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 …

CONTRITION: Chicago Extreme Metal Act Formed By Members Of Trouble, Chrome Waves, Yakuza, And More To Release Pariahs EP October 18th; “Not Today” Streaming + Preorders Posted

photo by Dave Rast Disorder Recordings presents Pariahs, the new EP from Chicago-based death/extreme metal act CONTRITION. Formed following the demise of former act Doomsday, CONTRITION recorded their debut LP Broken Mortal Coil during the COVID-19 lockdowns, releasing the album Read More …

LIVLØS: Danish Epic/Melodic Death Metal Group Issues “Orbit Weaver” Video; Third LP, The Crescent King, Nears October 4th Release

photos by Nikolaj Bransholm Danish melodic death metal leaders LIVLØS continue to shoot for the stars on their epic third full-length, the concept album The Crescent King, set for release on October 4th. Today the band shares the third single 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 …

ENTHEOS Unveils “A Thousand Days” Video/Single; An End To Everything EP To See Release October 25th On Metal Blade Records

Watch ENTHEOS’ “A Thousand Days” video HERE.   Progressive death metal duo ENTHEOS, who recently wrapped up a successful month-long tour supporting As I Lay Dying, has unveiled their video for “A Thousand Days.” The fiery new hymn comes by way 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 …

HARVESTMAN: Triptych: Part Three From Psych Act Of Neurosis’ Steve Von Till Drops October 17th On Neurot Recordings; “Clouds Are Relatives (The Bug – ‘Amtrak Dub Mix’)” Visualizer + Preorders Posted

photos by Kylee Pardick Triptych: Part Three, the final installment of the trio of records from HARVESTMAN – the psych/ambient project of Neurosis’ Steve Von Till – will be released through Neurot Recordings with the rising of the Hunter Moon Read More …

MERCYFUL FATE: Metal Blade Records To Issue 40th Anniversary Vinyl Repress Of Legendary Don’t Break The Oath Full-Length On November 1st; Preorders Available

Don’t Break The Oath, the second studio album by Danish heavy metal icons, MERCYFUL FATE, will see a special vinyl repress on Metal Blade Records on November 1st. Initially issued in 1984 through Roadrunner Records, the Metal Blade edition celebrates Read More …