Oakland DIY label Transylvanian Recordings made a lot of waves this year. Listen to some of our favorite Transylvanian albums from 2021 before the new year.

English sci-fi brutal death force Body Asphyxiation Science invades this week’s Demo:listen.

In which Krieg’s frontman focuses on Grinning Death’s Head, Calvary, Pan-Amerikan Native Front and the rising new wave of American Black Metal.

Chilean thrashers Mental Devastation premiere new ripping album The Delusional Mystery of the Self (Part I) (Blood Harvest).

Get a load of this sweet artwork, dedicated to Metallica‘s Ride the Lightning, created to support children’s hospital in need.

Enslaved‘s The Otherworldly Big Band Experience delivered an epic live stream this week. If you missed it, check out their performance of “Bounded By Allegiance.” You can also watch the full livestream through December 24.

Santa’s not looking for cookies, so sweeten up his holiday with Hardywood’s killer Christmas Morning stout.

Boston death thrashers Soul Remnants bring the visual violence on the new clip for “Cult Destroyer.”

Finnish trio Tormentor Tyrant share their vicious self-titled track as a declaration of death metal violence.

Hear Seattle’s Dark Meditation invoke the spirits of black metal’s past with their gothic trad metal.