Can you take a punch from Portuguese crossover killers Bas Rotten?

Wake vocalist Kyle Ball and friends reimagine A.D: Earth from a blackened punk aesthetic.

Heed Trillionaire‘s advice: when all hope is gone, head to “The Golden Goat.”

TV Haugaland producer Dag Olav Husås embarks homeward with Norwegian legends Enslaved in new docu-series.

Some tragic news has come down the pipeline this week with the revelation that former Shallow North Dakota drummer/vocalist Tony Jacome has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Allagash Brewing Company’s Coolship Red lambic is a nectar made by mortals, fit for the gods.

This week’s edition is full of pleasant surprises, including new releases from Gatecreeper, Deeds of Flesh and more!

Molten Chains, one of the most extraordinary new bands in the metal underground, on sophomore album Torment Enshrined, which blends heavy metal, prog, black and death, Shakespearean themes and sorcerous vocals into one mind-blowing sound.

Hear Under the Skin, the debut EP from post-apocalyptic noise stalker Trace Amount as uncompromisingly remixed by Pig Destroyer’s Blake Harrison.

We have a limited number of advance copies of the March issue of Decibel, featuring our an exclusive new flexi disc single from Swedish death/thrash kings the Crown.