HAVUKRUUNU: Finnish Black Metal Outfit To Release Tavastland Full-Length February 28th Via Svart Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Finnish black metal outfit HAVUKRUUNU will unleash their Tavastland full-length February 28th via Svart Records. After three albums, the pieces of the puzzle fit, and HAVUKRUUNU returns with a vengeance. The sorrowful guitars of Stefa and Bootleg-Henkka draw threatening dark Read More …

GREY SKIES FALLEN: New York City Doom Metal Crew Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of Debut Album With Two Re-Recorded Tracks As Fate 25, Out Today

photo by Terrell Grannum Long-running New York City doom metal quintet GREY SKIES FALLEN has just released a two-song EP, Fate 25, celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary of their debut album, The Fate Of Angels. To celebrate this milestone, GREY SKIES 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 …

PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS: Finnish Blackened Funeral Doom Duo Releases Ceremonial Magic EP Via Carbonized Records

Carbonized Records is pleased to release Ceremonial Magic, the debut EP from Finnish blackened funeral doom duo, PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS. PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS hails from Helsinki and was originally forged in 2023 as a solo project by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, A, in Read More …

OCTOPLOID Unveils Lyric Video For “Coast Of The Drowned Sailors [Feat. Tomi Koivusaari]”

OCTOPLOID, fronted by bassist Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine — known for his work with Amorphis, Barren Earth, and Mannhai — is wrapping up an eventful 2024 with the release of a lyric video for “Coast Of The Drowned Sailors.” The track Read More …

NOISEPICKER: British Duo With Member Of Orange Goblin And Hangnail To Release The Earth Will Swallow The Sun LP March 21st Via Exile On Mainstream Records; “What You Deserve” Video/Single + Preorders Posted

photos by Jerry Deeney British avant doom/post-rock duo NOISEPICKER prepares to release their second album, The Earth Will Swallow The Sun, March 21st via Exile On Mainstream Records, today unveiling its cover art, track listing, preorders, and lead video/single, “What 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 …

FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY: Wenzhou, China Alt-Grunge Duo Releases Video For “Moonshine” Live At The Shrine; BBQd EP Out Now On Nefarious Industries

photo by XiaTieNiu Wenzhou, China-based alt/grunge rock duo FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY presents a live performance of “Moonshine,” the original track found on their BBQd EP, out now on Nefarious Industries. FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY’s succinct and lively BBQd EP packs a Read More …

KARLA KVLT: New German Sludge/Post-Rock Trio Formed By Members Of Eisenvater And Melting Palms To Release Debut LP, Thunderhunter, Through Exile On Mainstream February 21st

photos by Aylin Sengül Exile On Mainstream is thrilled to welcome back Markus E. Lipka, the driving force behind Eisenvater with his new band, KARLA KVLT. Together with his son Johann Wientjes on drums and his daughter-in-law, Teresa Matilda Curtens, Read More …