It’s challenging to look clearly at Mercyful Fate’s masterpiece, Don’t Break the Oath, released 40 years ago today. But our own Justin M Norton gives it a shot. Read here.

This week’s new releases include the latest evil encyclicals from Grave Sermon, God Is An Astronaut, God Dethroned and more!

Stream a new song from funeral sludge practitioners Fórn.

Watch Wisconsin’s heavy hardcore hitters Spread Thin‘s new video, “Gaslit,” from their July album World of Snakes. 

Boston post-metal band Glacier drop the heavy-as-hell new record, A Distant, Violent Shudder tomorrow but you can hear it right NOW!

Wolfheart mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen gives a play-by-play as we premiere his band’s latest and seventh album!

New Zealand is home to some of the most ferocious and feral metal on the planet, and Ifrit is no exception to this legacy of brutality.

Grecian black metal trio Ignominous emerge from the shadows with the the title track from the upcoming debut album Dawn With No Light.

Black ‘n’ rollers Valletta (feat. members of Prayer for Cleansing and Mo’ynoq) share a new song from their upcoming album.

This week’s new releases are particularly ferocious, with the latest from Nails, Concrete Winds, Phenocryst and more!