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Austrian trad metal combo Venator offer up 10 new fist-pumping anthems on their latest full-length, Psychodrome.

Hear Mexican blackened doom dealers Tenebrae make their burnt offerings to the forgotten gods on new debut, Los Dioses Ausentes.

The guitarist shares how formless black metal took shape around Cainhurst Castle.

London’s crossover metal maniacs Inhuman Nature return with Greater Than Death, their long-awaited sophomore album, out April 25 via Church Road Records.

The cultiest of cult UK doom bands, Pagan Altar, return with new (old) material unearthed from some of former vocalist Terry Jones’ last writing sessions.

For nearly 15 years, Belgium’s Reject the Sickness have toed the line between razor-sharp aggression and melodic introspection, but with their new single “Signs of the End,” they tear through it entirely.

Divide and Dissolve vocalist Takiaya Reed talks grief, joy and Black liberation in the eve of new LP Insatiable.

Check out the latest single and first video from new grinders Defigurement!

In the final installment of our conversation with the vocalist, the trio confronts the transformation of “nerd culture.”

Experimental Italian band SVNTH share their new record, Pink Noise Youth, with us before the rest of the world. It drops officially on April 18 via These Hands Melt Records.

From the blazing crucible of Pueblo, death/thrash newcomers Panpsychism are out to make their presence known with Imperfect Mortality, their debut full-length recorded at Hahn Audio.

Post-punk, industrial Chicago trio Burndy tune out the “Static” on new single from their self-titled debut.

Rimouski, Quebec space-themed, orchestral metal band Vortex are dropping their concept EP Alien Realms tomorrow. Before it gets released everywhere, you can stream it here.

Canadian atmospheric black metal trio A Flock Named Murder barely come up for air on blistering new epic “To Drown in Obsidian Tides.”

The USBM pillar shines a light on how gaming help shepherd him down his blackened path.

Ohio stoner doom stalwarts Moontemple honor Egyptian god “Horus” in their new beard-forward video.

We don’t know how well you know our Kevin Stewart-Panko, but his review of the Toronto stop of the Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass tour might help…

Australian old-school death metallers Anoxia are dropping their first full-length, Revel in Sin, on April 17 via Brilliant Emperor and Gutter Prince Cabal. Check out the video for “Rule By Cold Steel”

Check out the wild, wacky world of Mexican-American death metal veterans, Rottenness!

South Jersey melodic death fire-breathers Chronepsis go to battle on debut mini-album Weight of Eternity.

Here are the 48 different beers (and meads) that “Metal & Beer” ticket holders are entitled to sample at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest on April 4-5 in Philly!

Portland, OR band These Cursed Hands just dropped a video for “Perihelion” from their latest EP, Intelligent (RE)Design, released November of last year. Check it out here.

Swedish death crushers Övervåld stomp their HM-2 pedals with impunity and bring the (sonic) rot in their new video for “Förruttnelse.”

COGAS premiere new track “The Noble Rot” from upcoming album Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost.

Swedish metallic hardcore quintet Obstruktion are here to “Sow Fear” on the new track from their second full-length, The End Takes Form.

Athenian progressive metalers Calyces share their new album, Fleshy Waves of Probability, out on March 21. It’s a mix of ’00s sludge prog metal with ’70s progressive rock influences, and you can hear it below.

Experience the cinematic strangeness and lack of disgustingness of Barren Womb‘s new video!

Hear the goth metal incantations of Seattle quintet Dark Meditation on their new Where the Darkness Bleeds mini-album.

Annual festival of suds and thuds moves to the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver; 3-Day & 2-Day ticket pre-sales begin Wednesday, March 19 at 11am MT.

Long-running Italian post-hardcore and noise punk force STORMO return with Tagli/Talee. Hear it here before it release on March 21 via Prosthetic Records.