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Video Premiere: Unaligned Open Up About Their “Occhiolism”

February 9, 2023

Check out the latest single from Floridian tech-death whippersnappers Unaligned!

Track Premiere: Negative Blast – “Egghead”

February 2, 2023

Hear San Diego punk noiseniks Negative Blast shake it but don’t break it on new single “Egghead.”

Video Premiere: Damien Done – “Pray For Me”

January 31, 2023

Hardcore lifer Damien Moyal (ex Morning Again, Shai Hulud, Culture, As Friends Rust) gets his sad on in the new Damien Done video, “Pray For Me.”

Full Album Stream: Palace of Worms – “Cabal”

January 30, 2023

Though Palace of Worms is now over, hear Cabal briefly breathe new life into this project’s doomed carcass and read an interview with Balan here.

Track Premiere: Plague Bearer – “Antichristian Inquisition”

January 19, 2023

Hear members of Seattle’s Drawn and Quartered reconvene their old black death outfit Plague Bearer and disgorge some fresh bile.

Track Premiere: Vanishment – “Door to Deceit”

January 17, 2023

Hear the thundering new single from Seattle’s Vanishment, featuring ex members of Himsa, Heiress, Hell Promise and other bands that don’t start with “H.”

Video Premiere: God Disease – “Ashes”

January 12, 2023

Finnish death-doom trio God Disease don’t want to brighten up your day with their grim new video for “Ashes.”

Track Premiere: American Standards – “The Tourist”

January 10, 2023

Hear Phoenix metallic hardcore pounders American Standards get heated on new single, “The Tourist.”

Track Premiere: Negative Vortex – “The Burning Orb”

January 5, 2023

Hear Brazil/California death-doom duo Negative Vortex’s latest single from their ambitious double LP debut.

Q&A: SONJA’s Melissa Moore on the Journey To ‘Loud Arriver’

January 4, 2023

Melissa Moore, the architect of Decibel‘s #3 album of 2022, on her long road from goregrind and black metal to heavy metal nirvana.

Video Premiere: Ontborg – “Steps of Damnation”

January 3, 2023

Italian melodic death maulers Ontborg invite you onto the “Steps of Damnation” in their latest video.

Undeath, Sanguisugabogg, Mortuous, Phobophilic Members Reflect On Death Metal In 2022

December 26, 2022

Undeath, Sanguisugabogg, Mortuous, Phobophilic, 200 Stab Wounds, Frozen Soul, and Ripped to Shreds members extol the virtues of death metal in this cutting room floor piece. Only death wears CROCS!

Video Premiere: Spiral Skies – “Into the Night”

December 22, 2022

Swedish psych metal quintet Spiral Skies close out the ridiculous season with a ‘Boogie Nights’-meets-‘Eyes Wide Shut’ video for “Into the Night”

Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren Launches Savage Lands Lottery to Save Costa Rican Forests

December 20, 2022

Win cool items and help save the planet courtesy of Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren’s Savage Lands nonprofit’s new “Lottery of the Trees.”

The Top 5 Bands That Influenced The Abbey

December 19, 2022

Finnish progressive doom outfit The Abbey, featuring members of Hexvessel and Shape of Despair, list their Top 5 Albums that influenced new album, Word of Sin.

Video Premiere: The Bleak Picture – “Tragedy’s Own”

December 15, 2022

Finnish goth-doom duo The Bleak Picture find that (gloomy) sweet spot between Sisters of Mercy and Katatonia in their new video.

Full EP Premiere: Bad Wires – ‘Failed Fables’

December 8, 2022

Louisville power trio Bad Wires invoke the spirit of AmRep-style noise rock past on their new EP, ‘Failed Fables.’

Full Album Premiere: Onhou – ‘Monument’

December 6, 2022

Hear Dutch sludge-doom quartet Onhou get low and slow on their second wretched full-length, ‘Monument.’