Shawn Macomber
Wrekmeister Harmonies Give A Master Class in Unorthodox Heaviness
April 11, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Want to find out more about how Wrekmeister Harmonies learned to sonically collapse your consciousness? Of course you do!
Exclusive Excerpt: How Randy Blythe Joined Burn the Priest
April 5, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Read an exclusive excerpt from Decibel’s May 2018 cover story detailing frontman Randy Blythe’s decision to join the Burn the Priest ranks in the mid-1990s.
People of the Mosh: Elie Wiesel’s Son Elisha On Metal Misfits, Hardcore Matinees & Forging Identity in the Punk Underground
April 4, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Howie Abrams interviews Elisha Wiesel.
Track Premiere: Nigredo – “Sons of Worthlessness”
March 28, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Athens, Greece power duo Nigredo brings the danger with its dark, diverse take on dissonant black metal.
Rage Without End: Peerless Hardcore Archivist Sunny Singh is Taking hate5six 24-7
March 21, 2018 Shawn Macomber
The best goddamn producer of scene-documenting live hardcore videos of all time is taking his game to the next level. And you can help.
Track Premiere: Aux Era Take Fools to Post-Everything School On Dazzling “Remedial Math”
March 14, 2018 Shawn Macomber
New York City’s Aux Era shows us their work on the dazzling new track “Remedial Math.”
Win or Learn: 20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media Square Up for Migration Fest II
March 9, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the pit… Migration Fest returns…
Full Album Stream: Brutality, Beauty & Esoteric Grandeur Abound on Starkweather/Concealment Split
March 7, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Philly metalcore legends Starkweather and Portugese mindfuckers Concealment invite you to hail the new new flesh on epic split CD.
The Hardcore Archivist: Gavin Blosser On Keeping the 90s Underground Flame (And T-Shirt Designs) Alive
February 21, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Want to be stylish and true ’till death? Hardcore Archive T-Shirts has got you covered.
How Denver Post-Hardcore Brawlers Fathers Found Their Fighting Spirit
February 14, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Are you mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? Denver’s Fathers is here to help.
Album Review: The Atlas Moth – “Coma Noir”
February 5, 2018 Shawn Macomber
The Atlas Moth are our Best New Noise.
Italian Grind Legends Cripple Bastards Take On “The Outside World” Via 30th Anniversary Singles Box Set
January 31, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Italian grind institution Cripple Bastards can’t stop, won’t stop. Our exclusive interview.
Ex-Anthrax/Armored Saint Vocalist John Bush Talks ’84 Tour With Metallica in Exclusive “The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal” Clip
January 17, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Check out an exclusive clip from the revelatory new documentary The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal.
Dan Vadim Von & Scott Fuller On What It’s Like to Earn Those Coveted (Morbid) Angel Wings
January 10, 2018 Shawn Macomber
See what makes the Morbid Angel new blood gush.
Morbid Angel: The Cult Files
January 3, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Meet the vanguard of the rising global Morbid Angel cult…
Masters Degrees From the Exit Wound & Grind Curries: John Cooke On Life in Napalm Death
December 27, 2017 Shawn Macomber
What’s it like to suddenly find oneself a member of grind lagends/trailblazers Napalm Death? Touring guitarist John Cooke gives us an inside look.
Visual Violence: Artist Ken Coleman On Envisioning Morbid Angel’s “Kingdoms”
December 20, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Go behind the scenes with visual artist Ken Coleman for the inside story on the creation of the striking album artwork for the latest Morbid Angel record.
Track Premiere: Barren Womb — “Crook Look”
December 13, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Norway noise rock duo Barren Womb get their AmRep on via this exclusive premiere.
The Deep, Dark Heavy Metal Roots of Occult Horror Comic New Canaan
December 6, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Welcome to New Canaan, where the panics are all satanic and the metals ultra heavy.
Track Premiere: Come Back From the Dead — “Caro Data Vermibus
November 29, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Spanish death metal rises courtesy a sick new track from Come Back From the Dead.
Invoking La Bruja Encabronada: Orange is the New Black’s Jessica Pimentel Joins Brujeria
November 22, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Jessica Pimentel of Alekhine’s Gun and Orange is the New Black talks her wild ride as the newest member of the mighty Brujeria.
Track Premiere: House of Low Culture — “The Pervasive Mind”
November 15, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Check out the first new recorded music from Aaron Turner’s House of Low Culture in four years!
Track Premiere: Chris Alexander – “Blood Church”/”The Quiet Life of Martha Morris”
November 1, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Sublime dark cult arts universe world-builder Chris Alexander premieres two exclusive tracks off his new solo record Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll.
Channeling the Divine Feminine Life Force: Karyn Crisis on Metal, Mediumship, and Her New Book
October 18, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Underground legend Karyn Crisis on life, music, art, writing a book, and her experiences as spirit medium and healer.
Full Album Stream: Cable — “It Cost Me Everything 1994-1995”
October 11, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Take a trip down memory lane with Connecticut noisecore trailblazers Cable.
Still Not Forgetting the Struggle, Still Not Forgetting the Streets: Legendary Warzone Singer Honored In NYC Twenty Years After Death
October 4, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Check out video of underground hardcore heroes paying tribute to fallen Warzone singer Raybeez at last weekend’s tribute show.
Track Premiere: Belus – ‘Avarice’
September 27, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Check out a track from the upcoming Belus record, featuring members of Woe and Mortals.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Deadguy “Screamin’ With the Deadguy Quintet”
September 20, 2017 Shawn Macomber
You’re an adult now. It’s okay to give the post-Huckins/Singer Deadguy EP another chance.
Track Premiere: Low Estate “Masked Illusion” (Featuring Dwid from Integrity)
September 13, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Check out a visceral, disquieting slab of blackened metallic hardcore courtesy Low Estate, featuring guest vocals from Dwid Hellion of Integrity