TORTURE HAMMER: Eponymous Second EP From Santa Cruz Death Metal Crew Out Today On Creator-Destructor Records

photos by Arjuna Sabio Santa Cruz, California-based death metal squad TORTURE HAMMER today infiltrates the population with their cruel, eponymous second EP, out now on Creator-Destructor Records. After writing and releasing 2024’s Dormant Horror debut EP as a two-piece, TORTURE Read More …

BLACKWATER DROWNING: North Carolina Death Metal Merchants To Release Obscure Sorrows February 27th, 2026 On Bleeding Art Collective/Blood Blast; New Video/Single Now Streaming + Preorders Available

Watch BLACKWATER DROWNING’s “Eye Of The Storm” video HERE. BLACKWATER DROWNING will release their fiery new full-length, Obscure Sorrows, on February 27th via Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution (Nuclear Blast Records/Believe). BLACKWATER DROWNING is a five-piece US melodic death metal/metalcore band Read More …

INGESTED: UK Death Metal Stalwarts Drop “Nefarious Tongues” Video/Single; Band To Kick Off North American Headlining Tour Next Month

UK death metal stalwarts INGESTED today drop their new stand-alone single, “Nefarious Tongues.” Lyrically, the punishing track explores the decay of morality in a world consumed by vanity and self-interest. It reflects on the way society devours itself through ego Read More …

LAVISHER: Ghost Cult Magazine Premieres “Detached” Single From Chicago Alt-Rock/Grunge Collective; Second LP, Aligned & Vital, Nears November 14th Release On Nefarious Industries

photos by Lena Jackson “…this song is catchy as hell!” – Ghost Cult Ghost Cult Magazine is hosting the premiere for “Detached,” the new single from Chicago-based velvet-grunge collective LAVISHER, preceding their Aligned & Vital LP, nearing November release through Read More …

WARP CHAMBER / BENOTHING: Two-Song Split To See Release On November 14th Via Carbonized Records; Teaser Now Playing + Preorders Available

Carbonized Records is pleased to announce a ripping new split between the Pacific Northwest’s WARP CHAMBER and Finland’s BENOTHING, set for release on November 14th. Arriving in 2016 from coordinates unknown, WARP CHAMBER spent the first two years of their Read More …

TUESDAY THE SKY: Project Helmed By Fates Warning Guitarist Jim Matheos To Release Indoor Enthusiast Full-Length This Friday, October 24th On Metal Blade Records!

Indoor Enthusiast, the outstanding third record from TUESDAY THE SKY, the instrumental-driven project from guitarist Jim Matheos, arrives this Friday, October 24th via Metal Blade Records! TUESDAY THE SKY has been described as a “beautifully weird solo project” by Sonic Read More …

TESTAMENT’s Supercharged Cover Of Metallica’s “Seek & Destroy” From Silver Lining Music’s All-Star No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All Compilation Out Now!

Silver Lining Music will release No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All on November 14th.  The third single from the all-star compilation is from thrash metal icons TESTAMENT, the full-throttle cover of Metallica’s anthem “Seek & Destroy.” Read More …

VOIDCEREMONY: “Failure Of Ancient Wisdoms” By Progressive Death Metal Act With Members Of Mournful Congregation, Atheist-Live, And More Streaming; Third LP, Abditum, Out November 14th On 20 Buck Spin

“Failure Of Ancient Wisdoms” is the vexing new single from progressive death metal outfit VOIDCEREMONY. The song is the newest preview of the band’s elaborate third album, Abditum, nearing November release on 20 Buck Spin. Emerging with a labyrinthine work Read More …

DEFIGUREMENT: Endbryo Debut ByAvant Death/Grind Crew With Present/Ex-Fear Factory, Malignancy, Lack Of Interest, Rottenness Members Out Today On Nefarious Industries

Endbryo, the furiously unhinged debut from extreme music abomination DEFIGUREMENT, is out today and streaming everywhere through Nefarious Industries. Unloading a nerve-damaging amalgam of death/grind, DEFIGUREMENT encompasses a cast of life-long henchmen from across the metal/extreme music underground, aligning drummer Read More …

SAKNA: No Clean Singing Premieres “Alltid” Single From Late One-Man Atmospheric Black Metal Project; De Syv Dødssynder Full-Length Nears October 31st Release Via Hypaethral Records

“Alltid” is the latest preview from SAKNA’s lost De Syv Dødssynder full-length, now playing at No Clean Singing. SAKNA, a one-man band shrouded in mystery since its inception in 2006, is a bastion of the post-second wave of black metal ethos, championing a Read More …