Track Premiere: YLVA – ‘Metadata’

YLVA are a band that sound absolutely huge. Combining earth-shaking riffs and percussion with reverberating, emotive vocals and soaring melodies, the Australian sludge/post-metal outfit deliver something equal parts heavy and…

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Track Premiere: Ufomammut – ‘Core’

Psychedelic doom titans Ufomammut have increased both the psychedelic and the doom on their new record, 8.  Containing eight tracks of flattening and mind-bending metal, the trio make it clear that almost two…

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From the Dead Gray Ashes: An Interview with Harvey Milk

The last studio recording southern sludge/noise rock outliers Harvey Milk left ringing in our ears was back in 2010. In A Small Turn of Human Kindness closer “I Did Not…

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Only Print is Real: How We Entered the Golden Age of Extreme Metal Books

Each year during the drive down to Maryland Deathfest, the in-car topic inevitably turns to the merch purchases and record shopping poised to send our traveling collective to the poor…

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Track Premiere: Highrider – ‘Batteries’

Sweden has a rich history of metal bands that call the country home, and Highrider are adding themselves to that history on their new album, Roll For Initiative. A combination of traditional heavy metal,…

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Track Premiere: Tetragrammacide – ‘Hyperspatial Mandala of Intuitive Latencies / Prognosticators of Transyuggothian Metareasoning’

When it comes to aural abuse and esoteric mindfuckery in underground extreme metal, India’s Tetragrammacide are the cutting edge. While their 2014 demo Tetragrammacidal Oration wasn’t so much hyped as…

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Track Premiere: Unfold – ‘Cursed Commanders’

After a six-year gap from the release of their third LP, Cosmogon, Swiss post-metal powerhouse Unfold have returned to issue their fourth record, Banshee O Beast. The songs on Banshee range from brooding to explosive, always…

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With the Dead

Love from With the Dead Midterms of endearment Release Date: September 22, 2017 Label: Rise Above In academia, they say the second year of teaching is harder than the first,…

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Full Album Stream: Hate Moon’s “The Imprisoning War”

When you’re scrolling through a list of new and forthcoming releases to give some of your attention (deficit), the name Hate Moon sticks out in a big way.  It’s undeniably…

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Label Spotlight: Tofu Carnage Records

Texas-based label Tofu Carnage came into existence in 2010. Conceived by Dead to a Dying World guitarist Sean Mehl, Tofu Carnage slowly evolved from a label meant to release Dead to a…

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