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The Chicago sludge metal group takes notes from industrial metal on how to deliver their sludge with as much misanthropy and filth as possible. Stream a new track from the band here.

The Illinois death metal band will release their sophomore album "Engrossed in Decay" this July via Prosthetic Records - stream the title track now.

Progressive death metal, experimental death metal, and experimental ambient music collided this Thursday - see pics and make sure you catch the rest of Sunless' tour.

Check out photos from Animals as Leaders' double set yesterday at House of Blues Chicago.

The avant-garde death metal group (members of Zebulon Pike, Celestiial, and Obsequiae) created their new record "Gateways to Resplendence" through boundary-pushing experimentation and improvisation. Watch the video for a fourteen-minute track here.

This Chicago band imbues their melodic death metal with a neoclassical flair. We spoke with vocalist Mark Smedbron about their recently-released debut full-length.

Two progressive metal guitarists, both of whom use imposing Warr guitarists, discuss Aziola Cry's latest album and their weapons of choice. Plus, check out a new playthrough video of "The Ironic Divide Part One: Premonitions."

While 2020 didn't allow for Chicago's local-focused Forever Deaf Fest to celebrate its third year, it got that chance this past weekend. Check out photos + a recap of the night.

The Chicago doom/post-metal/shoegaze trio's upcoming debut full-length "As Above, So Below" combines a clear aptitude for riffs with an intricate approach to post-metal. Listen to a track now.

Featuring members of legendary Chicago projects like Novembers Doom, Yakuza, Chrome Waves, Wolvhammer, and more, the opening track of this death metal group's debut record shows little mercy.