DARK MEDITATION: Decibel Magazine Premieres Where The Darkness Bleeds From Seattle Heavy Metal Conjurors; MLP To Drop March 21st Through Carry On The Gloom Records

“Sweet, dark, smoky and dangerous.” — Decibel Magazine Decibel Magazine is currently streaming Where The Darkness Bleeds, the latest mini-LP from Seattle-based heavy metal conjurors DARK MEDITATION. The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official unveiling on March 21st Read More …

CORPUS OFFAL: Debut LP From Menacing Death Metal Act Formed By Cerebral Rot, Bell Witch, Fetid Members Now Streaming; Album Out Friday On 20 Buck Spin + Extensive US Tour Nears

photos by Chris Eaton 20 Buck Spin’s first release of 2025 arrives, as the harrowing eponymous debut LP from Austin, Texas-based death metal quartet CORPUS OFFAL is being prepared for release this Friday. The unexpected demise of Cerebral Rot came Read More …

NOISEPICKER: The Sleeping Shaman Streams The Earth Will Swallow The Sun LP By English Doom/Noise Rock Duo With Orange Goblin, Hangnail Members; Album Out Tomorrow Via Exile On Mainstream Records

photo by Jerry Deeney “Forget polish, forget compromise, NOISEPICKER are here to burn it all down.” – The Sleeping Shaman The Sleeping Shaman is hosting an exclusive early stream of The Earth Will Swallow The Sun, the diverse second LP Read More …

ULTHAR: Cosmic Blackened Death Metal Trio To Launch North Eastern Campaign 2025 Tour This Week

photos by Melissa Petisa Cosmic blackened death metal trio ULTHAR is preparing to launch their North Eastern Campaign 2025 tour this week. The tour begins this Thursday, March 20th in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and will crush its way across the East Read More …

DOOMSDAY: “Pain Dweller” From Oakland Thrash/Crossover Outfit Now Streaming; Debut LP, Never Known Peace, Out March 28th On Creator-Destructor Records

photos by Chris Johnston “Pain Dweller” is the newest single from Oakland, California-based crossover outfit DOOMSDAY preceding their debut LP, Never Known Peace, nearing release on Creator-Destructor Records at the end of March. Formed in 2018 by members from different Read More …

ANCIENT DEATH: “Unspoken Oath” From Cosmic Death Metal Act Containing Atheist And Cruciamentum Members Now Streaming; Ego Dissolution Debut LP Nears April 18th Release On Profound Lore Records

photos by Patrick Pucillo “…an early contender for extreme metal album of 2025.” – Decibel Magazine “Unspoken Oath” is the latest single from Massachusetts-based death metal band ANCIENT DEATH. The song precedes their immersive and deadly debut album, Ego Dissolution, Read More …

BLOOD MONOLITH: New Band Formed By Nails, Ulthar, Undeath, Genocide Pact Members To Release The Calling Of Fire Debut LP On Profound Lore Records May 16th; “Prayer To Crom” Single And Preorders Posted

photos by Melissa Petisa Profound Lore Records unveils BLOOD MONOLITH, an emerging death metal juggernaut featuring members of Nails, Undeath, Ulthar, Genocide Pact, and other notable bands from across the extreme metal underground. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Shelby Lermo (Nails, Ulthar) Read More …

DOWN To Kick Off Live Dates With Danzig Next Week + Inn Of The Mountain Gods Mini-Documentary Now Playing

Long-running heavy metal supergroup DOWN – featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower, and bassist Pat Bruders – will return to the stage for six special shows supporting Danzig. The journey begins March Read More …

RWAKE: The Return Of Magik Full-Length Out Today On Relapse Records; Band To Play Special Hometown Release Show This Weekend

After more than thirteen years of silence, an unsettling sound that is strangely familiar yet somehow even more haunted re-emerges from the Arkansas depths. There is no mistake as to what this is. RWAKE has released a new transmission. The Read More …

CARTILAGE: Tales From The Entrails: A Necrology EP From San Francisco Deathgrind Fiends Out Now On Everlasting Spew Records; Back-To-Back West Coast Tours To Begin

photos by Kei Mowry Tales From The Entrails: A Necrology, the new EP from San Francisco-based gore dealers CARTILAGE, is out today and streaming everywhere through Everlasting Spew Records. The dead may rest but the grind goes on. CARTILAGE is Read More …