brutal death metal

The small Mediterranean island holds a remarkably fierce metal scene, with notable bands like Beheaded and Forsaken clearing the way for newcomers to ascend.

While we hope the song title doesn't apply to our listeners, it probably does. Stream a commiserating new track from the pummeling Ohioan death metal outfit's upcoming album "Determined to Rot."

Watch the video for a new single from this Canadian tech-death outfit's brutal and blackened upcoming album "Inversion of the Unseen Horizon."

In this new installment of "Records of the Week With Jon and Ted," our intrepid editors look back to the mid-to-late 2000s for some decade-and-a-half-old death metal nostalgia.

Applying the maximums of brutal death metal with a thoughtful extension of technicality, Cytotoxin mutates their formula for their fourth full-length album. Here's our full review.