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Misery Index Take "Complete Control" Of Extreme Metal (Review)

The long-running grind/death metal group have unleashed their first full-length release of the 2020s, and it annihilates. Read our review here.

Blut Aus Nord's "Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses" Evokes Antediluvian Horrors

Blut aus Nord returns with yet another masterclass in the strange and unsettling. Read our review of “Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses.”

Nechochwen's Deep-Rooted Black Metal Cuts Deep on "Kanawha Black" (Early Album Stream)

The West Virginian band’s fourth album highlights their command of black metal and the indigenous-themed variant they helped pioneer. Stream it here before it releases on Friday.

Ufomammut Return To Heavy Infinity On "Fenice" (Review)

The Italian psychedelic stoner group’s twelfth album is their shortest yet, but it makes the most of every moment. Read our full review.

Sweden's Wolf Return to Their Dark Business on "Shadowland" (review)

The heavy/power metal group’s ninth record brings their strengths to the table in record form. Read our full review.

Absent In Body: Members of Amenra, Neurosis Call Forth the Plague God (Interview with Colin H. van Eeckhout)

Supergroup Absent in Body, featuring members of Amenra, Neurosis, and Sepultura, seamlessly melds post-metal, drone, and EBM. Read our interview with vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout.

Plague Psalm's "Shivers of Transmigration" Explores the Progressive End of Ambiance

Experimental/progressive ambient band Plague Psalm shows ambiance is more than just a tabletop laptop experience.

Aerial Ruin Seeks a Lost Flame on New Album "Loss Seeking Flame" (Review)

Erik Moggridge returns with a new album of emotive folk and singer-songwriter music, the first proper Aerial Ruin album in five years. Read our full review of “Loss Seeking Flame.”

Cobra The Impaler Achieves Divine Impact On Debut Album “Colossal Gods” (Review)

Ex-Aborted guitarist Thijs “Tace” de Cloedt’s new project meshes together groove, thrash, progressive metal, and more with infectious appeal.

Deicide's Unholy Second Coming: A 30-Year Retrospective on "Legion" (Review)

We take a retrospective look back at “Legion,” thirty years after its original release, and compare it to the band’s already-mighty self-titled debut.
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