Label Spotlight: Battleground Records

August 28, 2017

Get to know independent label Battleground Records, headed by Godhunter‘s David Rodgers.

10 Essential Trap Them Songs

August 28, 2017

In the wake of the announcement of Trap Them‘s final shows, we consider ten essential tracks from the metallic hardcore outfit.

Paradise Lost

August 28, 2017

Gothic doom trailblazers Paradise Lost are this week’s Best New Noise.

Top 5 Underrated Thrash Guitarists

August 28, 2017

Certainly, lists polarize, but if anything’s accomplished from this piece it’s awareness of 5 top-level string-burners and their music. Time to thrash ’em all!

Track Premiere: Spirit Adrift – ‘Starless Age (Enshrined)’

August 28, 2017

What may be the doom album of 2017 is coming in October, but you can hear a brand new track from it right now.

Full Album Stream: Dutchguts / Chained to the Dead – “Split”

August 25, 2017

Stream the exhilarating new split from hardcore punk outfit Dutchguts and grinding death metal maniacs Chained to the Dead now!

Track Premiere: The Ditch and the Delta – ‘Till Body Quits’

August 25, 2017

The Ditch and the Delta attracted the attention of Prosthetic Records, who will be re-issuing the band’s debut LP, Hives in Decline.

Ides of Gemini: The Stories Behind Women

August 25, 2017

Ides of Gemini shed light on the women who inspired Women.

Deconstructing the Doom Side of the Moon: An Interview with Kyle Shutt

August 25, 2017

Doom Side of the Moon is a doomed-out interpretation of Pink Floyd’s classic The Dark Side of the Moon. Read an interview with bandleader Kyle Shutt (The Sword) to find out what makes Doom Side tick.