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Hear the harsh melodicism of Norwegian blackgaze outfit Sundrowned, paying homage to the fall equinox on new full length, Higanbana.

San Francisco post-black metal luminaries Ludicra unveil “In Stable” from their upcoming live digital album, a document of their triumphant hometown return at the Great American Music Hall.

Swedish melodeath mashers After Earth dabble in cannibalism in new video for “Skinwalker.”

Check out the latest colourful concept album from Canada’s Ancient Thrones!

Hear Norwegian crossover cretins Cult Member draw blood on new full-length, GORE.

Elijah Howe, the son of late Metal Church vocalist Mike Howe, discusses his new art/photography book MIKE, which captures Howe as a frontman and father.

German trad metal bashers Firmament spin their classy tales of power and glory on second full-length For Centuries Alive.

Hear Aussie deathcore quartet Nicolas Cage Fighter turn up the heat on I Watched You Burn.

Brutality meets craftsmanship in The Final Void, the crushing new full-length from Wisconsin death dealers YOTUMA—and we’re streaming the entire record exclusively here.

Hear Asheville black ’n’ roll punishers All Hell stomp through the grinding title track to their upcoming album, Sunsetter.

Check out the new album by Sardinian storytellers, Shardana!

Brazilian death thrash trio The Damnation sizzle in new video for “Burning Rain.”

Watch Calgary’s Prisoner, crank the amps and swing for the fences with their new video for “Double Vision.”

The beast is back. Portuguese grindcore crushers Besta re-visit their 2014 homage to John Carpenter, with a fresh mix and new vocals on “Estrela Negra.”

Sludgy North Carolinians Cosmic Reaper fire up some “Bones” in their latest video from new album Bleed the Wicked, Drown the Damned.

Seven years after their punishing debut on Hydra Head Records, Vancouver’s Erosion return with Invasive Species—a filthy, blood-boiling follow-up that finds the band operating at peak ferocity.

Hear bruising secular secular noise rockers, Prayer Group, whip out their big ten-inch… record, Strawberry.

Give the debut album from Floridian alchemists Visitant an advance listen!

Aussie post-black metal madmen Hebephrenique are going off the rails on their frenetic debut Decathexis.

Hardcore Aussies, No Apologies, cope with the pain of a devastating loss on new track “Grief.”

Sandrider’s Jon Weisnewski delivers some grindcore insanity via his latest Nuclear Dudes track, “Truth Paste,” featuring vocalist Brandon Nakamura (ex-Teen Chtulu).

From the smoke-choked crypts of Portland rises Tar Pit, casting long shadows with their latest doom-soaked incantation, “Jubilee.” We’re premiering the video for this haunting slab of eldritch doom—a term the band doesn’t just invoke, but embodies.

Phoenix groovecore brutalizers Incite take us track-by-track through their thrashtastic seventh full-length, Savage New Times.

Crimson Butchery are back with Stalker, their third slab of surgical brutality, and we’re thrilled to slice into the premiere of its gnarly fourth track, “Lab Rat.”

On the eve of a massive Decibel Books announcement, Kevin Stewart-Panko wants you to know what’s on his summer reading list.

Heads for the Dead—helmed by Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath) and Ralf Hauber (Revel in Flesh, ROTPIT)—have emerged from the fog with their fourth full-length, Never Ending Night of Terror. Get a taste now.

Hear Canadian black death warriors Revelator growl their vicious “Death Serenade” on their new single.

No bull, the new video, “Like Moths,” from post-black metal maestros Corridoré is a helluva ride.

Grind legend Takafumi Matsubara (Gridlink, Mortalized) returns with a vengeance in his latest forward-thinking project, Birth and Loss.

Hear Swedish riff-lords Lommi buzz through eight groove-laden tracks on new full-length, 667788.