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Lyric Video Premiere: Torn the F*ck Apart – “A Statement of Malicious Intent”
August 30, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Check out a new track to shred your faces, “A Statement of Malicious Intent” from Torn The F*ck Apart‘s forthcoming album, Kill.Bury.Repeat. out October 6 via Gore House Productions.
Video Premiere: Besta – “Olhar Serafico”
August 30, 2023 J. Andrew
Check out the new music video for Besta‘s song “Olhar Serafico,” off the band’s album Terra Em Desapego, out now via Lifeforce Records.
Album Premiere: Raven Banner – “Rise Up Clan”
August 30, 2023 Sean Frasier
Raid the day with Swedish melodeath merauders Raven Banner and listen to their Viking-themed debut two days early.
Blast Worship: Cave Moth
August 29, 2023 Gene Meyer
Hear Florida grind battalion Cave Moth administer a healthy dose of “Adderall grind” on Paralytic Love.
Witness Chamber Release Metallic Hardcore EP, True Delusion
August 28, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to the new EP from Witness Chamber.
Album Premiere: Bergfried – ‘Romantik II’
August 28, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Hear Ancient Mastery mainman and prolific multi-instrumentalist Erech Leleth indulge his old-school heavy metal itch with Bergfried.
Album Premiere: Graveripper’s “Seasons Dreaming Death”
August 24, 2023 Justin Norton
Hear Indianapolis black/speed metal merchants Graveripper rip this and all hell on their debut LP, Seasons Dreaming Death, in advance of its August 25 release.
Track Premiere: Equivocator – “Axiomatic”
August 23, 2023 Dillon Collins
New Jersey based progressive/angular metal duo Equivocator drop their eponymous EP this September through Nefarious Industries. Get a first taste here.
Full Album Premiere: Nixil – “From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire”
August 23, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Baltimore-based psychedelic black metalllers Nixil‘s full stream of their forthcoming album From the Wound Spilled Forth the Fire before its August 25 release
Track By Track: Shepherds Reign – “Ala Mai”
August 23, 2023 Sean Frasier
Polynesian metal quartet Shepherds Reign share the intense themes behind their upcoming record in this exclusive track by track exploration.
Track Premiere: Rid of Me – ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Die’
August 22, 2023 Emily Bellino
Philly noise punk crew Rid of Me regale you with a breakup song.
Blast Worship: Chiens
August 22, 2023 Gene Meyer
Hear French blasters Chiens deliver a bit of the ol’ grindviolence.
Track Premiere: Caged – ‘The Messiah Draws Near’
August 21, 2023 Emily Bellino
“The Messiah Draws Near,” as does a new album from Philadelphia sludge purveyors Caged.
Video Premiere: death pose – “Brief Candles”
August 17, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from Chicago-based post-hardcore/noise rock crew death pose.
The Keening (ex-SubRosa) Announce Debut LP, ‘Little Bird,’ Reveal Title Track’s Stunning Video
August 17, 2023 Albert Mudrian
Watch the Keening‘s arresting video, “Little Bird,” and pre-order their debut LP, out October 6 via Relapse.
Track Premiere: Strangelight – ‘Power, Rent, Control’
August 17, 2023 Shane Mehling
Spend two minutes with Bay Area quartet Strangelight, featuring members of Kowloon Walled City and Transistor Transistor, and then spend way more recovering from the aural beating.
Track By Track: Celestial Sanctuary – “Insatiable Thirst For Torment”
August 16, 2023 Sean Frasier
UK deathbringers Celestial Sanctuary dig into the viscera of Insatiable Thirst For Torment in this track by track dissection.
Track Premiere: Auriferous Flame – “Beyond Light, Beyond Reason”
August 15, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Hear Spectral Lore mastermind Ayloss indulge his black/thrash metal impulse via Auriferous Flame‘s new bludgeoning riff-fest.
Boston Hardcore Band Move Release Their Debut Album, Black Radical Love
August 14, 2023 Emily Bellino
Black Radical Love is out now on Triple B Records.
EP Premiere: Necronomicon Ex Mortis Mix Shredding Death Metal and Horror On Silver Bullet
August 10, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take a listen to the new EP by Chicago horror shredders, Necronomicon Ex Mortis!
Track Premiere: Witching – ‘Incendium’
August 9, 2023 Emily Bellino
Rising Philly-based extreme metal act Witching unveil the title track from new album, Incendium.
Full Album Premiere: Celestial – “Broken Vows & the Unspoken Truth”
August 9, 2023 Sean Frasier
Indonesian moshers Celestial emerge from the night sky with their debut album of emotive and progressive death metal.
Full Album Stream: Distention – “Nothing Comes from Death”
August 8, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to Nothing Comes from Death, the debut album from Pennsylvania tech-death band Distention.
Track Premiere: Dismal Aura – “Les Allumettieres”
August 7, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Canadian black metal trio Dismal Aura return with the first notes of new music form their forthcoming LP, Imperium Mortalia, due out September 29.
Track Premiere: Drowned – “Chryseos Vas”
August 3, 2023 Chris Dick
Fabled German death metallers Drowned premiere new song “Chryseos Vas” off their upcoming new album, Procul His. Streaming in old-school filth and brutality only at Decibel.
Track Premiere: Blessed Black – “Unable”
August 2, 2023 Sean Frasier
Midwestern doom crew Blessed Black spread their wings with the powerful ballad “Unable.” Bang your head before the EP comes out September 1st.
Full Album Stream: DECOHERENCE Order
July 27, 2023 Cody Davis
Enigmatic U.K. black metal innovators Decoherence weave an intricate tapestry of influences, blending cold and experimental black metal with avant-garde dissonance.
Video Premiere: Friendship Commanders – “Vampire”
July 27, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch doom-fueled Nashville duo Friendship Commanders present a new video for “Vampire” from their upcoming album Mass, out September 29.
Full Album Stream: Organ Dealer – “The Weight of Being”
July 27, 2023 Dillon Collins
Hear New Jersey’s grindcore berserkers Organ Dealer bring barbwire laced riffs and blast beat fever to their long-awaited sophomore album The Weight of Being.
Track By Track: Quiet Man – “The Starving Lesson”
July 26, 2023 Sean Frasier
Philadelphia sludge eulogists Quiet Man smash silence with a track-by-track guide to their dark new record, The Starving Lesson.