After sixteen years of silence, the Swedish epic heavy metal duo, Quicksand Dream, return with their sophomore full length, and we’ve got your first peek with an exclusive stream of “The Girl from the Island.”

Fans of Melechesh, Rotting Christ, Tengger Cavalry and the more extreme moments in the Orphaned Land catalog should absolutely make time for the new album by Singapore “Vedic” metallers Rudra this fall.  The band has been active (and prolific!) since the 90s, and their eighth full-length is due to singe ears and elevate consciousnesses this December.

Venom Prison‘s debut full length is a pissed off, forceful death metal album.

“A shifting vortex of horrific black metal, at first relentless in its force and momentum yet giving way to a metamorphosis that is utterly bleak and haunting. A chilling vocal performance by Hekte Zaren that combines scathing black metal vocals with dismal funeral operatics, sets this gem far apart from the redundant and the mundane.”

Pocho Aztlan
Larga vida a Juan Brujo
dB rating: 8/10

Get creepy with Take Over and Destroy and some creature features in this new video.

Anything pop can do grind can do better.

Who is the cover of the December-streeting Decibel? You’re not fucked or shit outta luck if you have a Decibel subscription. 

On this week’s Demo:listen, we call down the raw and vicious power of Montreal’s Profane Order.

Saxon have enjoyed a prolific career, with a multitude of live albums. Inspired by their upcoming vinyl box set, The Vinyl Hoard, Season of Mist’s Greg Karlowitsch ranks Saxon’s already released live albums from worst to best.