Metal is often a much too serious affair. Just because you’re in front of a camera doesn’t mean you need to be scowling and carving pentagrams into the nearest virgin. But there’s a fine line between being lighthearted and being downright fucking goofy…

Slip beyond the veil with this exclusive premiere of a new Candelabrum song. 

Our Neill Jameson thinks Metalsucks totally missed the point of Nails. Or maybe they’re just baiting you for clicks. 

As a monument to the collapse of one isolated psyche, as an exploration of an emotional sphere often relegated to the unconscious, Neurosis & Jarboe is far more compelling than any other attempt we’ve heard yet.

Former Jar’d Loose frontman Eddie Gobbo returns with Something Is Waiting. And we’ve got a new tune called “Cult House” for you here. 

Our resident bird brain, Waldo of Hatebeak, pecks hard on three diverse new LPs. 

Promoter M A Spiro is looking to offer a better festival experience for the discerning fan metal with the curated Shadow Woods Metal Fest. She talked to us about what campers can expect. 

Read on as we interrogate Convulse leader Rami Jämsä.

Memento Collider
Infectious grooves, alternate realities
dB rating: 9/10

Cleveland, you have yet another reason to celebrate this week. Shed the Skin debut LP is out today!