BARBAROUS: Oakland Death Metal Henchmen Prepare Debut LP, Initium Mors, For August 1st Release On Creator-Destructor Records; “Tools Of The Trade” Single And Preorders Posted

photos by Jun Aoki Creator-Destructor Records presents Initium Mors, the monstrous debut LP from Oakland, California death metal crew BARBAROUS. Influenced by the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Skeletal Remains, Necrot, and Gatecreeper, BARBAROUS hit the ground running since coming onto Read More …

BACON WAGON: Everything Is Noise Streams Trauma Cake, The Debut Album From Swedish Noise Rock Trio; Record Sees Release This Week On Reptilian Records

photos by Axel Brandt “…brash, punchy punk riffs with an undercurrent of doomy trudge, tons of groove, and feedback aplenty…” – Everything Is Noise Everything Is Noise is the first place to hear Trauma Cake, the long-awaited debut album from Read More …

BLACK MAGNET: Metal Injection Premieres “Better Than Love” Video From Midwestern US Industrial Metal Unit; Third LP, Megamantra, Nears July 25th On Federal Prisoner

photos by Tom Hudson Metal Injection is hosting the exclusive premiere for “Better Than Love,” the new video/single from Midwestern US industrial metal outfit BLACK MAGNET. The song marks the second single to drop ahead of the band’s incoming third Read More …

WALKING BOMBS: Nine Circles Premieres “Mountain Giantess” As Blessings Bestrewn Part 1 With Guests From Chrome Waves, Geezer, Globelamp, Gridfailure, And More Nears June 20th Release

“… a potent mix of pop, rock, noise, and dance alongside a heady dose of electronics to flesh out the sound…” – Nine Circles Nine Circles is hosting the premiere of “Mountain Giantess” from California-based WALKING BOMBS, preceding the release 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 Lankl 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 …

TODAY IS THE DAY To Play Rich Hall Tribute Show In Brooklyn Followed By North American Summer Tour With Buñuel And Murderous Again; New Album Nears Completion

photo by Tim Zlobin With their new album on the verge of completion, visionary metal band TODAY IS THE DAY is booking new live performances for the months ahead. First up, TODAY IS THE DAY will join Converge, Cave In, Read More …

BLACK MAGNET: Industrial Metal Unit To Release Crushing Third LP, Megamantra, July 25th On Federal Prisoner; “Endless” Video/Single And Preorders Posted

photo by Tom Hudson Midwestern US-based industrial metal outfit BLACK MAGNET arrives with its gnarled third album, Megamantra, confirmed for release July 25th on Federal Prisoner. Described by Revolver as, “excoriating and texturally scalding brand of metallic machine music,” BLACK Read More …

DARSOMBRA: Baltimore Transapocalyptic Galaxy Rock Duo Begins European Spring Tour With Stinking Lizaveta This Week

photos by Xavier Del Callejo Following several other expansive tours throughout North America, Europe, and the UK in support of their Dumesday Book album over the past two years, Baltimore-based transapocalyptic galaxy rock duo DARSOMBRA and their allies in Stinking Read More …