VORLUST: California Beast Metallers Join Tankcrimes; “Pleasure Drive” Single Out Now

Oakland-based blackened death thrashers VORLUST have officially joined the Tankcrimes family! VORLUST is fueled by venom, pleasure, and rage. Marcelle Marais, AKA Cunnus, forged the band in 2018 out of a primal need for expression, confrontation, and release. The music Read More …

ANAGNORISIS: Announces Seasonal Depression Tour Hitting The Midwest US In December; Acclaimed Fourth LP From Louisville Black Metal Outfit, Caregriever, Out Now

photos by Matt Simpson Photography Louisville, Kentucky-based black metal crew ANAGNORISIS announces a Midwest tour of the US in December, supporting their acclaimed fourth LP, Caregriever, which just dropped in October. Beginning December 8th, the Seasonal Depression Tour will see Read More …

IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Signs To Metal Blade Records; New Record Underway

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of New York City’s IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT! IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT stands among the most singular and uncompromising forces in contemporary extreme metal. Over the course of their acclaimed catalog, including Vile Luxury (2018), Read More …

OCEAN OF ILLUSIONS: Slam Worldwide Debuts “Illuminating In Pain” Video From New Jersey Death Metal Outfit; Nexus EP Out Now On Bleeding Art Collective

New Jersey death metal practitioners OCEAN OF ILLUSIONS today present their video for “Illuminating In Pain.” Now playing at Slam Worldwide, the track comes off the band’s Nexus EP, out now on Bleeding Art Collective. The band comments, “A message Read More …

CLOAK: Atlanta Black Metallers To Release Above, Below, & Through Full-Length February 12th, 2027 On Metal Blade Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

“It flows within, but moves without. This timeless curse that binds us now.” – CLOAK, “Nigredo – Initium” Watch/stream CLOAK’s “Nigredo – Initium” HERE.  A season of change, hibernation, and inspiration fueled CLOAK in creating Above, Below, & Through, the Read More …

STRICKEN: Everything Is Noise Streams From Dark Dimensions An Unspeakable Presence Awakens LP By Blackened Sludge Trio; Album Drops This Friday On Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

photos by Ben Schauland “…the twists and turns within will likely appeal to fans of Neurosis who want a little Conan energy thrown in for good measure.” – Everything Is Noise Everything Is Noise presents an exclusive stream of From Read More …

NECROPANTHER: No Clean Singing Premieres “The Thing From Another World” From Denver Blackened Thrash Alchemists As The Book Of Change Full-Length Nears Release

“The Thing From Another World” is the latest single from Denver blackened thrash alchemists, NECROPANTHER. The track comes by way of the band’s impending new full-length, The Book Of Change, set for release on November 13th. NECROPANTHER fuses thrash, death, Read More …

MALHAVOC: Ghost Cult Magazine Premieres “The Masque Of The Red Death” By Toronto Industrial/Thrash Metal Act; New LP, The Masquerade’s Death, Out November 13th On Cursed Blessings Records

photos by Natasha Rego de Assunçao Ghost Cult Magazine is premiering “The Masque Of The Red Death,” by the infamous, long-running Toronto, Ontario-based industrial/thrash metal band MALHAVOC. The new song opens the band’s conceptual new album, The Masquerade’s Death, nearing Read More …

SAKNA: Hypaethral Records Releases Cassette Edition Of De Syv Dødssynder Full-Length From Late One-Man Atmospheric Black Metal Project

In honor of its one-year anniversary, Hypaethral Records is pleased to unveil the cassette edition of SAKNA’s lost De Syv Dødssynder full-length. SAKNA, a one-man band shrouded in mystery since its inception in 2006, is a bastion of the post-second Read More …

THOMAS MILLER’S LAZARUS EFFECT: The Gripping Eponymous Debut Album From Former/Founding Symphony X Bassist Is Out Today On Sensory Records

photos by Danny Sanchez The intense eponymous debut from THOMAS MILLER’S LAZARUS EFFECT, the new venture of former/founding Symphony X bassist Thomas Miller, is out today worldwide on Sensory Records. Thomas Miller started his music career in central New Jersey Read More …