Blast Worship: Socioclast

February 23, 2021

San Jose trio Socioclast unleash an early contender for grindcore album of the year on Carbonized.

Album Premiere: Coffin Mulch – ‘Septic Funeral’

February 22, 2021

“We really just wanted to write some classic death metal with horror-inspired lyrics, all without taking ourselves too seriously!”

Full Album Premiere: Significant Point ‘Into the Storm’

February 22, 2021

Decibel and Japanese heavy metallers Significant Point team up to fight Kaiju using their new album, Into the Storm, as the soundtrack.

Requiem Metal Podcast Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Neurosis’ ‘Through Silver in Blood’ With Four-Part Series

February 22, 2021

Veteran metal podcasters Jason Hundey and Mark Rudolph record a 10-hour, guest-filled deep dive into Neurosis‘ game-changing 1996 record Through Silver in Blood.

For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Moonspell, Sadistic Drive and Summoning the Lich

February 20, 2021

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on goth metal legends, death metal upstarts and, um, something with “goblin vocals.”

Gravesend: “A True Depiction of Urban Blight and Despair”

February 19, 2021

“Our objective is to bring all the darker elements we enjoy in a multitude of extreme metal genres together for a terrifying soundscape.”

Demo:listen: Degraved

February 19, 2021

Introducing new twisted riffing Seattle death metal duo, Degraved, and their four-song demo, Exhumed Remnants.

Track Premiere: Age of Woe – “Patriarch”

February 19, 2021

Watch death/doom crushers Age of Woe deliver a crusty vision of humanity’s impending future in the new video for “Patriarch.”