AMAROK: BrooklynVegan Hosts Exclusive Stream/Track-By-Track Of Resilience LP Featuring Guests From Neurosis And Mizmor; Album Sees Release This Friday + North American Tour With Mizmor Draws Near

photos by Michelle Camy “…it’s a towering offering of slow-paced, heavy/beautiful post-metal.” – BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan is hosting an exclusive stream and track-by-track breakdown of Resilience, the second LP from Chico, California-based doom/sludge metal quartet AMAROK, ahead of its release this Read More …

HOUKAGO GRIND TIME: “Cruel Grinder’s Thesis” Video Playing At Gore Grinder; Koncertos Of Kawaiiness: Stealing Jon Chang’s Ideas, A Book By Andrew Lee Album By Ripped To Shreds Guitarist Nears August Release

photos by Intetsu San Jose, California-based HOUKAGO GRIND TIME – the solo mincecore/goregrind act headed by Andrew Lee (Ripped To Shreds, Andrew Lee’s Heavy Metal Shrapnel, Skullsmasher) – today unveils an official video for “Cruel Grinder’s Thesis” through a premiere Read More …

QAALM: First Light Of The Last Dawn EP From Los Angeles-Based Atmospheric Doomsayers Out Now On Hypaethral Records!

First Light Of The Last Dawn, the new EP from Los Angeles-based atmospheric doomsayers QAALM, is out today on Hypaethral Records. The follow-up to the band’s critically lauded Resilience & Despair debut, First Light Of The Last Dawn ushers in a Read More …

200 STAB WOUNDS: Cleveland Death Metallers Announce North American Headlining Tour + Support Dates With Nails And More!

Cleveland death metallers 200 STAB WOUNDS will return to the road this August on a North American headlining tour! The Manual Manic Procedures Tour begins August 16th in Houston, Texas and runs through September 10th in Ottawa, Ontario. Support will Read More …

LES CHANTS DU HASARD: Everything Is Noise Premieres Livre Quart From French Extreme Opera Ensemble In Full; Record To See Release This Friday

“Like something out of a neo-classical, symphonic nightmare come true, Livre Quart has a sound that is best summarized, by [Hazard] himself, as ‘extreme opera.’… Each chant presents a brooding, menacing, yet suspenseful and eerie nature to it that, even Read More …

PARAGNOSIS: Decibel Magazine Streams Eponymous Second EP From NYC Instrumental/Progressive Metal Trio Ahead Of Its Release This Friday

photo by Derek Soto “PARAGNOSIS is an instrumental group from New York City whose influences and abilities span the gamut of musical experience.” – Decibel Magazine As New York City-based progressive/instrumental metal trio PARAGNOSIS prepares to release their eponymous second Read More …

OBSCENE: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Breathe The Decay” From Indiana Death Crew; Agony & Wounds LP Nears July Release On Nameless Grave Records + Release Show With Tomb Mold And Horrendous Announced

photos by Johnny Hubbard “…the breakneck riffs just keep on coming…” – Decibel Magazine Decibel Magazine is hosting the exclusive premiere of “Breathe The Decay,” the newest single from Indianapolis, Indiana-based death metal henchmen OBSCENE, and their third LP Agony Read More …

DÅÅTH: Album Of The Year Contenders Issue “Deserving Of The Grave” Video; The Deceivers Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records

Watch DÅÅTH’s “Deserving Of The Grave” video HERE. Album of the year contenders DÅÅTH today reveal their latest video, “Deserving Of The Grave.” The track comes off the band’s latest full-length — and first new studio output in fourteen years Read More …

APES: The Circle Pit Premieres “Bottom Feeder” Video From Quebec-Based Blackened Grindcore/Hardcore Crew; Penitence LP Out Today On Secret Swarm Records + Record Release Tour Dates Announced

Watch APES’ “Bottom Feeder” lyric video HERE. The Circle Pit is hosting a premiere of Quebec City-based sextet APES‘ new lyric video for “Bottom Feeder.” The song is found on the band’s second LP, Penitence, out today on Secret Swarm Records. APES’ Penitence delivers eight Read More …

RIVERS OF NIHIL: Where Owls Know My Name (Instrumentals) Out Now And Streaming On Metal Blade Records!

Stream/purchase RIVERS OF NIHIL’s Where Owls Know My Name (Instrumentals) HERE. Reading, Pennsylvania-based progressive death metallers RIVERS OF NIHIL are pleased to release the instrumental edition of their critically lauded Where Owls Know My Name full-length today via Metal Blade Read More …