Contributions
"The Foam of Despair" Boils Forth from Mourning Dawn's Gloomy Font (Early Album Stream)
The French black/doom band return with their sixth album, an intrepid exploration of navigating life and suffering. Stream it here in advance.
Punching Moses Stroll Through the Bloody Delights of the "Gore Bazaar" (Track Stream)
Stream a new rager from the Cleveland hardcore group’s upcoming album “Live Short and Suffer.”
Ted Nubel's Top Albums of 2023
Ted Nubel closes out our individual lists with lots of doom, stoner rock, and a few anomalies.
Karkosa Deliver a Lethal Dose of Death Metal on "Poison of God" (Early Track Stream)
The blackened death metal group fuses punishing instrumentals with captivating vocals and production on their upcoming album — stream a track here.
Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze Explore "The Fractal Ouroboros" With Infinitely Consuming Black Metal (Early Album Stream)
The Colorado group’s second album buzzes, slithers, disturbs, and devours. Stream it here in full.
Lucius Fox Honors Jupiter's Densest Moon "Io" with Suitably Heavy Metal (Early Track Stream)
The progressive/experimental metal duo’s new album “Medicea Sidera” focuses on Jupiter and its largest moons. Stream one of the album’s dramatic suites here.
On "The Auger," Day Job's Obsessive Noise Rock Drills Deep (Album Stream)
Stream the beguiling debut from the Birmingham, AL noise rock group.
Purification via Discontent: Slôdder's Sophomore Album Rages Unquietly (Early Album Stream)
The Swedish sludge-doomers are back with “A Mind Designed to Destroy Beautiful Things” – stream the whole misanthropic jam here.
Revolting and Revelatory, Cancer Christ's Hardcore Spews Forth On "God Hates Cops" (Early Track Stream)
The Los Angeles group has hit the live circuit hard this year on the backs of a debut 7″ and live tape, and they’re set to kick off 2024 with a new EP. Stream a track from it here.