Pittsburgh’s Brown Angel don’t want to crush you. They want you to listen as they crush themselves. 

Kai Hansen kicks off his solo career with a music video for his new song, “Born Free,” featuring soaring vocals and intense riffing. 

Whatever trajectory Heathen Beast were on seems to have led them to self-destruct, and whether that is permanent or simply a momentary lapse is unclear.  Before they broke up, however, they left us with twelve impressive diatribes and responses to the following questions.

Hear the debut album from Nomad Stones — featuring Cave In’s Adam McGarth and JR Conners — in full. 

Feast on the brutal screamo/grind vibes of Knife Hits with this track premiere.

Every so often, we take a little time on Mondays to pay tribute to the Muthas! That is, reprinting the adorable metal/maternal Q&As that run in the magazine. Today, enjoy Justin Norton’s September 2014 chat with Ana Ramirez and Andrea Gonzalez, muthas of Mario Moreno and Jadran “Conan” Gonzalez of Exmortus.

It’s time to get that neighbour with the yappy dog to move, finally. Our friends at f.y.e. are offering (on their site and in stores) the latest albums you need for that last big push to get the Smiths to move to the next county over. And never consider move back to your neighbourhood. 

Belgian death-grind outfit Aborted just celebrated their 20th Anniversary. Well, last year they did. But think of it. 20 years of death, grind, and chopping up listeners into little sanguine bits. The group’s new album, Retrogore, isn’t too far removed from its predecessors, but where it stands on its own, is in the songwriting.

Dungeon Bastards
10-Sided DIEDIEKILLKILL
dB rating: 8/10

The anti-everything iconoclasm this election season deserves.