CARTILAGE: San Francisco Deathgrind Fiends Begin Surgical Strangulation Tour With Unidad Trauma This Week; Tales From The Entrails: A Necrology EP Out Now On Everlasting Spew Records

photos by Kei Mowry San Francisco gore dealers CARTILAGE will launch their Surgical Strangulation Tour with Unidad Trauma this week. The slashing begins this Friday, April 11th in Oakland, runs through the Southwest into Mexico and back up to California, Read More …

CHEPANG Signs To Relapse Records; Jhyappa Full-Length To See Release On May 23rd + “Parichaya 2.0 / Shakti (Force)” Video Now Playing

Relapse Records welcomes blistering grindcore force CHEPANG with their label debut, Jhyappa, set for release on May 23rd. Hailing from Queens, New York, by way of Kathmandu, Nepal, CHEPANG has never been your by-the-numbers band. They dub their music “immigrindcore” Read More …

ALLEGAEON Unveils “Wake Circling Above” Video; The Ossuary Lens Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records

Watch ALLEGAEON’s “Wake Circling Above” video HERE. Technical death metal architects ALLEGAEON today unveil their new video for “Wake Circling Above.” The track comes off the band’s latest full-length, The Ossuary Lens, out now on Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist Read More …

MISFIRE: Chicago Thrash Bringers Unleash “Living The Dream” Video/Single; Product Of The Environment Full-Length To See Release May 2nd On MNRK Heavy

Watch MISFIRE’s video for “Living The Dream” video HERE.  Chicago thrash masters MISFIRE are pleased to present their blistering new single, “Living The Dream.” The track is featured on the band’s forthcoming new full-length, Product Of The Environment, set for Read More …

BURNDY: Chicago Industrial Noise Rock Trio Comprised Of Members Of Starless And BLOODYMINDED To Release Self-Titled Debut; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available

Stream BURNDY’s “Surface” HERE. BURNDY will release their self-titled debut full-length on May 2nd, today unveiling the record’s first single and preorders.  BURNDY – a term used to describe something that is slightly burned around the edges – is an Read More …

CLAMFIGHT: MetalSucks Premieres “Brodgar” Single From South Jersey/Philadelphia Sludge Metal Band As Eponymous Fourth LP Nears May 16th Release

photos by Dante Torrieri “…I can almost imagine the fog-draped lands evoked by the track’s title.” – MetalSucks As South New Jersey/Philly-area sludge beasts CLAMFIGHT prepare to self-release their eponymous fourth full-length release in May, MetalSucks is hosting a premiere of Read More …

MIDNIGHT To Release Steel, Rust And Disgust Covers Album May 23rd On Metal Blade Records; “Cleveland Metal” Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Watch/stream MIDNIGHT’s “Cleveland Metal” HERE. Cleveland’s favorite filth metal practitioners, MIDNIGHT, will unleash Steel, Rust And Disgust on May 23rd via Metal Blade Records. One-man-army, Athenar, has been spewing out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits, EPs, and LPs Read More …

LIK: Swedish Death Metallers Present “Morgue Rat” Video/Single; Necro Full-Length Nears Its April 18th Release On Metal Blade Records

Watch/stream LIK’s “Morgue Rat” HERE.  “Morgue Rat” is the latest single from Swedish death metal behemoths, LIK. The track, which features guest vocals by Linnea Landstedt (Tyranex, Ice Age), appears on the band’s  impending fourth full-length album, Necro, set for Read More …

NAMEBEARER: No Clean Singing Premieres “Black Vein, Atom Drum” From Maine Black Metal Duo With Obsidian Tongue And Obsequiae-Live Members; Industries Of The Fading Sun Nears May 2nd Release

photos by Lincoln Sample “The music is wholly immersive and wholly harrowing, earth-shaking and earth-splitting, sweeping in its scale, wave-like in its momentum, and tormented in its mood — briefly broken only by a soft and elegant instrumental interlude.” – Read More …

RADIAN: Akron, Ohio Sludge Metal Crew Alumni Announces Spring 2025 Tour Dates; Third LP Nears Completion

photo by Mike Burns Akron, Ohio-based sludge metal merchants in RADIAN have announced a run of tour dates across the Eastern US throughout the Spring months. The melee begins with a trio of April gigs, including a set at Legalize Read More …