ELVENKING: Italian Power/Folk Metal Outfit Unveils “The Ghosting” Video; Reader Of The Runes – Luna Out Today On Reaper Entertainment

The wait is over: The epic finale of ELVENKING’s Reader Of The Runes trilogy is finally here! With Reader Of The Runes – Luna, out today on Reaper Entertainment, ELVENKING presents their most ambitious work to date – a captivating Read More …

SONS OF RA: Standard Deviation, The Debut LP From Chicago Progressive Metal/Jazz Fusion Trio, Is Out Today On Free Electric Sound + Tour Dates Begin

photo by Vacant Era Photography Standard Deviation, the debut LP from Chicago-based progressive metal/jazz fusion trio SONS OF RA, is out now on the instrumental sub-label of The Lasers Edge Group, Free Electric Sound. Two decades have passed since SONS Read More …

A FLOCK NAMED MURDER: Decibel Magazine Premieres “To Drown In Obsidian Tides” From Toronto-Based Blackened Post-Metal Trio; Incendiary Sanctum 2xLP To See Release Next Month On Hypaethral Records

Toronto-based atmospheric post-black trio A FLOCK NAMED MURDER is pleased to unveil their latest single, “To Drown In Obsidian Tides.” Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track comes by way of the band’s stunning new full-length, Incendiary Sanctum, set for Read More …

MIRACLE BLOOD: Boston Caustic Punk/Noise Rock Trio Drops “Pets And Owners” Video + Eastern US Spring Tour Begins Next Week; Hello Hell LP Out Now On Nefarious Industries

photos by Kristi Xhelili Following the release of their second LP, Hello Hell, on Nefarious Industries last year, Boston-based noise rock punks MIRACLE BLOOD present a new video for “Pets And Owners” in time for their Spring tour. With their Read More …

CARTILAGE: San Francisco Deathgrind Fiends Begin Surgical Strangulation Tour With Unidad Trauma This Week; Tales From The Entrails: A Necrology EP Out Now On Everlasting Spew Records

photos by Kei Mowry San Francisco gore dealers CARTILAGE will launch their Surgical Strangulation Tour with Unidad Trauma this week. The slashing begins this Friday, April 11th in Oakland, runs through the Southwest into Mexico and back up to California, Read More …

ALLEGAEON Unveils “Wake Circling Above” Video; The Ossuary Lens Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records

Watch ALLEGAEON’s “Wake Circling Above” video HERE. Technical death metal architects ALLEGAEON today unveil their new video for “Wake Circling Above.” The track comes off the band’s latest full-length, The Ossuary Lens, out now on Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist Read More …

CLAMFIGHT: MetalSucks Premieres “Brodgar” Single From South Jersey/Philadelphia Sludge Metal Band As Eponymous Fourth LP Nears May 16th Release

photos by Dante Torrieri “…I can almost imagine the fog-draped lands evoked by the track’s title.” – MetalSucks As South New Jersey/Philly-area sludge beasts CLAMFIGHT prepare to self-release their eponymous fourth full-length release in May, MetalSucks is hosting a premiere of Read More …

MIDNIGHT To Release Steel, Rust And Disgust Covers Album May 23rd On Metal Blade Records; “Cleveland Metal” Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Watch/stream MIDNIGHT’s “Cleveland Metal” HERE. Cleveland’s favorite filth metal practitioners, MIDNIGHT, will unleash Steel, Rust And Disgust on May 23rd via Metal Blade Records. One-man-army, Athenar, has been spewing out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits, EPs, and LPs Read More …

LIK: Swedish Death Metallers Present “Morgue Rat” Video/Single; Necro Full-Length Nears Its April 18th Release On Metal Blade Records

Watch/stream LIK’s “Morgue Rat” HERE.  “Morgue Rat” is the latest single from Swedish death metal behemoths, LIK. The track, which features guest vocals by Linnea Landstedt (Tyranex, Ice Age), appears on the band’s  impending fourth full-length album, Necro, set for Read More …

NAMEBEARER: No Clean Singing Premieres “Black Vein, Atom Drum” From Maine Black Metal Duo With Obsidian Tongue And Obsequiae-Live Members; Industries Of The Fading Sun Nears May 2nd Release

photos by Lincoln Sample “The music is wholly immersive and wholly harrowing, earth-shaking and earth-splitting, sweeping in its scale, wave-like in its momentum, and tormented in its mood — briefly broken only by a soft and elegant instrumental interlude.” – Read More …