BRIGHT SUNSHINE: New Noise Magazine Streams Entire Executive Power Supreme LP By Arizona Noise Rock/Hardcore Trio; Album Out This Friday On Reptilian Records

photos by Jessica Weatherbee-Brown Executive Power Supreme, the commanding new LP from Tempe, Arizona-based motivational damage crew BRIGHT SUNSHINE, is streaming in its entirety at New Noise Magazine preceding its official release tomorrow through long-running noise rock conglomerate Reptilian Records. Read More …

BLACK MAGNET: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Night Tripping” Lyric Video/Single From Oklahoma-Based Industrial Metal Outfit; Third LP, Megamantra, Nears July 25th Release Through Federal Prisoner

photo by Tom Hudson “…the perfect electronic/metallic mash-up…” – Decibel Magazine Decibel Magazine is hosting the exclusive premiere of “Night Tripping,” the mangling third single from Oklahoma City-based industrial metal outfit BLACK MAGNET and their impending third album, Megamantra. Described Read More …

DESASTER: Long-Running German Black/Thrash Outfit To Unleash Kill All Idols Full-Length August 22nd On Metal Blade Records; “Towards Oblivion” Single Now Streaming + Preorders Available

Stream DESASTER’s “Towards Oblivion” HERE.  German black/thrash conjurors DESASTER have been churning out their unique and unholy blend of extreme metal since 1989 and in 2025 they return with their tenth studio album, Kill All Idols, set for release on Read More …

DIAMOND HEAD Releases Gripping Video For “The Messenger;” Live And Electric To See Release This Friday On Silver Lining Music

British heavy metal icons DIAMOND HEAD today unveil an animated video for “The Messenger.” The track is the second single taken from the band’s upcoming live album Live And Electric, set for release this Friday, July 11th via Silver Lining Read More …

DIGITAL NEGATIVE: Intersect Now Playing At IDIOTEQ; Third EP From Industrial/Electronic Project Formed By Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Drugs Of Faith, Timmy Sells His Soul Members Drops This Friday

“…disillusionment baked into electronics, metal, and noise.” – IDIOTEQ Ahead of its release this Friday, Intersect, the damaging third EP from Virginia-based electronic/industrial project DIGITAL NEGATIVE, is now streaming in its entirety exclusively at Idioteq alongside a track-by-track breakdown. DIGITAL Read More …

SOLDIERS OF STEEL FEST: Inaugural Edition Of Seattle-Based Traditional Metal Festival Confirmed For Early August With Sets From Slough Feg, Q5, Danava, Twisted Tower Dire, Leather, And More

A new gathering in the Pacific Northwestern heavy metal community has been unveiled, as the inaugural edition of SOLDIERS OF STEEL FESTIVAL has been confirmed for the first weekend of August in Seattle. SOLDIERS OF STEEL FESTIVAL is a showcase Read More …

KONTUSION: Death Metal Act With Repulsion, Ex-Iron Reagan Members Drops “Subjugation” Video/Single; Insatiable Lust For Death Debut Nears July 25th Release On Profound Lore Records + UK/EU Tour Underway

photos by Louie Palu “Subjugation” is the pulverizing new single from New Jersey/Washington DC-based death metal squad KONTUSION. The song is found on the band’s merciless debut album, Insatiable Lust For Death, nearing release on Profound Lore Records. KONTUSION’s riffs, Read More …

INTERCOURSE: Connecticut Metallic Noise Rock Outfit Announces September Tour Dates With Nerver; New Album Due This Fall Through Brutal Panda Records

photo by Sheri @bigbabyintoyland Connecticut’s self-deprecating noise rock entity INTERCOURSE announces a run of US tour dates for September, as they prepare their fourth LP for release this Fall, their first for Brutal Panda Records. INTERCOURSE will bulldoze a path Read More …

WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS: No Clean Singing Streams In The Glow Of The Vatican Fire, The Tenth LP By Connecticut Sludge Metal Trio; Album Out Friday On Argonauta Records

photos by Lounge708 Photography “Brutally grim subjects call for brutally grim music, and WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS have that covered.” – No Clean Singing No Clean Singing is hosting an exclusive stream of In The Glow Of The Vatican Fire, Read More …

BLIND EQUATION: Chicago Cybergrind Trio Unleashes “Flashback (Feat. Strawberry Hospital)” Video/Single; A Funeral In Purgatory Full-Length To See Release On July 18th

Watch BLIND EQUATION’s “Flashback (Feat. Strawberry Hospital)” video HERE. Chicago’s BLIND EQUATION returns in 2025 with A Funeral In Purgatory, perhaps their most ambitious release to date. The band’s third LP is scheduled for release on July 18th on Prosthetic Read More …