VACUOUS Shares “Flesh Parade” Music Video; In His Blood Full-Length Out Now On Relapse Records + September EU/UK Live Dates Announced

Hailing from the withering depths of the UK, VACUOUS made their Relapse Records debut in February with their new album, In His Blood. Today the band is pleased to unveil a video for “Flesh Parade.” Shot during their two-week In His Blood UK Read More …

WITHERER: No Clean Singing Premieres “Devourer Of All Graveyards” From Blackened Death/Doom Outfit; Debut Full-Length, Shadow Without A Horizon, Nears Release Via Hypaethral Records

“The music seems to whine and scream, bludgeon and blare, moan and decay, and the rhythm section’s own idiosyncratic maneuvers significantly add to the music’s mentally un-balancing and anxiety-inducing effects (as does the continuing tandem of cold-hearted gutturals and berserk Read More …

PHANTOM HEIR: Philadelphia-Based Tech/Post-Metal Entity To Release Politically Charged Fragile Immortals EP July 4th; “The Revelation” Streaming + Preorders Posted

photos by Edwina Athena Cryptic Philadelphia-based metal entity PHANTOM HEIR prepares to deliver its perplexing new EP, Fragile Immortals, on July 4th. Fusing contemplative and tranquil atmospheres with a visceral tenacity drawn from metal and hardcore, the music of PHANTOM Read More …

PSYCROPTIC Signs To Metal Blade Records; “Architects Of Extinction” Video/Single Now Playing + Band To Kick Off Australian/European Summer Tour!

Watch PSYCROPTIC’s  “Architects Of Extinction” video HERE. Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome Tasmanian death metal behemoths PSYCROPTIC to its esteemed roster for the release of their forthcoming new full-length. Australia is home to innumerable death metal bands. Few Read More …

AGROPELTER: Norwegian Instrumental Progressive Rock Outfit To Deliver Debut LP, The Book Of Hours, July 25th On The Lasers Edge; “The Book Of Hours Part II” Video/Single And Preorders Posted

photos by Nils Fredrik Wilsløff-Høgestøl The Lasers Edge presents The Book Of Hours, the captivating debut release from Norwegian instrumental progressive rock project AGROPELTER. AGROPELTER is the creative outlet of multi-instrumentalist Kay Olsen, a new contender on the blossoming Norwegian Read More …

CASPAR BRÖTZMANN MASSAKER: New Album From German Experimental Guitarist/Vocalist, it’s a love song, Nears June 20th Release Via Exile On Mainstream Records And Corbett vs. Dempsey; Video Clip Posted

photos by Julia Lanckl Archaic, infernal, radical, consistent, courageous… Following the release of his first composition The Lovers And Destroyers with Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem in fall 2024, the internationally renowned guitarist Caspar Brötzmann and his band CASPAR BRÖTZMANN MASSAKER Read More …

SONS OF RA: New Noise Magazine Premieres “Upstart” Animated Video By Chicago Progressive Metal/Jazz Fusion Trio; Standard Deviation LP Out Now On Free Electric Sound + Tour Begins This Week

photos by Vacant Era Photography Chicago progressive metal/jazz fusion trio SONS OF RA presents a captivating new animated video for “Upstart,” found on their debut LP, Standard Deviation, out now on Lasers Edge imprint Free Electric Sound. The video’s premiere Read More …