Colin Dempsey
These Beasts Soothe “Nervous Fingers” with Straight-Shooting Sludge Rock (Video Premiere + Interview)
Delivering the rock is the Chicago band's primary goal on their upcoming debut "Cares, Wills, Wants." Stream a new track and check out an interview with guitarist/vocalist Chris Roo.
Contrarian Reshape Progressive Death Metal on “Zabur of Satfiyah al Shamal” (Early Track Stream)
Stream a new single from the NY progressive/technical death metal group's upcoming album "Sage of Shekhinah."
Witch Ripper Solves the “Icarus Equation” with High-Level Sludge (Track Premiere + Interview)
The Seattle sludge band's upcoming concept album "The Flight after the Fall," is a deceptively catchy and adventurous affair that has no shortage of lethal riffs. Read an interview with guitarist/vocalist Curtis Parker and check out a new track here.
Those Who Knock: Doldrum Discuss Their Haunted, Peculiar Black Metal (Interview)
American black metal band Doldrum's 2022 debut album scored high on our charts last year - we spoke to the band about how camp, Americana, the Denver sound, and irony feed into their sound.
Sorrowful Land’s Contemplative Death/Doom Seeks Escape from “Faded Anchors of the Past” (Early Album Stream + Track-By-Track)
The Ukrainian death/doom project recruits a host of guest vocalists for its upcoming album, which you can stream here - plus, check out a detailed track-by-track breakdown from the band.
Binary Order’s Rusted Industrial Metal Resurfaces with “Messages from the Deep” (Interview)
The industrial metal project experiments with soundscapes and diverse influences on its new album - read an interview with project creator Benjamin Blank.
Colin Dempsey’s Top Albums of 2022
Death metal, black metal, and much more fill the ranks of writer Colin Dempsey's top albums from 2022.
Lotus Thrones Ponder The End in the “Gore Orphanage” (Video Premiere)
The Philadelphia-based group explores moody, noisy industrial post-punk on their new album "The Heretic Souvenir." Watch a video for a new track here.
Fvnerals Enters a Chilling “Ashen Era” of Atmospheric Doom Metal (Early Track Stream + Interview)
The experimental doom band reflects on their recent move to Leipzig and where their upcoming album "Let the Earth Be Silent" is sonically taking them -- stream a new track here to find out for yourself.
(Echo)’s Wounded Death Doom Leaves No “Witnesses” (Early Album Stream)
The Italian group's fourth album spins woeful tales, influenced by the pandemic lockdown. Stream the album early here.