Deathrash Armageddon is a Japanese label that releases a number of raw thrash and black metal bands. 

Throughout rock ‘n’ roll history (we’re talking proto-metal here), J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have influenced heavily. Whether it’s lyrical references or inspiration — such as Led Zeppelin‘s “The Battle of Evermore” and “Ramble On” or Rush‘s “The Necromancer” and Rivendell” or Black Sabbath‘s “The Wizard” — or bands taking Tolkien-named places, things, persons to call their own, rock, metal, and all their relevant sub-genres owe much to Tolkien. Death metal and black metal, of course, are no exception.

Bardspec explore soundscapes on “Fire Tongue.”

Get to know your Decibel Metal & Beer Fest breweries. Today we can chat with Californian crushers, Three Weavers, brewers of the Prosthetic Records collaboration Blood Junkie. 

Ain-Soph Aur
Denver doom/sludge duo wax ecstatic, cowboy-style
dB rating: 8/10

Obsidian Shrine wage sonic warfare against all religious institutions on Infernal, their blistering black metal demo.

Get a sneak peek at the special features included with award-winning black metal documentary Blackhearts. 

Kvelertak catch up with Anchors to Asphalt to talk touring, band origins and headlining shows.

A year is just a year. But oh what a year it was: Death, Napalm Death, Mayhem, Bathory, Sodom, Anthrax and more!

Obelyskkh deliver a slab of crushing doom on “Northern Lights.”