VITTRA: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Reign Supreme” From Swedish Melodic Death/Thrash Metal Outfit; Intense Indifference To See Release September 19th

“Reign Supreme” is the latest single from Swedish melodic death/thrash metal unit VITTRA. Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track comes off the band’s second full-length album, Intense Indifference, set to drop on September 19th. Intense Indifference follows VITTRA’s critically Read More …

SOLDIERS OF STEEL FEST: Inaugural Edition Of Seattle-Based Traditional Metal Festival Confirmed For Early August With Sets From Slough Feg, Q5, Danava, Twisted Tower Dire, Leather, And More

A new gathering in the Pacific Northwestern heavy metal community has been unveiled, as the inaugural edition of SOLDIERS OF STEEL FESTIVAL has been confirmed for the first weekend of August in Seattle. SOLDIERS OF STEEL FESTIVAL is a showcase Read More …

JOE STUMP’S TOWER OF BABEL Unleashes “Rules Of Silence” Video; Days Of Thunder Full-Length To See Release This Friday

JOE STUMP’S TOWER OF BABEL, the hard rock quintet who brings the finest European ingredients to their no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll, are pleased unveil their high-octane video for “Rules Of Silence.” The track is taken from the new album Days Read More …

KONTUSION: Death Metal Act With Repulsion, Ex-Iron Reagan Members Drops “Subjugation” Video/Single; Insatiable Lust For Death Debut Nears July 25th Release On Profound Lore Records + UK/EU Tour Underway

photos by Louie Palu “Subjugation” is the pulverizing new single from New Jersey/Washington DC-based death metal squad KONTUSION. The song is found on the band’s merciless debut album, Insatiable Lust For Death, nearing release on Profound Lore Records. KONTUSION’s riffs, Read More …

INTERCOURSE: Connecticut Metallic Noise Rock Outfit Announces September Tour Dates With Nerver; New Album Due This Fall Through Brutal Panda Records

photo by Sheri @bigbabyintoyland Connecticut’s self-deprecating noise rock entity INTERCOURSE announces a run of US tour dates for September, as they prepare their fourth LP for release this Fall, their first for Brutal Panda Records. INTERCOURSE will bulldoze a path Read More …

INNUMERABLE FORMS: Pain Effulgence LP By Death/Doom Act With Dream Unending, Iron Lung, Power Trip, Mammoth Grinder Members To Be Released August 22nd On Profound Lore; Track + Preorders Posted

photos by Ed Newton Profound Lore Records is preparing to drop Pain Effulgence, the third LP from INNUMERABLE FORMS – formed by members of Dream Unending, Sumerlands, Iron Lung, Power Trip, Mammoth Grinder, Genocide Pact, and more. Pain Effulgence sees Read More …

WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS: No Clean Singing Streams In The Glow Of The Vatican Fire, The Tenth LP By Connecticut Sludge Metal Trio; Album Out Friday On Argonauta Records

photos by Lounge708 Photography “Brutally grim subjects call for brutally grim music, and WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS have that covered.” – No Clean Singing No Clean Singing is hosting an exclusive stream of In The Glow Of The Vatican Fire, Read More …

BLIND EQUATION: Chicago Cybergrind Trio Unleashes “Flashback (Feat. Strawberry Hospital)” Video/Single; A Funeral In Purgatory Full-Length To See Release On July 18th

Watch BLIND EQUATION’s “Flashback (Feat. Strawberry Hospital)” video HERE. Chicago’s BLIND EQUATION returns in 2025 with A Funeral In Purgatory, perhaps their most ambitious release to date. The band’s third LP is scheduled for release on July 18th on Prosthetic Read More …

AGROPELTER: Norwegian Instrumental Progressive Rock Outfit Issues “Levitator” Video/Single; Debut LP, The Book Of Hours, Nears July 25th Release On The Lasers Edge

photos by Nils Fredrik Wilsløff-Høgestøl “Levitator” is the latest single from Norwegian instrumental progressive rock project AGROPELTER and the collective’s incoming debut release The Book Of Hours. The new song arrives through another captivating video from the band. AGROPELTER is Read More …