FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY: Wenzhou, China Alt-Grunge Duo Releases Video For “Moonshine” Live At The Shrine; BBQd EP Out Now On Nefarious Industries

photo by XiaTieNiu Wenzhou, China-based alt/grunge rock duo FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY presents a live performance of “Moonshine,” the original track found on their BBQd EP, out now on Nefarious Industries. FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY’s succinct and lively BBQd EP packs a Read More …

KARLA KVLT: New German Sludge/Post-Rock Trio Formed By Members Of Eisenvater And Melting Palms To Release Debut LP, Thunderhunter, Through Exile On Mainstream February 21st

photos by Aylin Sengül Exile On Mainstream is thrilled to welcome back Markus E. Lipka, the driving force behind Eisenvater with his new band, KARLA KVLT. Together with his son Johann Wientjes on drums and his daughter-in-law, Teresa Matilda Curtens, Read More …

WILLI CARLISLE: Anti-Corp’s Beloved The Magnolia Sessions Returns; Album By Renowned Folk Singer Out Today + Proceeds From Vinyl Edition To Aid Victims Of Hurricane Helene

photos by Ericka Poore The sun rises once again on Anti-Corp’s beloved The Magnolia Sessions, returning after a two-year break with a new album by renowned folk singer, WILLI CARLISLE, out now everywhere today, with a vinyl pressing underway to Read More …

SEVENTH STATION: Multi-Continental Avant Metal Act To Release On Shoulders Of Giants EP Via Layered Reality Productions On February 21st; “Three Days In Dresden” Single/Video + Preorders Posted

photos by Luka Rudman SEVENTH STATION presents their mesmerizing new EP, On Shoulders Of Giants, now confirmed for February 21st release through Dutch progressive/avant metal label Layered Reality Productions. Formed and led by Slovenia-based guitarist Dimitri Alperovich, with Turkish keyboardist Read More …

HERIN: Video For “Slow To Crumble” Playing; Hiding In Plain Sight Debut Featuring Members Of Rush, Peter Frampton, Jethro Tull, Crown Lands, Porcupine Tree Out Now On The Lasers Edge

photos by Matthew Parmenter and Hugh Syme “…Herin’s strongest quality here is his touching introspectiveness… Hiding In Plain Sight is a richly and impactful debut…” – Prog Magazine  Just a few weeks after the release of Hiding In Plain Sight, Read More …

IRK: British Experimental Rock Trio Joins Nefarious Industries; New Single, “Toothache In Prison,” Now Streaming + New LP To See Release In Early 2025

photo by John Figler Investigative underground music cult Nefarious Industries welcomes British experimental rock band IRK to the label’s unpredictable roster. IRK formed in Leeds in 2013. Driven by the stripped-back lineup of vocalist J.S. Gordon, bassist Ed Snell, and Read More …

BEDSORE: 1970s-Inspired Dreaming The Strife For Love LP By Italian Progressive Death Metal Quartet Now Streaming; Album Drops This Friday On 20 Buck Spin

photos by Francesco Maria Pepe “…an unfathomable nexus of demo-era Cynic on some of the wickedest comus drip-drip gummies, taking off into the ’70s mind-expanding horror.” – Decibel Magazine Dreaming The Strife For Love, the second LP by Italian progressive Read More …

BARBAROUS: California Death Metal Crew Joins Creator-Destructor Records; Demo Streaming, Cassette Available + Debut LP In The Works For 2025 Release

photos by Jun Aoki Creator-Destructor welcomes California death metal crew BARBAROUS to the label’s roster, issuing a cassette version of the band’s demo and locking the band in for the release of their debut LP next year. Based in Oakland, Read More …

YATSU And WANDERER To Release Split 7-Inch EP Via The Ghost Is Clear Records And Mummified Gasp Records December 20th; Songs Streaming + Preorders Posted

Metallic hardcore, powerviolence, and harsh noise collide in a two-way split between Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas-based YATSU and Minneapolis, Minnesota-based WANDERER, set to be released on December 20th via The Ghost Is Clear Records and Mummified Gasp Records. Coming hot on Read More …

DEFIGUREMENT: Nefarious Industries Inducts Death/Grind Act Formed By Fear Factory, Malignancy, Murder Construct, Bad Acid Trip Members/Alumni; Single Featuring Gridlink’s Takafumi Matsubara Posted

Nefarious Industries welcomes experimental death/grind abomination DEFIGUREMENT to the label’s noncompliant roster, today unveiling the searing new single, “Wounded Landscape,” featuring guest guitar from Takafumi Matsubara of Gridlink. DEFIGUREMENT encompasses a cast of life-long henchmen from across the metal/extreme music Read More …