OCTOPLOID Ignites Excitement For Debut Album With New Single, “The Hallowed Flame [Feat. Mikko Kotamäki];” Beyond The Aeons Set for Release On July 5th

OCTOPLOID — the solo band of Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine (bass, keyboards, backing vocals; Amorphis, Barren Earth, Mannhai) — has launched their final single, “The Hallowed Flame,” leading towards the highly anticipated release of their debut album Beyond The Aeons. Already Read More …

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Release Servitude On September 27th Via Metal Blade Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will release their tenth studio album, Servitude, on September 27th via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record’s first single and preorders. “Before the tragedy, no one ever thought this band was going to exist without Read More …

DARKEST HOUR Announces Special Summer Headlining Shows + Fan-Created Lyric Video For “Mausoleum” Now Playing

DARKEST HOUR continues to celebrate the release of their critically adored Perpetual | Terminal full-length, out now on MNRK Heavy, with a short round of US headlining dates this August surrounding their performance supporting Haste The Day. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum Read More …

DESOLAT: Decibel Magazine Streams Entire Dan Swanö-Mastered Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die Album; Second LP By Austrian Noise Rock/Hardcore Punk Trio Sees Release Friday On Reptilian Records

photo by Alex Aigner “…waves of Hüsker Dü, Tad, Helmet, and all manner of noisy and angular sounds.” – Decibel Magazine Decibel Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream of Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die, the rabid second Read More …

DEAD REGISTER: Atlanta Post-Metal Trio Begins Western North American Tour Including Dates With Snakes Of Russia Tomorrow

photo by Secret Playground Photography Atlanta-post-metal trio DEAD REGISTER is about to begin their latest tour, with an extensive trek across the Western US and lower Canada. The tour begins this Thursday, June 13th in New Orleans before running through Read More …

HARVESTMAN: Psych Project Of Neurosis’ Steve Von Till To Release Triptych: Part Two Through Neurot Recordings On July 21st; “Damascus” Visualizer/Single And Preorders Posted

photos by Kylee Pardick HARVESTMAN, the psych/ambient project of Neurosis’ Steve Von Till, continues unveiling its most exploratory and ambitious works to date with the three-album series titled Triptych, with each installment coordinated for release on specifically chosen full moons Read More …

ARMORED SAINT Releases Rendition Of “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison);” Video/Single Now Playing

ARMORED SAINT, leaders and stalwarts of the American heavy metal scene since the early 1980s, are back with a brilliant rendition of “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison).” The classic track was originally written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter Read More …

AMAROK: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Legacy (XIII)” From California Sludge Metal Act; Resilience LP Featuring Guests From Neurosis And Mizmor Nears June 28th Release Preceding North American Tour With Mizmor

photos by Michelle Camy “…a massive, slow-burn offering…” – Decibel Magazine As Chico, California doom/sludge metal quartet AMAROK prepares for the late June release of their second LP, Resilience, the album-closing epic “Legacy (XIII)” makes its worldwide debut through a Read More …

O ZORN!: New Noise Magazine Premieres “Features” Video From California Post-Metal Outfit; Vermillion Haze Out Now On Hard Drugs/Seeing Red Records

California post-metal outfit O ZORN! presents their video for “Features.” Now playing at New Noise Magazine, the track comes by way of the band’s acclaimed Vermillion Haze full-length, released in March via Hard Drugs/Seeing Red Records. Based in Long Beach, Read More …

WARMEN: Melodic Death Metal Outfit Releases “A World Of Pain” Animated Video

When Children Of Bodom keyboardist Janne “Warman” Wirman and his guitarist brother Antti Wirman reactivated their joint band WARMEN in August 2023, nobody could have guessed what was in store. In the past, WARMEN was known more as a side Read More …