Notes From the Combat Underground: The Biggest Fight in History

Some are calling it “the biggest fight in the history of fights” while others are labeling it a money-grab of epic proportions, which will destroy boxing. On August 26, Floyd…

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Keeping It Old School: An Interview with Gods Forsaken

Gods Forsaken are a death metal supergroup of sorts, with members coming from Henry Kane, ex-Amon Amarth, Just Before Dawn and a large number of other bands. They recently made their…

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For Those About to Squawk: The End AD, Morbid Evils, The Petulant, Portrait

Slim peckin’s this week, if you know what I mean. This week, we are going to review bands with only terrible names. Trust me, there’s plenty this go ‘round. The…

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Watch: Blöödhag Vocalist Throws Coffee on Alex Jones in Seattle

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones—who has suggested that events like 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombing, Sandy Hook shooting and even the recent Charlottesvile protests were false flags or involved actors—was…

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Demo:listen: Cryptorchidism

Welcome to Demo:listen, your weekly peek into the future of underground extreme metal. Whether it’s death, black, doom, sludge, grind, thrash, -core, heavy, speed, progressive, stoner, retro, post-, punk/, etc….

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Track Premiere: Fornhem – ‘Úrdjupets Svärta’

Swedish black metal duo Fornhem may have recently emerged into the underground in 2013, but on their debut record, they play a well-crafted and melodic form of folk-influenced black metal. Fornhem’s debut, Ett…

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Video Premiere: Becomes Astral – ‘The Glass Lake’

Get ready to shred with a new video from Canadian progressive death dealers Becomes Astral. “The Glass Lake” comes from the quintet’s forthcoming record, Paleblood Sky, and features complex riffs, a locked-in rhythm…

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Track Premiere: Bleach Everything – ‘Nazi Punch, F*** Yes’

Anyone on social media over the last few days is likely aware of the protests and violence following white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia. Tensions are running high and Bleach Everything have…

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Full Album Stream: Sons of Crom – “The Black Tower”

Swedish duo Sons of Crom call themselves epic heavy metal, which sets the bar high based on the genre’s name alone. But Sons of Crom soar right over that bar with their…

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Track Premiere: Squalus – ‘The Orca’

When doom/post-metal group Giant Squid broke up, its members were far from over. Three fifths of the band set their sets on their next musical endeavor, Squalus.  “We had new stories…

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