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Though sometimes overshadowed by later releases (and much harder to find), the American heavy metal band’s self-titled debut is a blazing opening chapter in the band’s ferocious style. Read an interview with Mike Scalzi, discussing the album’s eventful creation and his thoughts on it today.

We’re streaming the West Coast heavy psychedelic rock group’s first LP in six years ahead of its Friday release: listen now.

This week, Jon and Ted venture into doom rock and blackgaze territory, highlighting vast changes in bands’ discographies.

We shine a light on three fast and deadly standouts from the seething underground black/thrash scene, all from earlier this year.

Metal Modernists Ehnahre team up with noise artist N on a uniquely avant-garde collaboration. Listen to “Jacob” in full and read an interview with Ehnahre member Ryan McGuire.

Early morning thrashing and Over The Top madness. Listen to Tennessee deathgrind band Knoll’s debut “Interstice.”

Chad Davis’s continuted return to black metal is marked with an abject, compelling misery. Listen to the new Obscurae album in full.

The mysterious Order of Divine Light publicly emerges with Stormkeep’s debut MLP. Listen to a new song ahead of its November 20th release.

The black metal world was gifted with a surprise new Krallice album last week — after about one billion listens over the weekend, here’s where we arrived with our thoughts.

On new album “Abyss Horizons”, Battle Dagorath discovers a newfound density.