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We're streaming a sky-reaching new song from the Chicago black metal project Dismalimerence.

The band's tour seems to be going extremely well; last night's show in Chicago sold out, and the performance was top-notch, but over-cramped venue conditions led to some grumpy fans.

Here's a special select handful of the many Chicago metal bands charging forth into the national scene; from blackened grindy goodness to post-metal transcendence, The Windy City achieves it all.

New Year's Eve in Chicago couldn't have been better (or hazier): legendary stoner doomers Sleep danked up Chicago's Thalia Hall on New Year's Eve, complete with a hotboxing astronaut at midnight.

We caught one of the year's strongest lineups in Chicago where each band delivered full-force badassery in their own respective styles -- photos and set reviews inside.

We caught the Mono tour on its stop in Chicago featuring none other than doom duo Bell Witch; photos and live report inside.

We unveil Chicago-based trio Den's second full-length "Iron Desert," a work culminating nearly a decade's worth of heady and noisy doom for your soul.

Check out the furious new song from underground Chicago blackened hardcore outfit Tides Cult -- their debut release "Your Memory Has Tarnished This Beautiful Place" releases this Halloween (the most fitting day of the year).

We unveil the solid-as-fuck opening track from Chicago-based black metal quartet Vukari's upcoming third full-length "Aevum" -- perfect tunes for another long dive into winter's endless chasm.

We sat with the Chicago quintet in a suburban basement to dive deep into "I: Voice," their showstopping debut full-length which comes accompanied with an entire hour-plus, self-produced album video.