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Entering the Underground #6: Omegavortex's Swirling Madness Coalesces on "Black Abomination Spawn"
Though it took more than ten years to produce a full-length, the debut album from this German black/death outfit is a cosmic terror worth the wait. Read an interview with founder “R.”
Crypts' Murderous Rites Summon The "Coven of the Dead" (Full Album Stream)
For fans of Autopsy, Bolt Thrower, Hail of Bullets and more, this German death metal band provides an old-school take on the genre that favors sawtoothed riffs over, well, everything else. Enter the fray with our full album premiere.
N + Ehnahre's "Jacob" Collaboration Takes Metal to the Future (Full Album Stream + Interview)
Metal Modernists Ehnahre team up with noise artist N on a uniquely avant-garde collaboration. Listen to “Jacob” in full and read an interview with Ehnahre member Ryan McGuire.
Empyrium Ignites "The Three Flames Sapphire" (Video Premiere)
German folk/doom metal duo Empyrium sets a high bar for “return” albums once again. Watch an exclusive pre-release video of album opener “The Three Flames Sapphire.”
Falling From the Sky Like Lightning: Empyrium Revisits Their Demo 25 Years Later (Interview)
Markus Stock reminisces about Empyrium’s roots and genre-defying demo in a new interview.
Autumnal Black Metal and Häxenzijrkell's "Die Nachtseite" (Album Stream)
Transitional black metal for a transitional season. Listen to Häxenzijrkell’s debut album in full.
Postmodern Surge: The Ocean, Robin Staps, and Two Decades of Titanship (New Single + Interview)
The Ocean’s latest and potentially greatest album “Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic” emerges later this month — we unveil a new single “Pleistocene” (in music video form) and then catch up at length with founder Robin Staps about what’s to become.
Cytotoxin's Brutal Death Metal Spawn Rules "Nuklearth"
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.
Rope Sect's Gothic Rock Flows Like "Lava" (Premiere + Interview)
Before “The Great Flood” comes, the German post-punk quartet reveals yet another non-album single.
Dark Rock in the Sky: Secrets of the Moon's "Black House" (Michael Zech Interview + Album Premiere)
German gothic rock band Secrets of the Moon have enjoyed a storied history that now culminates in a monumental seventh full-length “Black House” — check out an early full stream plus our in-depth interview with guitarist Michael Zech.
