Colin Dempsey

The progressive metal band delivers a masterful, genre-twisting adventure on their latest album. Read our full review.

Maryland-based Devil's Reef discuss their inspirations and approach to death metal, which renders cosmic horror via digestible, riff-packed experimentation.

The Vancouver post-metal/rock outfit isn't one to shy away from descriptive titles and evocative music—check out a new single from the upcoming album "Over Opiated in a Forest of Whispering Speakers."

Continuing our series of year end lists is Colin Dempsey, whose eclectic list cites varying ends of the musical spectrum.

Witchpit's sludge bridles with stoner rock's big riff energy and grimy misanthropy alike—check out a video for "The Blackened Fee" here, from their upcoming album "The Weight of Death."

Stream a portion of the Philadelphia black/death/industrial duo's new album here: utterly chaotic extreme metal melded with lurking ambient horrorscapes.

The anonymous duo's new EP explores the brutal, colorless side of existence through industrial noise. Stream it now ahead of its Friday release.

The Italian blackened orchestrated death metal outfit's newest album ponders existential fear while skillfully blending dense death metal with symphonic elements. Stream it early here.

The French band examines religious persecution through a lense of overpowering blackened death metal. Check out the full album before it releases later this week, plus a detailed track-by-track describing the subject matter.

The long-running Finnish melodic death/doom outfit released a live album earlier this year that features a set of acoustic recordings and fan-selected hits. Read an interview with Juho Räihä about the performances and the release.