Umbra Vitae embrace the calm and chaos of “Ethereal Emptiness.”

Richmond crossover kings Municipal Waste make thrash fun again with Hall of Fame inductee The Art of Partying.

It’s Rust in Peace vs. …And Justice for All in the ultimate thrash showdown.

Return to distant waters with German funeral doom mariners Ahab as they revisit their legendary The Call of the Wretched Sea debut on Live Prey.

Belarus-based black metal duo Dkharmakhaoz drop a karmic demon on new track, “Ascension.” Streaming in full at Decibel while the world succumbs to fiery entropy.

Titan to Tachyons get weird on “Morphing Machineminds.”

All proceeds from the new track — available on the Shrine‘s Bandcamp — will be donated to the legal defense fund for those demonstrating against police brutality.

Check out this full stream of the deep time-inspired debut album from bass-centric Roman black/death duo Thecodontion, plus a brief Q&A for a more thorough understanding of Supercontinent.

Libson, Portugal’s Places Around the Sun is here to take you to the heavy desert stoner rock oasis. Now, drink.

Fallow Heart and Decibel contributor Daniel Lake discuss music journalism cosplay and the recently released Winterfylleth album.