death metal
Angmodnes Confront the "Weight of Eternity" Through Tragic Funeral Doom (Early Album Stream)
Stream the Dutch funeral doom/death group’s debut here in full (plus read a track-by-track rundown from the band).
Metal Shoebox #6: Trevor Van Hook of Putrescine
Trevor Van Hook of San Diego death metallers Putrescine tells us about some of his favorite kicks and crucial album pairings.
Fell Ruin "Stain the Field" with Cryptic, Devastating Extreme Metal (Early Track Stream)
Melding black, death, and doom metal into an energetic, esoteric assault, the Michigan group will release their second full-length in November. Check out a new track and video here.
Kosmogyr and Putrescine Strike an Unusual, Resonant Chord on New Split (Premiere + Interview)
Black metal meets death metal – and a shared love of ‘Soulsborne’ games – on this new split – stream “Desolate Tides” early here and read an interview with both bands.
"The Path Unseen" Leads to Vessel of Iniquity's Inhuman Black/Death Metal (Early Track Stream)
The UK band’s fifth full-length mixes black/death metal with hair-raising noise textures — stream the title track here.
Entering the Underground #24: Cryptworm's Vile Death Metal is "Spewing Mephitic Putridity"
You don’t need to know what ‘mephitic’ means to appreciate the viciously distasteful riffs this UK death metal band brings to the table. Read an interview with bassist/guitarist vocalist Tibor Hanyi here.
Bones Offers a "Death Sentence" for Middling Death Metal (Early Track Stream)
The Chicago death metal group will release their fourth filth-soaked album to a generally undeserving world next month – in the meantime, check out a track from the upcoming album.
Industrial Puke Put Death Metal and Hardcore Under "Constant Pressure" (Early Track Stream)
The Swedish group’s debut EP unearths the punkiest parts of Swedish death metal and the heaviest that hardcore punk has to offer. Stream a track here.
Thulsa Doom Unseals the "Tomb of the Serpent Cult," and Infernal Death Metal Spews Forth (Early Track Stream)
The Italian death metal group channels early iterations of the genre on their savage, fantastical debut record. Check out a track here.
Maltese Metal: A Look at the Island's Diverse History of Heavy 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.
