Rhys Williams

Death metal takes a huge hit of stoner humor in the Massachusetts band's new single - we featured their last EP in our year-end coverage, so here's another dose to start the new year.

Rhys Williams' favorite albums for 2022 ought to hold some surprises for even the most devout release trackers out there.

Taken from the sessions for "Ramble Beyond," their 2017 album, the band's new single "Graveyard Fields" pairs excellently with shots of their home state in a new music video. Watch it here.

Rhys' underground picks paint 2020 in shades of death metal.

On their upcoming debut album, North Carolina upstarts fuse despondent atmospherics with a belligerent onslaught of black metal. Watch the full performance video for "Stone Giant" now.

Rhys presents his death-and-war-metal-forward picks of the year.

The Asheville quartet released a rocking new album called "III" today; we caught up with drummer Scott Middleton and guitarist/vocalist Zeb Camp to talk shop.

These two Ohio bands combined forces to slice a line right between metal and hardcore on a furious, no-shits-given split.

Our take on their new album (stream inside); the tour starts in April and hits some key spots on the East Coast, including St. Vitus in NYC

Returning heavy hitters and rookies of the year