SEVENTH STATION: No Clean Singing Streams On Shoulders Of Giants By Avant/Prog Metal Act With Subterranean Masquerade, Cordura Members; EP Out Friday On Layered Reality Productions

photos by Luka Rudman “…SEVENTH STATION are such remarkably ingenious, daring, and idiosyncratic adventurers they would tear up the fencing very quickly anyway and rush away toward the strange far horizons where their muses will lead them.” – No Clean Read More …

ENSIFERUM Presents “Victorious” Video; Folkfest Of The North Tour Begins Next Week

Finnish folk metal goliaths ENSIFERUM are pleased to present their video for “Victorious.” The track is taken from the band’s Winter Storm full-length, out now on Metal Blade Records, and arrives in advance of the band’s upcoming North American co-headlining Read More …

DARK MEDITATION: Seattle Heavy Metal Practitioners To Release Where The Darkness Bleeds March 21st Through Carry On The Gloom Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

On March 21st, Seattle-based heavy metal practitioners DARK MEDITATION will unleash the Where The Darkness Bleeds mini-LP through their own Carry On The Gloom Records. Formed in the endless gray and winters gloom of 2019, DARK MEDITATION plays dark rock inspired Read More …

MANTAR Presents “Cosmic Abortion” Video; Post Apocalyptic Depression Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records!

Watch/stream MANTAR’s “Cosmic Abortion” HERE.  German metal duo MANTAR are pleased to present their video for “Cosmic Abortion.” The track comes off their latest full-length, Post Apocalyptic Depression, released February 14th on Metal Blade Records. Where 2022’s Pain Is Forever Read More …

KARLA KVLT: The Sleeping Shaman Streams Thunderhunter, The Ethereal Debut From New German Sludge/Post-Rock Trio; Album Out Friday Through Exile On Mainstream Records

photos by Aylin Sengül “…a celestial storm, a ritual, a descent into a dream where drone meets doom and shoegaze swirls like smoke over scorched earth.” – The Sleeping Shaman The Sleeping Shaman presents an exclusive stream of Thunderhunter, the Read More …

SACRIFICE: Decibel Magazine Streams Volume Six, The Incinerating New Album By Ontario Thrash Metal Outfit; Band’s Acclaimed Sixth LP Out Friday On Cursed Blessings Records

photo by Kieran Palmerston “…a fast-paced, sharp slab of thrash…” – Decibel Magazine Decibel Magazine presents an early stream of Volume Six, the incinerating new album and first in over sixteen years from Scarborough, Ontario thrash metal veterans, SACRIFICE. The Read More …

DRUGS OF FAITH: Metal Injection Streams Asymmetrical LP By Virginia Grind/Rock Trio With Enemy Soil/Agoraphobic Nosebleed Member; Album Drops This Friday On Selfmadegod Records And Malokul

photos by Ivan Khilko “…an aural fucking beating through and through.” – Metal Injection Metal Injection is hosting an exclusive stream of Asymmetrical, the long-awaited third LP from Northern Virginia-based grind ‘n’ roll trio DRUGS OF FAITH. The album is Read More …

SCARE: In The End, Was It Worth It? LP From Québec City Metallic Hardcore Outfit Now Streaming at IDIOTEQ; Album Drops This Friday + Quebec Tour Dates Underway

photo by Shaun Be “In an era of mounting disquiet, SCARE’s second LP rushes as a calculated exorcism of modern malaise.” – IDIOTEQ In The End, Was It Worth It?, the heavyweight second LP from Québec City-based metallic hardcore/sludge metal Read More …

VACUOUS Shares “Contraband” Single, In His Blood Full-Length Nears February 28th Release On Relapse Records

Stream VACUOUS’ “Contraband” HERE. “Contraband” is the latest single from UK death metal outfit VACUOUS. The track comes by way of their In His Blood full-length, set for release on February 28th via Relapse Records. In His Blood is a compelling mix of Read More …

ANCIENT DEATH: Profound Lore Records To Release Ego Dissolution Debut LP From Massachusetts Cosmic Death Metal Act With Atheist And Cruciamentum Members On April 18th; Single And Preorders Posted

photos by Patrick Pucillo Profound Lore Records presents Ego Dissolution, the anticipated debut full-length album from Walpole, Massachusetts-based cosmic death metal force, ANCIENT DEATH. Blending progressive and technical death metal with cosmic and lush atmospheres, ANCIENT DEATH creates a unique Read More …