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Prepare The Ground Fest (31 May-2 June) Announces Full Lineup

The full Prepare the Ground festival lineup is here! Ticket links for the full fest and single days are available.

"I Don't Want to Go Home": Amplifest Weekend One Unites the Full Spectrum of Metal

With performances from Amenra, Cult of Luna, Pallbearer, and more, the first weekend of the Porto, Portugal-based fest’s 2022 edition was a reminder of the power of festivals.

Hotter Than Hell: Scenes from Oblivion Access 2022 in Austin, Texas

We’re carting our busted-up flesh vessels back from the fest right now, but check out some pictures and videos from the musical whirlwind of Oblivion Access.

Roadburn 2022: Heaviness Redefined, Part 1 (Live Review)

We recap the first two days of Roadburn 2022 – read a field report on Thursday and Friday’s happenings.

Andrew Sacher's Top Metal Albums of 2020

Andrew Sacher lists his favorite heavy releases of 2020.

Upcoming Metal Releases: 6/14/20 -- 6/20/20 (Plus Last Week)

All the new metal releasing between June 14th and June 20th, 2020 (plus last week’s releases) — spin (or skip) new music from Hail Spirit Noir, Lamb of God, Vile Creature, and more.

Black Flags Over Brooklyn 2019: Kim Kelly Interview

We chat with Kim Kelly about this upcoming weekend’s Black Flags Over Brooklyn 2019 festival and lay out the information on tickets and bands (including streams).

Roadburn 2019 adds Sleep, Have A Nice Life, curator Tomas Lindberg, more

The lineup also includes Birds In Row, Vile Creature, Midnight, and more.

Wasteland Earth: Vile Creature's "Water, Tinted Gold & Tainted Copper"

Stream a new track from the Canadian doom duo’s devestating upcoming album “Cast of Static and Smoke”

Editor's Choice April 2015

Looking back on a mournful April, and some impressive unsigned releases