Prepare to consume “Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume” in liquid form at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest!

Every artist eventually faces a bad review of their work. But a very public reaction to that review invites even more negative criticism.

Cleric draw straight lines (through tesseracts) connecting quantum physics to Stephen King and Thom Yorke.

On this week’s Demo:listen we invite some of our friends to share their favorite demos of 2017, while we count down some demo highlights of the year that—for whatever reason—we never got a chance to feature.

We’re constantly curating playlists at Apple Music and Spotify; here’s some info on what you’ll find over there.

What’s it like to suddenly find oneself a member of grind lagends/trailblazers Napalm Death? Touring guitarist John Cooke gives us an inside look.

From the sewers of Romania comes Rotheads, carriers of gnarly death metal. Check out this exclusive premiere of the title track from their debut full length, Sewer Fiends.

Brazilian percussive drone/noise/punk trio Deafkids rule harder than you might expect.

Christmas is TOMORROW, but you have nothing to worry about thanks to these awesome gifts that don’t require any shipping. Happy holidays!

Our resident birdbrains says goodbye and good riddance to 2017 with his end-of-year list.