Debuts

The Spanish group boils black metal and punk down to their nasty, unrefined roots on their debut album — stream it here early.

Jonathan Carbon sits down with Murk Rider and flips through their shelves of fantasy comics with their new “The Murk Rider” EP. Stream it early here.

The Australian sludge band is streaming their bluesy, violent new record a few days early – dig into it here.

The French band employs symphonic textures alongside dynamic atmospheric doom metal to illustrate what humanity’s next steps might look like alongside the rise of androids. Stream their new EP here.

We’re streaming the Greek doom band’s upcoming full length before it drops on Friday. Have you had your daily allotment of riffs yet?

The Warr guitarist recruits Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Musk Ox, Leprous) for his new instrumental EP, a string duo offering where progressive rock/metal meets chamber music.

On this new EP, the extreme metal experimentalists try their hands at mixing together black metal and screamo with an unusual connective narrative thread. Stream it here early.

Two powerhouse creatives join forces on this occult-oriented metal project, which is seeing a physical re-release through Heavy Psych Sounds after dropping independently late last year. Check out a new music video here.

The North Dakota death metal group bring a new batch of their show-stealing riffing to the world on their upcoming album “Sentience Revoked” — stream a new track here.

The mysterious Portland black/death metal group both confound and enchant on their upcoming album “Oracular Hexations” — dive into the madness with a new single.