In our Hall of Fame piece on 1992’s Neurosis‘ Souls at Zero, though, we had the unique opportunity to speak with former members Simon McIlroy (keyboards, samples, etc.) and Adam Kendall (film loops, color wheels, other visual elements), two super friendly guys with a lot to contribute.  Today, we offer the outtakes from our conversation with Mr. McIlroy. 

Listen to Shaarimoth‘s excellent metal of death in “Faceless Queen of Bloodstained Dreams”. We’ve already bowed to our new god. Now, it’s your turn.

Go behind the scenes in this Killswitch Engage documentary. 

The Well-Intentioned Virus
Shaking off the slumber
dB rating: 8/10

X-Mas off, cuz I have to yell at my family, while watching Football, and yelling at Football. 

80’s Brazilian thrashers The Mist are finally seeing the first North American and European release of their 1989 debut, Phantasmagoria. 

Black metal favorites Panopticon record a crushing, nearly seven-minute epic for the Decibel Flexi Series. If you want one, you’ll need a deluxe Decibel subscription by December 20. 

Before you put 2016 to rest, here’s one last black metal victory to serve as an elegy.

Between the epic Gods of Violence, The Decibel Magazine Tour and this band new flexi disc, 2017 sure looks like the year of thrash metal godfathers Kreator. 

Happy Hump Day, Candiria fans! The band has dropped a new live video for “Wandering Light” and announced both East and West Coast runs in 2017.