VASTUM Announces Violations On The Cross US Tour 2025 Including Disemboweled God Fest And Decibel Metal & Beer Fest; Fifth LP, Inward To Gethsemane, Out Now On 20 Buck Spin

photos by Chris Johnston Oakland, California’s ominous death metal faction VASTUM will embark on one of their most intense tours to date this Spring, on the Violations On The Cross US Tour 2025. Between the sporadic but legendary live performances Read More …

WHITECHAPEL Announces The Hymns In Dissonance North American Headlining Tour; Tickets On Sale This Friday

WHITECHAPEL will return to North American stages this Spring on a month-long headlining tour! The Hymns In Dissonance Tour runs from March 18th in Raleigh, North Carolina through April 19th in Atlanta, Georgia. Support will be provided by Brand Of Read More …

SACRIFICE: Canadian Thrash Metal Veterans To Release Sixth Album, Volume Six, Via Cursed Blessings Records February 21st; “Antidote Of Poison” Lyric Video Premiered At Bravewords + Preorders Posted

photo by Kelly Clark Fotography Canadian thrash metal veterans SACRIFICE return in 2025 with their first new album in more than sixteen years. Volume Six, the band’s sixth album overall and second since reforming in 2006, features ten new originals Read More …

TÝR Announces Second Leg Of Battle Ballads North American Headlining Tour; Tickets On Sale Now!

Faroe Islands-based folk metal collective TÝR will return to North American stages this Winter on the second leg of the Battle Ballads tour! The journey will commence on February 13th in Brooklyn, New York and close on March 5th in Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF Issues “Depths Of Us” Video; Calls From A Seething Edge LP From Vastum Member With Guests From Tomb Mold, Weakling, Saros Out Now + NYC Release Show Takes Place Next Week

photos by Houssam Mchaimech Following the release of her captivating fifth solo LP, Calls From A Seething Edge, LEILA ABDUL-RAUF presents another new video from the album, created for the song “Depths Of Us.” LEILA ABDUL-RAUF has been a key Read More …

DARKEST HOUR To Join Decapitated On North American Winter Tour; Tickets On Sale Now!

DARKEST HOUR will join Decapitated next year for an extensive Winter tour. The Nihility Across North America trek begins February 4th in Tampa, Florida and runs through March 2nd in Santa Ana, California. Additional support will be provided by Incantation Read More …

WILL HAVEN: No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Years Of WHVN Retrospective LP From Sacramento Dark Hardcore Act Including New Single “KIRE” Out Today On Minus Head Records

photos by Eric Rivera Minus Head Records presents No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Years Of WHVN, a vinyl-exclusive retrospective LP celebrating three decades of output from Sacramento, California dark hardcore outfit WILL HAVEN. No Stars To Guide Me: 30 Read More …

HERIN: Video For “Slow To Crumble” Playing; Hiding In Plain Sight Debut Featuring Members Of Rush, Peter Frampton, Jethro Tull, Crown Lands, Porcupine Tree Out Now On The Lasers Edge

photos by Matthew Parmenter and Hugh Syme “…Herin’s strongest quality here is his touching introspectiveness… Hiding In Plain Sight is a richly and impactful debut…” – Prog Magazine  Just a few weeks after the release of Hiding In Plain Sight, Read More …

AXIOMA: No Clean Singing Premieres Live Totality From Ohio Apocalyptic Metal Faction; Solar Eclipse-Inspired EP To See Release This Friday

“From those dissonant and emotionally fracturing sounds, it’s easy to imagine a nightmare of the sun blotted out forever, perpetually frozen in place behind the moon. But the sky brightens again; the musical catastrophe slowly spends itself; rough tones pulsate, Read More …

THE GATES OF SLUMBER: Sixth Full-Length From Indiana Doom Trio Out Today On Svart Records

Indiana-based doom metal trio, THE GATES OF SLUMBER return with their self-titled new full-length, out today via Svart Records! The record serves as the band’s first new output since 2011’s The Wretch and their sixth overall. The Gates Of Slumber is available on Read More …