Nick Heigelmann of the great 90s melodic death metal act The Year of Our Lord returns with Sun in Shadows, a preconception-obliterating new record, and — seen for the first time ever here — a new video.

Brain Tentacles stay weird.

Bones dig up a festering new track.

Detroit thrash city crossover crushers Plague Years unveil new video, announce October tour dates.

We have a limited number of advance copies of the November issue of Decibel, featuring a flexi disc with an exclusive new previously unreleased track from Opeth, available now. Don’t blow it.

Leeds grinders Ona Snop deliver spazztic blurs of goofy buzzsaw powerviolence that are as blistering as they are irreverent.

Get an afternoon dose of metal thrashing death from L.A.’s Infirmity!

German black metal upstarts Grabunhold stream new EP, Unter dem Banner der Toten, their first for German indie Iron Bonehead Productions.

“Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.” —Robert G. Ingersoll

“Just Metal” tickets for for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: LA are just $25 until Sept 22. Only 100 available. Hurry!