Colin Dempsey

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.

Stream a new single from the NY progressive/technical death metal group’s upcoming album “Sage of Shekhinah.”

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.

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.

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.

The industrial metal project experiments with soundscapes and diverse influences on its new album – read an interview with project creator Benjamin Blank.

Death metal, black metal, and much more fill the ranks of writer Colin Dempsey’s top albums from 2022.

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.

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.