Ted Nubel

Is live music back? For now, and hopefully for much longer than that. Check out photos and a review of Portland experimental metal duo Wizard Rifle's stop in Chicago on their tour (they've got two upcoming dates supporting The Sword in New York).

The Swedish band's second EP features a no-frills, melody-heavy approach to traditional heavy metal - stream it now.

Clarinet and other unordinary instruments join forces with deadly guitar to tell a tale of ancient Roman war on this Italian black metal band's seventh full-length—stream it now.

Listen to a ten-minute black/doom odyssey from Californian outfit Abstracter, ahead of the release of their fourth full-length "Abominion."

Forever unknowable, the mysterious black metal project Lamp of Murmuur have surprise-released their second album "Submission and Slavery" today.

Listen to a single from the Dutch instrumental progressive metal band's upcoming debut album "Proven Lands" - "Obsidious Veins" combines complex guitar and bass interplay with chaotic song structures.

After recently signing to Ripple Music, the Boston, MA rockers are set to release a second full-length, "Under the Blood Moon." Check out a video for the opening track "The Devil's Work."

The Swedish thrash metal revival continues: with all members currently under 20 years old, Eternal Evil is poised to usher in a new era of vintage thrash. Listen to a new fast-paced single now.

Listen to "Blackhearted", the third full-length of Portugal sludge/post-metal/hardcore outfit Redemptus, in full.

Listen to an evocative noise-rock-meets-sludge single from the band's upcoming album "Glacier Tongue."