HERIN: Sonic Perspectives Premieres “Warning Signs” Video; Hiding In Plain Sight Debut By Tiles/Discipline Guitarist Featuring Guests From Rush, Jethro Tull, Porcupine Tree, Due November 1st On The Laser’s Edge

photos by Matthew Parmenter and Hugh Syme As The Laser’s Edge prepares for the November release of Hiding In Plain Sight, the debut from HERIN – the progressive/post-rock solo venture of Tiles/Discipline guitarist Chris Herin – Sonic Perspectives today premieres Read More …

ÇÖKÜŞ: Outlaws Of The Sun Streams An Hour Of Lies Debut From Chicago Doom Quintet Uniting Earthen Grave, Witchcryer, Lair Of The Minotaur Alumni; Album Out Friday On Qumran Records

photos by Chris Wozniak This Friday the 13th, Qumran Records will release An Hour Of Lies, the debut from Chicago, Illinois-based doom metal outfit ÇÖKÜŞ, and popular doom/riff rock portal Outlaws Of The Sun today offers an exclusive advance listen Read More …

DEIVOS: Long-Running Polish Death Metal Force To Release Seventh Album, Apophenia, On Selfmadegod Records October 18th; “Sermon Of Hypocrisy” Streaming + Preorders Posted

photos by Marcin Studzinski This October, Selfmadegod Records will release Apophenia, the devastating seventh studio full-length from long-running Polish death metal technicians DEIVOS, today unveiling the record’s cover art, track listing, and lead single, “Sermon Of Hypocrisy.” DEIVOS formed in Read More …

HUSH: Hudson, New York Epic Sludge Metal Quintet Drops New Single, “In The House Of Worship,” As Impending Fifth LP Nears Completion

Evolving over the course of the last decade from their origins as a primitive sludge/crust project in pursuit of sonic obliteration, Hudson, New York-based HUSH has grown into a far more expansive interpretation of their sound. During that time, HUSH Read More …

MIASIS: Y2k-Era Chicago-Area Metalcore Band Featuring Sean Ingram Of Coalesce To Reissue Remixed/Remastered In And Out Of Weeks EP October 18th; Video + Preorders Posted

Chicago-area metalcore outfit MIASIS, who existed in the late-1990s/early-2000s has remixed and remastered their crushing In And Out Of Weeks EP – featuring Sean Ingram from Coalesce on vocals – and will reissue the record on all digital services. MIASIS’ Read More …

DISTANT DOMINION: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Solar Flare Tsunami” Lyric Video; Ripping Through Time Debut From Krieg, Polterchrist, Mortal Decay Members Nears Release On Fetzner Death Records

photo by Josh Mahesh Kost “A sharp combination of various extreme metal subgenres tempered with just enough technicality and melody to keep you on your toes…” – Decibel Magazine Philadelphia-based extreme metal outfit DISTANT DOMINION – formed by members of Read More …

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 …