Features

Here’s all the new metal that’s dropped between November 12th and today—Spin (or skip) new music from Panopticon, Underdark, Ceremonial Bloodbath, and more.

On their first album in 13 years, celebrated Norwegian symphonic black metal band Troll marks more than one milestone with the release of “Trolldom.”

A tribute to the inimitable and immortal Killing Joke guitarist.

Delivering lyrics entirely in Ancient Greek gives a new meaning to ‘esoteric’ metal. We talked to Hoplites mastermind Liu Zhenyang about this unusual project.

The progressive/experimental metal duo’s new album “Medicea Sidera” focuses on Jupiter and its largest moons. Stream one of the album’s dramatic suites here.

The return of Neill Jameson’s Noise Pollution column is upon us.

I’m really glad to have the opportunity to share more about Forêt Endormie‘s new album, Le désespoir utopique.  Conceptually, Le désespoir utopique came out of the idea of how some people relocate because they’re privileged, and others because they are forced to; some can’t move because of lack of privilege and others are able to...

Cruciamentum guitarist D.L. discusses the process behind the eight-year wait for Cruciamentum’s sophomore full-length album.

The Helvetic Underground Committee grows. Listen to Ophanim’s debut album and read an interview with multi-instrumentalist Meister Tekel.

The group’s new EP “Truth or Consequences, New Mexico” landed earlier this month, an eighteen-minute long track experimenting further with their sound. Read an interview with the band here.