CLAMFIGHT: MetalSucks Premieres “Brodgar” Single From South Jersey/Philadelphia Sludge Metal Band As Eponymous Fourth LP Nears May 16th Release

photos by Dante Torrieri “…I can almost imagine the fog-draped lands evoked by the track’s title.” – MetalSucks As South New Jersey/Philly-area sludge beasts CLAMFIGHT prepare to self-release their eponymous fourth full-length release in May, MetalSucks is hosting a premiere of Read More …

MIDNIGHT To Release Steel, Rust And Disgust Covers Album May 23rd On Metal Blade Records; “Cleveland Metal” Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Watch/stream MIDNIGHT’s “Cleveland Metal” HERE. Cleveland’s favorite filth metal practitioners, MIDNIGHT, will unleash Steel, Rust And Disgust on May 23rd via Metal Blade Records. One-man-army, Athenar, has been spewing out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits, EPs, and LPs Read More …

LIK: Swedish Death Metallers Present “Morgue Rat” Video/Single; Necro Full-Length Nears Its April 18th Release On Metal Blade Records

Watch/stream LIK’s “Morgue Rat” HERE.  “Morgue Rat” is the latest single from Swedish death metal behemoths, LIK. The track, which features guest vocals by Linnea Landstedt (Tyranex, Ice Age), appears on the band’s  impending fourth full-length album, Necro, set for Read More …

NAMEBEARER: No Clean Singing Premieres “Black Vein, Atom Drum” From Maine Black Metal Duo With Obsidian Tongue And Obsequiae-Live Members; Industries Of The Fading Sun Nears May 2nd Release

photos by Lincoln Sample “The music is wholly immersive and wholly harrowing, earth-shaking and earth-splitting, sweeping in its scale, wave-like in its momentum, and tormented in its mood — briefly broken only by a soft and elegant instrumental interlude.” – Read More …

RADIAN: Akron, Ohio Sludge Metal Crew Alumni Announces Spring 2025 Tour Dates; Third LP Nears Completion

photo by Mike Burns Akron, Ohio-based sludge metal merchants in RADIAN have announced a run of tour dates across the Eastern US throughout the Spring months. The melee begins with a trio of April gigs, including a set at Legalize Read More …

YOUR SPIRIT DIES Presents “Unjust God” Video/Single; My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest Nears Release On MNRK Heavy

Watch YOUR SPIRIT DIES’ “Unjust God” video HERE.  “Unjust God” is the ferocious new single from South Carolina metal/hardcore behemoths YOUR SPIRIT DIES. The track is featured on the band’s full-length debut, My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest, set for Read More …

MISS LAVA: New Noise Premieres “Dark Tomb Nebula” Lyric Video; Under A Black Sun Full-Length To See Release Next Month On Small Stone Recordings

Watch MISS LAVA’s “Dark Tomb Nebula” lyric video HERE. Lisbon, Portugal-based psychedelic rock unit MISS LAVA is pleased to present their lyric video for “Dark Tomb Nebula.” Now playing courtesy of New Noise Magazine, the track comes by way of the band’s Under Read More …

TRIBUNAL: “Incarnadine” Video/Single By Vancouver Orchestral Doom Quintet Now Playing; Anxiously Awaited Second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, Nears April 18th Release On 20 Buck Spin

photos by Sav Bagshaw “Incarnadine” is the harrowing new single and corresponding video from Vancouver, British Columbia’s orchestral doom quintet TRIBUNAL, the new harbinger preceding their second album, In Penitence And Ruin. 2023’s The Weight Of Remembrance debut set a Read More …

DOOMSDAY: Never Known Peace, The Acclaimed Debut Album From Oakland’s Incinerating Thrash/Crossover Outfit, Is Out Now On Creator-Destructor Records + Tour Dates With Iron Front Draw Near

photos by Chris Johnston Never Known Peace, the acclaimed debut LP by Oakland, California-based crossover outfit DOOMSDAY, is out now on Creator-Destructor Records. Formed in 2018 by members from different parts of the Bay Area metal and hardcore scene, DOOMSDAY Read More …