfinished Business.
Back From the Dead, Again: Matt Fox Talks Zombie Apocalypse Resurrection, Shai Hulud’s Future
July 17, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Shai Hulud side project Zombie Apocalypse is outta the grave again…and metal thrashing mad!
Video Premiere & Interview: Møl — “Sundrowned”
July 10, 2019 Shawn Macomber
If you thought you were drowning in sun before, just wait until this new video from Danish blackgaze up-and-comers Møl gets through with you.
Track Premiere and Interview: Japanese Thrash Metallers Gyze Seek to Export “Asian Chaos”
July 3, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Japanese melodic death thrashers Gyze think you’re ready for their brand of “Asian Chaos.” Check out this exclusive premiere to find out.
Track Premiere: Outsider — “Path You’ve Earned”
July 2, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Richmond, Virginia’s Outsider brings the hardcore fury as they drag industrial culture kicking and screaming down the “Path You’ve Earned.”
Track Premiere: Rogga Johansson — ‘Giants Walking At Night’
June 26, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Swedish death metal savant Rogga Johansson brings the fury to his eponymous band’s full-length debut — and we’ve got an exclusive salvo for you to sample.
’80s Underground Thrash Assassins Temporary Insanity Climb Out of the Grave for a ‘Final Walk’
June 19, 2019 Shawn Macomber
If you — like virtually everyone else — missed late, great ’80s Boston thrashers Temporary Insanity here’s your chance to catch up.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: ‘Suburban Grindhouse’ Author Nick Cato’s Top 5 Most Metal Grindhouse Moments
June 5, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Heavy metal devotee and underground writer/editor extraordinaire Nick Cato takes us on a back row tour extremely extreme, metal-friendly cinema.
Video Premiere: False — ‘Neither Path Nor Gate’
May 29, 2019 Shawn Macomber
False adds a striking visual component to the band’s recent Decibel Flexi Series offering “Neither Path Nor Gate.”
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Three Brain-Blasting Heavy Metal Revelations From “Blood On Black Wax”
May 22, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Take an expertly guided tour of heavy metal horror soundscape via the lush, brilliantly curated new book Blood on Black Wax.
Track Premiere & Interview: Temple Koludra — ‘Namarupa’
May 15, 2019 Shawn Macomber
The latest track from German blackened death outfit Temple Koludra is a genre and border busting adventure in heavy metal transcendence.
Track Premiere: Diagonal Path — “The Die-Off”
May 1, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Freya guitarist Brendon Flynn returns with the proggy, atmosphere-heavy Diagonal Path — and we’ve got an exclusive stream of a new track.
Track By Track: Cauldron Burial — “Amanti d’oltretomba”
April 24, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Cauldron Burial is back to give you a little “love from beyond the grave” — and scare the hell out of you to boot.
Full Album Stream: American War Machine — ‘Unholy War’
April 10, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Featuring an all-star line-up and a beyond pissed punk hardcore sound to back it up, American War Machine is here to wage Unholy War on your expectations.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: “Lords of the Deep”/”Where Stars Won’t Shine” Author Patrick Lacey Talks Leviathan Metal
April 3, 2019 Shawn Macomber
It’s time for a crash course in Songs About Sea Monsters with top-shelf metal-head horror novelist Patrick Lacey!
Album Review: VLTIMAS – “Something Wicked Marches In”
March 29, 2019 Shawn Macomber
David Vincent returns to death metal in the form of VLTIMAS.
Track Premiere: Shotgun Sawyer — “Son of the Morning”
March 27, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Shotgun Sawyer are back with a new slab of blues-y doom and more than a bit of sympathy for the devil.
Track Premiere: Florida Man — “Brain Cell”
March 20, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Florida Man is out to break your face with its stellar noise punk/core track “Brain Cell.”
Album Review: Noisem – “Cease to Exist”
March 13, 2019 Shawn Macomber
After four years in purgatory, Noisem are back and ready to reclaim their crown.