FOREVER DEAF FEST 2026 Confirms Young Widows As Friday Headliner; Two-Day Event To Descend Upon Chicago April 10th And 11th + Tickets On Sale Now

The seventh edition of FOREVER DEAF FEST – set to descend upon Chicago on April 10th and 11th – is pleased to welcome Young Widows as their Friday headliner! Most recent offering, Power Sucker (2025, Temporary Residence) is the very Read More …

DOWN Drops Special Cover Of Dr. John’s “Right Place, Wrong Time” In Celebration Of Mardi Gras!

Iconic heavy metal supergroup DOWN returns with a special cover of Dr. John’s “Right Place, Wrong Time!” New Orleans native Dr. John was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul, and funk. Read More …

POLY-MATH: English Instrumental Prog/Math Rock Band To Release Fifth LP, Something Deeply Hidden, On The Lasers Edge April 10th; “The Universe As An Engine” Single, Preorders, And UK/EU Tour Dates Posted

photos by Joe Branton Prominent US prog label The Lasers Edge presents the fifth album from English instrumental progressive rock quartet POLY-MATH, Something Deeply Hidden. Based in Brighton and London, POLY-MATH is heavily influenced by early classic prog, Ethio-jazz, post-rock, Read More …

THE MON: The Sleeping Shaman Premieres “Ritual Of Night Violence” Video From Ufomammut Solo Project; Songs Of Embrace LP Nears March 6th Release On Supernatural Cat Records

photos by Simone Muri “It’s a perfect marriage of sound and vision, mirroring the track’s suffocating layers of synthesizers and its slow, hypnotic pull into nocturnal isolation.” – The Sleeping Shaman Songs Of Embrace, the new LP by THE MON Read More …

A WILHELM SCREAM: “I Got Tunnel Vision” Lyric Video Now Playing; Sixth LP, Cheap Heat, Nears February 27th Release On Creator-Destructor Records With Tours Of The Western US, Australia, Japan

photos by Brittany Rosequeen “I Got Tunnel Vision” is the infectious new banger from New Bedford, Massachusetts’ hardcore punk trailblazers A WILHELM SCREAM. The track is the latest warning shot from the band’s impending sixth LP, Cheap Heat, set for Read More …

INGESTED To Release Eighth Studio Album, Denigration, On May 8th Through Metal Blade Records; “Merciless Reflection” Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Watch/stream INGESTED’s “Merciless Reflection” HERE. UK technical death metal stalwarts INGESTED will release their Denigration full-length on May 8th via Metal Blade Records. For nearly two decades, Manchester’s INGESTED has stood as one of the UK’s most uncompromising forces in Read More …

VOID: Louisiana Thrash Outfit Signs To Metal Blade Records; Limited-Edition “Signed In Blood” Merch Available

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the addition of Lafayette, Louisiana thrashers, VOID, to their prestigious roster. “Metal Blade has been a cornerstone for heavy metal for decades,” the band comments, “so joining the roster is an absolute honor Read More …

SUBMASQ: Video Of Rammstein Cover, “Mutter,” Now Playing At MetalSucks; Oedipus EP To See Release This Friday

photo by Alon Levin SUBMASQ, formerly known as Subterranean Masquerade, today unveils their cover of Rammstein’s “Mutter,” through an exclusive video premiere hosted by MetalSucks, as their Oedipus EP nears release on Friday. After 25 years of musical exploration and Read More …

EXHUMED Shares “The Iron Graveyard” Music Video; Red Asphalt Full-Length To Drop February 20th On Relapse Records

“The Iron Graveyard” is the latest slabs of sonic obliteration from gore metal masters EXHUMED. The track comes off the band’s impending Red Asphalt full-length, set for release on February 20th via Relapse Records. Offers EXHUMED’s Ross Sewage on “The Iron Read More …

EMILY RACH BEISEL: Chicago Avant Woodwind Artist/Composer To Release Second LP, Sumptuous Branching, April 10th Via Amalgam; “Cantilevers” Single, Performance Video, Preorders, Tour Dates Posted

photo by Peter Gannushkin Soloist EMILY RACH BEISEL unveils the details of her alluring and introspective second album, Sumptuous Branching, through Chicago’s avant/exploratory label Amalgam in April. EMILY RACH BEISEL is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, educator, curator, and woodwind specialist. Read More …