Debuts

On "Childhood is a Knife in the Throat," Rorcal Explore Lasting Trauma (Video Premiere)

The Swiss doom/black/drone band unveil a harrowing new music video in advance of their new album “Silence.”

Ashbringer Share "Pages" Ahead of New Album (Premiere)

Ashbringer are back with “Pages,” a single from their upcoming album.

"The Rarity of Reason" Inspires After Earth's Commanding Melodic Death Metal (Early Album Stream)

The Swedish death metal band’s debut combines traditional melodeath expertise with sheer dominance — stream it here early.

Nott Craft Feelings of Discontent on "Hiraeth" (Early Album Stream)

Stream death-doom duo Nott’s sophomore album “Hiraeth” early here.

Pyrkagion Visit Gomorrah on Debut EP (Interview + Early Stream)

The latest from Pyrkagion, “The Katechon and the Unending Fire” is a cavernous delve into religious fanaticism.

"We'll Hide Away" Brings Grain's Mid-1990s Post-Hardcore Genius Into Focus (Early Album Stream)

Lasting from just 1993 to 1995, Ohio’s Grain brought a creative, nimble approach to the growing field of post-hardcore. Stream their compiled discography here.

"Ghosts of You" Haunt Demons My Friends' Thunderous Stoner Rock

Watch a hazy video for the groove-heavy “Ghosts of You,” taken from the Mexico/Texas group’s upcoming debut album “Demons Seem to Gather.”

A Soft Touch On Grey Aura Mastermind Ruben Wijlacker's IJdelheid

Dutch metal avant-gardist Ruben Wijlacker’s IJdelheid project’s dark folk musings starkly contrast against his main metal band on its second album.

Dead Neanderthals and Scott Hedrick's Defiant "Specters"

New Wave of Dutch Heavy Jazz and an American Thrash mastermind combine in psychedelic and kaleidoscopic colors

"Mechanical Fiction": The Gorge Explore Prog Metal Without Losing Focus (Early Album Stream)

The St. Louis group turns their jazz and music education roots toward complex, hardcore-influenced progressive metal – stream their upcoming third album early here.
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