MOTHER OF GRAVES: “Shatter The Visage” Video/Single From Indianapolis Death/Doom Outfit Now Playing; The Periapt Of Absence To See Release October 18th Via Profound Lore Records

“Shatter The Visage” is the latest single from Indianapolis death/doom collective MOTHER OF GRAVES. The track comes by way of the band’s stunning The Periapt Of Absence full-length set for release on October 18th via the esteemed Profound Lore Records. Read More …

HERIN: Sonic Perspectives Premieres “Warning Signs” Video; Hiding In Plain Sight Debut By Tiles/Discipline Guitarist Featuring Guests From Rush, Jethro Tull, Porcupine Tree, Due November 1st On The Laser’s Edge

photos by Matthew Parmenter and Hugh Syme As The Laser’s Edge prepares for the November release of Hiding In Plain Sight, the debut from HERIN – the progressive/post-rock solo venture of Tiles/Discipline guitarist Chris Herin – Sonic Perspectives today premieres Read More …

ÇÖKÜŞ: Outlaws Of The Sun Streams An Hour Of Lies Debut From Chicago Doom Quintet Uniting Earthen Grave, Witchcryer, Lair Of The Minotaur Alumni; Album Out Friday On Qumran Records

photos by Chris Wozniak This Friday the 13th, Qumran Records will release An Hour Of Lies, the debut from Chicago, Illinois-based doom metal outfit ÇÖKÜŞ, and popular doom/riff rock portal Outlaws Of The Sun today offers an exclusive advance listen Read More …

HERAKLEION: MetalSucks Premieres Necroverse From New Orleans Death Thrash Trio; EP To Drop Friday, September 13th

MetalSucks is currently streaming Necroverse, the impending new EP from New Orleans, Louisiana-based death thrash trio HERAKLEION. The premiere comes just two days before the EP’s official release Friday, September 13th! Necroverse spews forth five tracks of living, seething death thrash that serves Read More …

LEGIONS OF DOOM: Decibel Magazine Premieres The Skull 3; Debut Full-Length From Doom Metal Supergroup To See Release Friday, September 13th On Tee Pee Records

Decibel Magazine is currently streaming The Skull 3, the debut full-length from doom metal supergroup, LEGIONS OF DOOM, in its moving entirety. The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official unveiling this Friday, September 13th via Tee Pee Records. Read More …

DISTANT DOMINION: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Solar Flare Tsunami” Lyric Video; Ripping Through Time Debut From Krieg, Polterchrist, Mortal Decay Members Nears Release On Fetzner Death Records

photo by Josh Mahesh Kost “A sharp combination of various extreme metal subgenres tempered with just enough technicality and melody to keep you on your toes…” – Decibel Magazine Philadelphia-based extreme metal outfit DISTANT DOMINION – formed by members of Read More …

HOUKAGO GRIND TIME: UK Mini-Tour Begins Today; Koncertos Of Kawaiiness: Stealing Jon Chang’s Ideas, A Book By Andrew Lee From Solo Project Of Ripped To Shreds Guitarist Out Now

photos by Intetsu San Jose, California-based HOUKAGO GRIND TIME – the solo mincecore/goregrind act of Andrew Lee (Ripped To Shreds, Andrew Lee’s Heavy Metal Shrapnel, Skullsmasher) – today begins a four-city UK tour with Taiwan-based Myxoma. The shows run from Read More …

BLACK ELEPHANT: Italian Psychedelic Fuzz Rock Conjurors To Release The Fall Of The Gods October 18th Via Small Stone Recordings; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available

Italian psychedelic fuzz rock conjurors BLACK ELEPHANT have returned to release their new full-length, The Fall Of The Gods, on October 18th via Small Stone Recordings! In 2018, BLACK ELEPHANT unleashed Cosmic Blues. A true underground classic, Grizzly Butts hailed, Read More …

LIVING GATE, Featuring Members Of YOB, Amenra, And Wiegedood, To Release Debut Full-Length Suffer As One On October 25th Through Relapse Records

LIVING GATE — featuring Aaron Rieseberg (YOB,) Lennart Bossu (Oathbreaker, Amenra), Wim Coppers (Oathbreaker, Wiegedood), and Levy Seynaeve (Wiegedood) — surfaces from the underground to release their debut full length, Suffer As One, on October 25th through Relapse Records. The Read More …

OXX: Fourth Album From Danish Avant/Technical Metal/Hardcore Trio, The Primordial Blues, Now Available On Vinyl Through Nefarious Industries

photo by Rolf Meldgaard One year after its initial release, The Primordial Blues, the fourth album from Aarhus, Denmark-based avant/technical metallic hardcore trio OXX, is now available on vinyl through Nefarious Industries. Formed in 2012 by guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Alex Bossen and Read More …