Sunn O))) Revisit the World of 'Life Metal' with 'Pyroclasts'
The companion piece to Sunn O)))'s masterful Life Metal completes the most organic and minimal chapter in the drone masters' journey.
08 Nov 2019
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MetalMatters: October 2019 - What's That Noise?
October is dominated by heavyweight returns from noise rock pioneers Swans and Lightning Bolt, while also filled with the black metal bleakness of Blut Aus Nord and the Great Old Ones, while Vastum continue 20 Buck Spin's death metal master class streak.
22 Oct 2019
Timelost Give Marilyn Manson's "Cryptorchid" a New Lease on Life (premiere + interview)
Lo-fi, black metal-cum-goth-ish outfit, Timelost share a cover of Marilyn Manson's "Cryptorchid". They talk with us about the importance of making the old new.
17 Sep 2019
Black 'n' Roll Purveyors, Thonian Horde Meditate on These Troubled Times with "The Narcissist" (premiere)
A doomy concoction with black and thrash metal undercurrents, Thonian Horde throws extreme metal some groove on this blast from the upcoming LP, Downfall.
09 Apr 2019
MetalMatters: March 2019 – Beware the Ides of Metal
From Drastus' monumental second LP to Mystifier's righteous comeback, to Venom Prison's evolution towards death metal infamy, and enthralling debut full-lengths from Devil Master, VLTIMAS, Heaume Mortal, and more, March's MetalMatters highlights a bounty of subversive brilliance.
15 Mar 2019
Chrome Waves Arrives With Debut Album, 'A Grief Observed' (album stream) (premiere)
Former members of Wolvhammer, Nachtmystium, and the Gates of Slumber unite as Chrome Waves on album that unites shoegaze, post-rock, and extreme metal.
27 Feb 2019
Sigh's 'Heir to Despair' Is a Stylistically Diverse Exploration of Madness
Japanese black metal stalwarts Sigh explore madness through folklore and experiment with new sounds on Heir to Despair.
27 Nov 2018
Vouna Introduce Their Blend of Extreme Atmospheric Music
In her debut record with Vouna, Yianna Bekris combines the ferocity of black metal and the weight of doom/death with traditional Greek folk influences to produce an intriguing release.
09 Nov 2018
Fave Five: Fire-Toolz
Fire-Toolz's debut album is one of 2018's most ambitious and self-sabotaging albums: a compelling, confounding listen that mixes vaporwave beats with death metal wails and somehow it all works. Mastermind Angel Marcloid's Fave Five pick? Her five favorite New Age jazz records.
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14 Sep 2018
Mutilation Rites Breaks with Black Metal Traditions on 'Chasm'
Brooklyn-based black metal band Mutilation Rites hone their style and with Chasm deliver their best album so far.
25 Jul 2018
Deafheaven's 'Ordinary Corrupt Human Love' Takes the Strengths of Its Predecessors and Refines Them Even Further
Sunbather will forever be Deafheaven's iconic album, but Ordinary Corrupt Human Love might just be their best record.
11 Jul 2018
The Antichrist Imperium Push Against Their Stylistic Confinements on New Album
On their second album, the Antichrist Imperium make an attempt to extend their progressive death/black metal sound by embracing thrash elements.
25 Jun 2018
At One with Nature: An Interview with Wolves in the Throne Room
Solidifying their return to black metal with Thrice Woven, Wolves in the Throne Room detail their connection with the essence of their home in the Pacific Northwest.
13 Jun 2018
Black Metal Group Lychgate Explores the "Unity of Opposites" Via New Video (premiere + interview)
Lychgate's complex and illuminating new album, The Contagion in Nine Steps, explores weighty philosophical and social themes. The band's James "J.C." Young discusses some of them.
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Music
10 May 2018
Soul Dissolution Contemplates "Stardust" (premiere)
Belgian metal unit Soul Dissolution issues video for titular track from sophomore release.
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Music
01 May 2018
Raven Throne Draws on Belarusian Poetry, Heritage for "Living Blood of Living Bodies" (premiere)
Sixth album from Minsk-based outfit Raven Throne arrives 2 May and promises to be one of the atmospheric dark metal releases of the year.
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23 Apr 2018
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