LACERATION: Bay Area Death/Thrash Outfit To Release Second LP, I Erode, On 20 Buck Spin July 26th; “Excised” Single Streaming + Preorders Posted

photos by Bill Batchalor After the scorching Demise LP in 2021, the Bay Area’s LACERATION has joined the ranks of 20 Buck Spin for the release of their second album, I Erode. Years of work and subtle refinement manifest in Read More …

LIVLØS: Danish Melodic Death Metal Band To Release Epic Third Full-Length, The Crescent King, October 4th; MetalSucks Premieres Animated Video For Lead Single, “Usurpers”

photos by Nikolaj Bransholm Aarhus, Denmark-based melodic death metal quintet LIVLØS has announced their epic third full-length release, The Crescent King, which will see release October 4th. Today, MetalSucks is hosting the worldwide premiere of an animated video for the Read More …

CHROME WAVES: Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze Group Releases First Live Album, Lost Horizon – Live 1/5/2024, Out Today On Disorder Recordings

photos by Jeffrey Beaulieu Today, Midwestern post-black metal outfit CHROME WAVES releases their first live album, Lost Horizon – Live 1/5/2024, through Disorder Recordings. The show was recorded at Syracuse, New York venue Lost Horizon on January 5th, 2024, on Read More …

MANIC ABRAXAS: Maine-Based Avant Doom/Punk Trio To Release Dystopian Fourth Album, Skinformation, August 2nd; “Manic Abraxas” Single, Cover Art, And Preorders Posted

photos by Michael Hallahan From the wooded northern realms of Bangor, Maine, three-piece powerhouse MANIC ABRAXAS has completed their fourth album, Skinformation, now set for release in August. Uniting drummer Tom Bennett, bassist/vocalist/synth player Justin Hamm, and guitarist/vocalist/synth player Dallas Read More …

BEEHOOVER: Exile On Mainstream Records To Reissue Second Album From German Avant Rock Duo, Heavy Zooo, On Vinyl For The First Time; Preorders Posted

The eclectic music experts at long-running Exile On Mainstream mark a historic moment for the label, announcing their first-ever reissue, for BEEHOOVER’s second album, Heavy Zooo. Is it metal? Is it stoner rock? Is it jazz, or even avant-garde? Just Read More …

MEDIA: Phoenix Psychedelic/Alternative Metal Trio Surprise-Releases Third Installment Of Concept Trilogy With Output; LP Containing All Three Parts To See Release Later This Year

photos by Brett Cline Phoenix, Arizona based psychedelic/alternative rock trio MEDIA today surprise-releases a new EP, Output, marking the third and final installment in their trilogy of joined concept titles. MEDIA was founded by Billy Tegethoff (The Oxford Coma) and Richard Wnuk who Read More …

THE ANTIKAROSHI: Sixth LP German Experimental Post-Hardcore Trio, L’inertie Polaire, Out Today Via Exile On Mainstream Records And Streaming Everywhere

“The vocals and whole vibe are reminiscent of 31 Knots, Fugazi, and Dag Nasty collaborating on a union hall stage for a $5 show circa ’03.” – Everything Is Noise L’inertie Polaire, the sixth LP from Potsdam, Germany-based trio THE Read More …

CARNWENNAN: Outlaws Of The Sun Hosts Exclusive Stream Of Lotus Debut LP From Albany, New York-Based Sludge/Doom Metal Quartet; Album Out Friday On Darkest Records

“This is an awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping record that could possibly become one of the best drone metal albums of the year.” – Outlaws Of The Sun Tomorrow, Albany, New York-based sludge/drone metal quartet CARNWENNAN will release their debut LP, Lotus, Read More …

BASSOON: Brooklyn Instrumental Avant-Prog Metal Trio Releases Video For Title Track To Second LP, Succumbent, Out Now On Nefarious Industries + Northeast Shows Announced

photos by Caleb Bryant Miller New York City instrumental avant-prog metal trio BASSOON has just issued a video for “Succumbent,” the title track to the band’s second LP, released last year on Nefarious Industries. Nestled in Brooklyn’s art-metal underground since Read More …

DESOLAT: No Echo Premieres “This Band Is Your Yoga” Video By Austrian Noise Rock/Hardcore Punk Trio; Dan Swanö-Mastered Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die LP Nears Release On Reptilian Records

photo by Alex Aigner “…a sound straddling the lines between noise rock, hardcore punk, and sludge…” – No Echo As Vienna, Austria-based DESOLAT prepares for the June 14th release of their second LP, Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Read More …