ZERO HOUR: Revered Progressive Metal Outfit Returns With New EP, No Man’s Land, To Be Released Through The Band’s Own CynNormal Lab Recordings On October 16th; Song And Preorders Posted

Long-running California progressive metal icons ZERO HOUR present their new EP, No Man’s Land. ZERO HOUR’s new studio EP No Man’s Land sees the revered band’s incredibly technical and dynamic prowess put on full display, as expected from this top-tier Read More …

THE NIGHT ETERNAL: German Heavy Metallers Drop “Eurydice (Don’t Look Back)” Video; Cold Velvet Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records!

Watch/stream THE NIGHT ETERNAL’s “Eurydice (Don’t Look Back)” HERE. German melancholic heavy metal outfit THE NIGHT ETERNAL today presents their video for “Eurydice (Don’t Look Back).” The track comes by way of the band’s critically adored Cold Velvet full-length out Read More …

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY + THE SWORD Announce US Co-Headlining Tour; Tickets On Sale This Friday!

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will return to US stages this Fall on a co-headlining tour with THE SWORD! The two-week journey will commence on November 2nd in Buffalo, New York and run through November 19th in Pensacola, Florida. Additional support will be provided Read More …

AFROFUTURISTICS: Treble Premieres Title Track To The Enigmatic, The Debut From Chicago Jazz Fusion/Hip-Hop Group Featuring Sons Of Ra Members; EP Out Now + Release Show Takes Place Saturday

photo by Katia Sentry Treble has just premiered a new video for “The Enigmatic,” the title track to the debut from Chicago-based ensemble AFROFUTURISTICS. The AFROFUTURISTICS ensemble blends the idioms of cosmic jazz fusion and experimental hip-hop, the collective defined Read More …

SALVATION: Chicago Noise Rock Trio To Release Fifth LP, The Haunted, Through Reptilian Records On October 16th; “Already Dead” Streaming + Preorders Posted

photos by Ryan Bardsley The noisemongering miscreants at Reptilian Records presents The Haunted, the slamming fifth LP by Chicago-based noise rock trio SALVATION. Since the release of their first album in 2015, SALVATION has hammered the masses with a pummeling Read More …

FOREIGN BODY: Decibel Magazine Premieres “When Sex Is Not Enough” By Brooklyn Noise Rock Punks; Second LP, Libertine, Nears September 11th Release On Brutal Panda Records + Tour Draws Near

photos by Leah Komos “…the track roils, throbs and abrades with abandon.” – Decibel Magazine  Decibel Magazine is hosting the premiere of “When Sex Is Not Enough,” by Brooklyn-based noise rock/punk outsiders FOREIGN BODY, the latest single preceding the band’s Read More …

LAVISHER: Chicago Velvet Grunge/Space Rock Group Drops “Preemptive Waltz” Video And Announces October Tour With Sungaze; Second LP, Aligned & Vital, Out Now On Nefarious Industries

photo by Lena Jackson Chicago’s self-dubbed velvet-grunge group LAVISHER presents a new video for “Preemptive Waltz,” the song found on the band’s second LP, Aligned & Vital, released last November on Nefarious Industries. “The waltz is the eternal dance of Read More …

KRALLICE Presents “Kill The Guardian” Single; Scour Order Full-Length To See Release September 18th On Profound Lore Records

“Kill The Guardian” is the latest single from long-running black metal juggernaut, KRALLICE. The track comes off the band’s new studio album, Scour Order, set for release on September 18th via Profound Lore Records. Comments band cofounder Colin Marston, “‘Kill Read More …

ENSEMBLE TIKORO: West Java, Indonesia Acapella Metal Vocal Choir To Release Haunting Tortoise Album On New Label Jangjang On October 23rd; “Tortoise Part 2 – Root” Streaming + Preorders Posted

photos by Kevinmattt Newly formed Indonesia-based label Jangjang presents Tortoise, the new album from ENSEMBLE TIKORO, an acapella choir of metal vocalists who create avant-garde compositions. Jangjang – Sundanese word for “wing” – was forged and launched by J. R. Read More …

MOTHER OF GRAVES: Indianapolis Death/Doom Titans To Release The Light That Keeps Us Full-Length On October 16th Via Profound Lore Records; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available

After two years of meticulous crafting and the lasting impact left behind from their sophomore offering The Periapt Of Absence, which claimed a #11 spot on Decibel Magazine’s Top 40 AOTY and tore through countless year-end lists, Indianapolis death/doom titans Read More …