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Track Premiere: Darkened – “1000 Years”
August 19, 2020 Sean Frasier
Eagerly anticipated death metal collective Darkened drag you through a perilous nightmare in their new single “1000 Years.”
Blast Worship: Snarler
August 18, 2020 Gene Meyer
Nova Scotia trio Snarler deliver a bit of the ol’ ultra grindviolence.
Ontario doom-duo Vile Creature host interactive record-release concert tonight!
August 14, 2020 Aaron Salsbury
Glory, Glory! The Vile Creature interactive live stream adventure/performance goes TONIGHT!
Darker Than Darker Than Black: U.S. Black Metal Artist Galdr Rages Against Fascism
August 13, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Draugr, the multi-instrumentalist of the U.S. black metal bands Galdr, Ancalagon and Obscurum, pens an op-ed on his anti-racist political awakening in underground black metal.
Track Premiere: Vulnere — “And They Fall”
August 12, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Rising Portland, Oregon death metallers Vulnere mine some of the greatest extremely extreme ore of yore for killer track “And They Fall.”
Track Premiere: The Infernal Sea – “Befallen Order”
August 12, 2020 Sean Frasier
Black metal plaguewielders The Infernal Sea continue their unholy crusade with the ripping new single “Befallen Order.”
Blast Worship: Ixias
August 11, 2020 Gene Meyer
Find out why D.C. grind duo Ixias are the first double-dip in Blast Worship history.
Video Premiere: Intoxicated – ‘Walled’
August 10, 2020 Albert Mudrian
When it’s time crossover death/thrash, Florida’s Intoxicated will crossover death/thrash hard.
Miss ’90s Alt-Metal? Then Get to Know Narrow Head
August 10, 2020 Andrew Bonazelli
’90s fans, Narrow Head are here so you no longer need to pretend that any of the Helmet, Quicksand or Smashing Pumpkins reunion material is actually good.
Decibel Is Looking for an Extremely Extreme App Developer
August 10, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Do you develop apps/type code with one hand while putting up the horns with the other? Get in touch right away!
Podcast “Y’all Can Stay At My Place” Keeps Tour Life Real
August 7, 2020 Michael Wohlberg
The new podcast hosted by members of Rosetta and Constants hears from members of Oxbow, Intronaut and several others about wonderful, horrible, mundane life of a touring musician.
The Primal Heart of Humanity: Metallic Hardcore Supergroup Tooth and Claw Tap Transcendent Heaviness on “Kiss of Night”
August 5, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Members of Earth Crisis, Catharsis, and Die Young bare both Tooth and Claw on this exclusive premiere.
Album Premiere and Interview: Vassafor – ‘To the Death’
August 5, 2020 Sean Frasier
New Zealand black metal duo Vassafor conjure demons and new plagues on their new uncompromising masterpiece To the Death.
Track Premiere: Fawn Limbs ‘The Vermin Massif’
August 4, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Mathgrind/noise trio Fawn Limbs unveil the first track from their forthcoming LP, Sleeper Vessels. Hold on to your faces!
#SaveOurStages: Take Action to Save Independent Venues
August 4, 2020 Emily Bellino
Independent venues need our help. Tell your legislator to #SaveOurStages.
Blast Worship: Houkago Grind Time
August 4, 2020 Gene Meyer
Ripped to Shreds main man Andrew Lee gets his blast on with Houkago Grind Time
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Dark Truth Stout
July 31, 2020 Nick Green
You can’t handle the truth. You want answers?! Reach for a bottle of Boulevard Brewing Co‘s Dark Truth Stout
Philly Rising: Benefit Comp “19 Notes on a Broken System” Slays & Heals
July 29, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Ready to grind, thrash, and pummel your way to a better world? So are the artists on this extremely extreme benefit comp.
Album Premiere: Dystopia A.D. – ‘Rise of the Merciless’
July 29, 2020 Sean Frasier
Perfectly named for the end-days, melodeath duo Dystopia A.D. indulge prog and shred whims on their upcoming album, Rise of the Merciless.
Album Premiere: Deathstorm – For Dread Shall Reign
July 28, 2020 Dutch Pearce
An early full album stream of For Dread Shall Reign, the brand-new record from three-headed Austrian thrash beast Deathstorm.
Inhalement Release New EP “Eternally Stoned”
July 28, 2020 Gene Meyer
Drop out of life with the new Inhalement EP, Eternally Stoned, in hand.
Track Premiere: Cultus Profano: ‘Towards The Temple of Darkened Fates, Op. 19’
July 27, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Cultus Profano‘s Accursed Possession is due out August 28 via the always fantastic Debemur Morti Productions. We’ve got the record’s new single, “Towards The Temple of Darkened Fates, Op. 19,” NOW.
Exclusive Excerpt: “The Blood and The Sweat: The Story of Sick of it All’s Koller Brothers”
July 22, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Everything you ever wanted to know about Sick of it All, but were afraid to ask.
Album Premiere: Temple of Dread – ‘World Sacrifice’
July 22, 2020 Sean Frasier
Death metal enforcers Temple of Dread prep a pyre for Earth’s burning on their sophomore LP, World Sacrifice. Out July 24 from Testimony Records.
Track Premiere: Unruly – “Unruly Family”
July 21, 2020 Sean Frasier
Featuring members of Meth Drinker, New Zealand sludge fiends Unruly leave your ear drums feeling like ground meat with their new single “Unruly Family.” Unruly’s self-titled LP is out July 31st from Sludgelord Records.
Obscene Extreme Fest, in YOUR Home
July 16, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Extremely extreme… er, Obscene Extreme Broadcasting, NOW ON AIR!
Track Premiere: New Noisemakers Doubtfire Ride Hard on “Bronze Bull”
July 16, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Advance listening of the new EP by these avant-calamity creators!
Video Premiere: Geist & the Sacred Ensemble – “Closed Eye”
July 16, 2020 Sean Frasier
Pacific Northwest doom-folk collective Geist & the Sacred Ensemble share the meditative, ominous video of “Closed Eye” from their upcoming LP, Waning Hymns.
Track Premiere: Psychosomatic – ‘We Don’t Trust You’
July 15, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Unsung California thrash heroes Psychosomatic return with their first new song in five years.
Track Premiere: Sheenjek—”Monkey Brains”
July 15, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Ready for some stoner post-punk psych rock to help you get in touch with your inner simian? Sheenjek is here to oblige with the raucous “Monkey Brains.”