Nick Bowcott to Join Grim Reaper for Two US Shows

October 5, 2016

The NWOBHM band’s original guitarist will join them for two shows in Los Angeles and Phoenix on their upcoming tour.  

FACE OF OBLIVION Does Death Metal Duet with a little kid on “AOKIAGAHARA”

October 5, 2016

No, you’re not hallucinating. There really is a child’s voice in the new Face of Oblivion. 

Video Premiere: Counterparts – ‘Stranger’

October 4, 2016

Counterparts combines emotional lyrics with aggressive hardcore in their new music video for “Stranger.” 

Harder They Wreck: Homewrecker roll out “Prophet Liar”

October 4, 2016

No matter how many times you cop this new Homewrecker track, “Prophet Liar,” you still won’t be able to wait for the Ohio-based crossover kings’ new EP, Extinction by Design.

Justify Your Shitty Taste: Bathory “Requiem”

October 4, 2016

Put down the Yellow Goat pressing of the first Bathory album you paid $500 for on eBay, and spend some time with the overlooked gem that is Requiem.

Defying the Metastasis: Full Album Stream from Chicago’s Polyptych

October 4, 2016

Chicago, Illinois has long been home to some of the harshest, ugliest metal sounds, and Polyptych continue the tradition in splendid form.

Video Premiere: Rising – ‘Death of a Giant’

October 3, 2016

Rising took the stage at Roskilde Festival to play for the biggest crowd of their career. They recorded it for a music video for “Death of a Giant.” 

Parking Lot Eternal: A Belated Elegy For Dave Donahue

October 3, 2016

A few months after Heavy Metal Parking Lot celebrated its 30th anniversary, we remember the life of Dave Donahue, who made a short appearance in the film but left a lasting impression on his younger brother and friends. 

Oathbreaker

October 3, 2016

Rheia
Dawn of a different apocalypse
dB rating: 8/10

STREAMING: Kyy “Legio Serpenti”

October 3, 2016

If Sarcofago, Watain, and Beherit got into a winner-takes-all fist fight, it might end up sounding like Kyy. If chaos, disorder, fervent calls to the Nameless One are our future, then Kyy might be the soundtrack to it all.