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Acclaimed proggy synthwave duo Zombi's Steve Moore (synths, guitars, bass) talks at length with us about the project's latest release "2020," film scores, touring, and so much more.

We break down six especially adept death metal albums released this year to summon the vivid and sometimes terrifying sounds of the last seven months.

Virginian heavy rockers Valkyrie, featuring ex-Baroness member Pete Adams and his brother Jake, release their first album in five years today. Read our review of their latest full-length.

We dive into the sixth Haken album "Virus" in all of its progressive, hook-laden, and outlandish glory.

Ivan tackles three less lauded Coheed and Cambria albums in this addendum to his recent So Grim, So True, So Real edition on the legendary prog rockers.

In the inaugural edition of his new series on horror video games and their heavy metal spirit-brethren, Ted revisits a classic horror FPS from 2007 called "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl" and pairs it with New York black metal act Yellow Eyes. Welcome to the night.

A two-hour black metal magnum opus is the selected soundtrack for this (far briefer) reflection on doing the laundry.

Heavy metal and thrash pack the cartridges of New Zealand's Bulletbelt, with a primer of black metal to spark off the destruction. Read our review of their fourth record "Warlords" now.

In this edition, Langdon follows threads of loss and self-destruction through tumultuous and dark realms of his life where echoes of Immolation lead the way either to salvation… or eternal mind-death.

It includes rare recordings with original singer Clive ”Jesus Christ“ Archer.