U.K. underground crusty thrash heroes Hellbastard return with the long-delayed video for “Outsider of the Year”

Noisy post-punk/hardcore supergroup Bitter Branches takes a switch to bad cops and inner demons on its latest EP.

Death metal slimecrawlers Wharflurch chomp on shrooms of doom in their new single “Stoned Ape Apocalypse.”

Alchemy of Flesh worship at Morbid Angel’s altar of madness on their debut album, Ageless Abominations.

Cleveland stoner/death quartet Sarcoughagus don’t just hack it, they absolutely crush it, slowly and meaningfully, on their forthcoming debut full-length. Hear the first single from Delusions of the Sick right now.

Clean up your act and hear all of Texas death dealers Imperial Slaughter‘s new LP, …Vile Slobs, before its release this Friday.

Our birdbrain couldn’t land the new Iron Maiden album so it’s some slim peckins this week!

New Jersey crust crew Come Mierda enter the “Warzone” with their new track.

Journey Into Darkness (ex-Sorrow) collapse into symphonic death-black metal on new track “Infinite Universe Infinite Death.”

All ticket options for Converge (performing all of Jane Doe) and Cave In (performing all of Until Your Heart Stops) plus Deadguy, Sacred Reich, Hate Eternal & more at Metal & Beer Fest LA are on sale now.