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On “Ave Eva,” Blodskam Hails the World’s Destroyer With Defiant Black Metal (Track-By-Track Rundown)
The Swedish black metal band puts the spotlight on Eve in this concept album that twists the biblical story of Creation into their own epic. Read a track-by-track breakdown from the band.
Fell Ruin “Stain the Field” with Cryptic, Devastating Extreme Metal (Early Track Stream)
Melding black, death, and doom metal into an energetic, esoteric assault, the Michigan group will release their second full-length in November. Check out a new track and video here.
“The Path Unseen” Leads to Vessel of Iniquity’s Inhuman Black/Death Metal (Early Track Stream)
The UK band's fifth full-length mixes black/death metal with hair-raising noise textures -- stream the title track here.
Girih Open “The Door” to Gusty Post-Rock/Metal (Early Track Stream)
The New Hampshire band is set to release their sophomore album "Ikigai" next month, ruminating instrumentally on a sense of purpose through windswept post-rock and post-metal. Stream a new track here.
Otus Carry The “Torch” For Soul-Searching, Sludge-Ridden Doom Metal (Early Album Stream)
The Italian sludge/doom band base their noisy, explorative concept album off a mystical self-development system. Stream the record here before it releases next week.
Industrial Puke Put Death Metal and Hardcore Under “Constant Pressure” (Early Track Stream)
The Swedish group's debut EP unearths the punkiest parts of Swedish death metal and the heaviest that hardcore punk has to offer. Stream a track here.
Thulsa Doom Unseals the “Tomb of the Serpent Cult,” and Infernal Death Metal Spews Forth (Early Track Stream)
The Italian death metal group channels early iterations of the genre on their savage, fantastical debut record. Check out a track here.
On “Voyance,” Hegemone Take Blackened Post-Metal Beyond the Senses (Early Album Stream)
Morose but tantalizing, the Polish blackened post-metal/sludge band's third LP is a towering construct of emotional wreckage. Stream it here before it releases next week.
Too Many Skulls? No Such Thing: Atomic Witch Delivers “70,000 Skulls” (Video Premiere)
The Cleveland thrash/death band plays with classic horror tropes and expectations on their new single, an unrelenting, blasting affair. Watch the video here.
Heavy Prog Prophecy: Gone Cosmic Tell Us “Send for a Warning, the Future’s Calling” (Early Album Stream)
Stream the Calgary, Canada heavy progressive psych rock group's second album here before it lands on Friday.