PRIMAL CODE: Trio Featuring Former Member Of Indian Shares “Derelict” Single; Debut Full-Length Opaque Fixation To See Release November 15th + Record Release Show Confirmed

Chicago trio and recent Relapse Records signees PRIMAL CODE will release their debut full-length Opaque Fixation on November 15th! Featuring a former member of Indian, PRIMAL CODE’s ethos is firmly rooted in no-frills, no nonsense death metal. From the opening moments of Opaque Fixation, Read More …

CASPAR BRÖTZMANN MASSAKER: Iconic German Experimental Rock Alchemist To Release First New LP In Twenty-Six Years Via Exile On Mainstream; January European Tour Dates Announced

photo by Eva Nahon Following the recent release of the ultra-limited The Lovers And Destroyers LP by Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem, Exile On Mainstream is thrilled to announce that the legendary CASPAR BRÖTZMANN MASSAKER is returning to the stage in Read More …

IMMORTAL BIRD: Sin Querencia Full-Length From Chicago Dissonant Metal Trio Now Streaming; Record To See Release This Friday, October 18th On 20 Buck Spin

Sin Querencia, the latest full-length from Chicago’s most uniquely harrowing, technically ferocious chaos unit IMMORTAL BIRD, is currently streaming in its entirety! The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official unveiling this Friday, October 18th on 20 Buck Spin. IMMORTAL Read More …

CONTRITION: MetalSucks Streams Pariahs EP From Crust/Metal Act Formed By Members Of Trouble, Chrome Waves, Yakuza, And More; Record out Friday On Disorder Recordings

photo by Dave Rast “…no bullshit, unadulterated death metal.” – MetalSucks MetalSucks is currently hosting an exclusive stream of Pariahs, the new EP from Chicago-based death/extreme metal act CONTRITION, ahead of its release this Friday through Disorder Recordings. Formed following Read More …

QAALM: Everything Is Noise Premieres “Borderlands” Video/Single From Progressive Doom Outfit; Grave Impressions Of An Unbroken Arc Full-Length To See Release November 1st Via Hypaethral Records

Los Angeles-based progressive doom outfit QAALM is pleased to reveal their video for “Borderlands.” Now playing at Everything Is Noise, the twelve-minute epic serves as the opening track off the band’s stunning second full-length, Grave Impressions Of An Unbroken Arc, Read More …

LIFESICK Unleashes “Loved By None” Animated Video; Loved By None, Hated By All Full-Length Nears Release On Metal Blade Records

Danish death metal/metallic hardcore behemoths LIFESICK today unveil their animated video for “Loved By None.” The punishing new hymn comes by way of the band’s Loved By None, Hated By All full-length, set for release on November 1st through Metal Read More …

MAUL Announces Four December In The Jaws Of Bereavement Release Shows, Playing The Album In Its Entirety; LP Out Now On 20 Buck Spin + Tour With I Am And Lifecycles Begins Today

photos by Tylar Frame North Dakota death metal faction MAUL has announced a run of four special shows in the Midwest this December where they’ll play their entire new album, In The Jaws Of Bereavement, in its entirety. The short Read More …

LIZZARD: Prog-Rock Trio Unveils “Mad Hatters” Lyric Video; Mesh Full-Length Out Now On Pelagic Records

France-based, prog-rock power trio LIZZARD today unveils a lyric video for “Mad Hatters.” The track comes by way of the band’s fifth studio album, Mesh, out now on Pelagic Records. Capturing the energetic, lightning-in-a-bottle optimism of the late ‘90s post-punk/art-rock scene and Read More …

LIVING GATE: Band Featuring Members Of YOB, Amenra, And Wiegedood, Shares “Destroy And Consume” Single; Suffer As One Debut Full-Length Nears Release On October 25th Through Relapse Records

International death metal collective LIVING GATE – featuring Aaron Rieseberg (YOB), Lennart Bossu (Oathbreaker, Amenra), Wim Coppers (Oathbreaker, Wiegedood), and Levy Seynaeve (Wiegedood) – will unleash their debut full-length, Suffer As One, on October 25th through Relapse Records. Suffer As Read More …