NEQUIENT: Chicago Grind/Hardcore Outfit To Deliver Third LP, Avarice, April 24th Through Nefarious Industries; “Mad King / Fool” Video/Single, Preorders, Tour Dates With Black Cross Hotel Posted

photo by John Mourlas How can artists and musicians respond to an era when jackbooted thugs descend on U.S. cities, tech billionaires blithely deploy technologies calculated to wipe out the livelihoods of millions, and misinformation controls the rage of the Read More …

MORDEO: California Sludge/Crust Metal Practitioners Feat. Members Of Amarok, Aberrance, And Level To Release Full-Length Debut March 27th; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

California sludge/crust metal practitioners MORDEO, featuring within its ranks members of Amarok, Aberrance, and Level, will release their ferocious self-titled full-length debut on March 27th through a three-way collaboration with Hypaethral Records, Forever Never Ends Records, and Shove Records. Forged Read More …

AZIOLA CRY: Chicago Instrumental Progressive Trio To Release Fourth Album, Dysphoria Ritual, On 7D Media April 17th; “Pervasive Sameness” Video/Single And Preorders Posted

photos by Mike Louis Chicago trio AZIOLA CRY unveils their incoming fourth album, Dysphoria Ritual, which is now confirmed for release this April through 7D Media, the label founded by former King Crimson member Trey Gunn. AZIOLA CRY is an Read More …

DESERT COLLIDER: Decibel Magazine Premieres “ThumpeRRR” From Italian Psychedelic Desert Rock Outfit; Debut Full-Length To See Release On March 6th Via Small Stone Recordings

“ThumpeRRR” is the latest single from psychedelic desert rock alchemists DESERT COLLIDER. The track comes off the band’s debut full-length, Generation Ship: Endless Drift Through Infinity, set for release on March 6th via Small Stone Recordings. Drawing inspiration from the Read More …

W.E.B. Unveils “Into Hell Fire We Burn” Video/Single; Darkness Alive To See Release This Friday, February 20th, On Metal Blade Records

Watch/stream W.E.B.’s “Into Hell Fire We Burn” HERE. This Friday, Greek symphonic extreme metallers W.E.B. will unveil Darkness Alive, their first ever live album on Metal Blade Records! Captured at Gagarin205 in the band’s hometown of Athens on September 22nd, Read More …

COSCRADH: Second LP From Irish Black/Death Metal Act, Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld, Now Streaming In Its Vicious Entirety; Album To Be Released This Friday On 20 Buck Spin

photos by Dylan Ownes Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld – the ferocious conceptual second LP from Irish black/death metal outfit COSCRADH – is now streaming in its entirety ahead of its release this Friday through 20 Buck Spin. Like Read More …

KALLOHONKA: Everything Is Noise Premieres “Psychic Surgery” From Self-Proclaimed Slug Metal Outfit; Lazer Blood Debut To Drop On March 13th Via Memory Terminal Records

“Psychic Surgery” is the latest single from Texas-based, self-proclaimed slug metal berserkers KALLOHONKA. Now playing courtesy of Everything Is Noise, the track appears on the band’s debut full-length Lazer Blood, set for release on March 13th through Memory Terminal Records. Writes Everything Read More …

RADIAN: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Toothless Wolf” Single From Ohio Doom/Sludge Metal Quartet; Conceptual Third LP, Subterfuge, Nears March 20th Release

photos by Mike Burns “Subterfuge covers a pretty wide sonic range while remaining within the boundaries of sludge—some of it is more upbeat and punk influenced, while other tracks stray more into doom or border on death metal.” – Decibel Read More …

DOWN Drops Special Cover Of Dr. John’s “Right Place, Wrong Time” In Celebration Of Mardi Gras!

Iconic heavy metal supergroup DOWN returns with a special cover of Dr. John’s “Right Place, Wrong Time!” New Orleans native Dr. John was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul, and funk. Read More …

POLY-MATH: English Instrumental Prog/Math Rock Band To Release Fifth LP, Something Deeply Hidden, On The Lasers Edge April 10th; “The Universe As An Engine” Single, Preorders, And UK/EU Tour Dates Posted

photos by Joe Branton Prominent US prog label The Lasers Edge presents the fifth album from English instrumental progressive rock quartet POLY-MATH, Something Deeply Hidden. Based in Brighton and London, POLY-MATH is heavily influenced by early classic prog, Ethio-jazz, post-rock, Read More …