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Full Album Stream: Throwing Bricks & Ontaard –Something to Lose: Live at Roadburn 2025

April 6, 2026

Hear the collaborative performance by Dutch extreme bands Throwing Bricks and Ontaard on a special seven-song set they wrote and composed for Roadburn 2025.

Album Premiere: Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – ‘Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum’

April 2, 2026

Apocalyptic brutal slamming death metal entity Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (OxE) are premiering their LP Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum ahead of its official release on April 3 through Stillbirth/Gore House Productions.

Lovers of Melody and Power Unite! Hyperspace Metalfest VII is Nigh!

April 2, 2026

If melodic and power metal is your bag, give a thought to Vancouver’s Hyperspace Metalfest on April 16-18.

Lyric Video Premiere: Moon Pussy – “Diet of Dirt”

April 2, 2026

Denver noise rockers Moon Pussy exist on a “Diet of Dirt” ahead of their forthcoming album, At The Pace of Outrage, out April 24 via The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Full Album Stream: Splendidula –Absentia

April 1, 2026

Belgian atmospheric black metal outfit Splendidula are born to touch your feelings on new full-length, Absentia.

PRE-ORDER CONVERGE’s ‘Hum of Hurt’ with a Decibel-Exclusive Screen-Printed Sleeve NOW! ONLY 200 AVAILABLE!

April 1, 2026

There are ONLY 200 copies of Converge‘s new LP, Hum of Hurt, on Blood Rose Red vinyl variant featuring a folded silkscreen cover designed by vocalist Jacob Bannon. We got ’em! Don’t wait!

Full Album Stream: Sweat –Tear it on Down

March 30, 2026

Move to the beat of L.A. hardcore punk ’n rollers, Sweat, featuring members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth and Ghostlimb.

Live Review: Emperor + Blood Incantation @ The Concert Hall, Toronto – 3/27/26

March 30, 2026

Read all about it: Emperor and Blood Incantation Kicked off the Emperial Wrath Tour in Toronto on Friday Night!

Track Premiere: Belexum – “Master of Masks”

March 30, 2026

Black/death whirlwind Belexum present their new track “Master of Masks” ahead of their forthcoming, self-titled, debut album, out this year.

EP Spotlight: Object Unto Earth – ‘Memory Tyrant’

March 26, 2026

We present to you Object Unto Earth‘s new EP, Memory Tyrant, out via self-release. We also chatted with the project mastermind about the release.

Track Premiere: American Sharks – “Bang Yer Head” (ft. Balsac of Gwar)

March 25, 2026

Gwar guitarist Balsac helps Austin trio American Sharks bang that head that doesn’t bang on new single, “Bang Yer Head.”

Full Stream: Varmia – ‘lauks’

March 25, 2026

lauks, the new album from Polish black metallers Varmia, is out March 27 via M-Theory Audio. You can pre-order it now, and hear the full stream with us.

Track Premiere: Panopticon – “White Cedars”

March 25, 2026

Panopticon‘s new single “The White Cedars” feels especially evocative; a piece that races across mist-shrouded melancholy and rises to spiritual suspension. Hear it now.

Track Premiere: Bronco Forte – “Sixteen Lanes”

March 23, 2026

Hear L.A. desert rock/neo grunge/heavy psych crew Bronco Forte swerve through “Sixteen Lanes.”

Video Premiere: Annihilus Mundi – “Absolute Terror”

March 19, 2026

Extreme prog metal one-man band Annihilus Mundi return with its newest single and music video “Absolute Terror.” Check out the video with us now.

Album Stream: Everyone Loves Metal Covers of ’80s Hits, Especially Iron Savior!

March 19, 2026

Listen to Iron Savior take on the ’80s via their new covers album Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy.

Full Album Stream: Putred –Blestemul Din Adânc

March 18, 2026

Transylvanian DM upstarts Putred offer up their blood-soaked third full-length, Blestemul Din Adânc.

Video Premiere: Korrosive – “Khaos Unbound”

March 18, 2026

Toronto thrashers Korrosive don’t do subtlety. On “Khaos Unbound,” taken from their latest album Katastrophic Creation, the band delivers a full-speed assault.

Video Premiere: Ravenmocker – “Where the Raven Flies”

March 12, 2026

Check out the new video from Southern California melodic death metal newcomers Ravenmocker “Infallible,” honoring indigenous heritage and melodic sensibilities. 

Full Album Stream: Kallohonka –Lazer Blood

March 11, 2026

Hear Texas noise-damage weirdos Kallohonka bear down with ferocity on proggy debut, Lazer Blood.

Video Premiere: Vanta – ‘Alchemy’

March 11, 2026

Perth’s Vanta don’t treat melodic death metal like a nostalgia exercise. On their debut full-length Perpetual Selection, the band lean into precision, atmosphere, and sheer velocity—but they’re just as concerned with meaning as they are with impact.

Video Premiere: Red Sands – “System”

March 5, 2026

Mexico City modern metallers Red Sands released their new six-track EP, Evocations, back in January. Today they reveal this video is for the track, “System,” a song the band say is at the heart of the recent release.

Full Album Stream: Azken Auzi –Infernua

March 4, 2026

Hear French sludge crushers Azken Auzi grind through six misery-soaked tracks on their new full-length, Infernua.

Video Premiere: Deteriorot – “Fallen Misery”

March 4, 2026

There are death metal bands who chased trends. And then there are bands like Deteriorot—who stayed in the shadows long enough to become part of them. Watch them emerge in the video for “Fallen Misery.”

Track Premiere: Void of Light – “Mirrorings”

March 2, 2026

Hear Scottish post-metal purveyors Void of Light take full advantage of their three-guitar lineup in epic new single, “Mirrorings.”