Streams

Poisoned wells, unseen predators, forces out of our control – on their sophomore album “Depths,” Abhoria imagines a failed world and its terrors. Stream it here and check out a track-by-track rundown.

New year, new metal. Here’s some standouts from the end of 2023 and the best of what’s come so far in 2024.

The Canadian “melogaze” artist digs deep into the vault and releases a previously-thought-lost demo from a decade passed, with preorders starting today – check out a track and read more about the release here.

The Indiana heavy metal group’s debut EP “I Am The Night” stems from a collaboration between Tim Kenefic (Assimilator, Throne) and his son Alex – listen to a track here.

Isenordal first wowed me on their 2019 tour with Void Omnia, which was now over four years ago (hard to believe). This Pacific Northwest doom collective’s neofolk and black metal inspired funeral doom hymns brought the downstairs SubTerranean bar venue in Chicago to a hushed and reverent silence. Now ready to unveil their third album,...

The Iowa trio gets technical, heavy, and chaotic all at the same time on their upcoming album Scenes from the Afterlife. Stream the opening track here.

Stream a hook-focused track from the Austin rock trio’s upcoming album “Big Dumb Riffs” — which does include one such riff.

The French black/doom band return with their sixth album, an intrepid exploration of navigating life and suffering. Stream it here in advance.

Stream a new rager from the Cleveland hardcore group’s upcoming album “Live Short and Suffer.”

Killer, classic-style black metal from Ireland. Heavy on the metal and black as pitch.