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The Californian death-grind group trade blistering speed for bludgeoning violence on the closing track of their upcoming album “The Dismal Advance” – check out the track here.

The Los Angeles group has hit the live circuit hard this year on the backs of a debut 7″ and live tape, and they’re set to kick off 2024 with a new EP. Stream a track from it here.

The ‘ecstatic black metal band’ are set to unveil their forthcoming, self-titled debut album on July 21 via The Flenser. In this interview, we dive deep into their vision for black metal and beyond.

Check out photos from the show, which also included tourmates Cognitive, Summoning the Lich, Flub, and local OC death metal group Outside the Living.

The Italian symphonic death metal band was joined by Obscura, Thulcandra, and Wolfheart on a recent US tour. Check out photos from the last stop on the tour, The Regent in Los Angeles.

The progressive supergroup (members of Zappa Band, Dethklok, Dr. John) unleash a debut record that takes a fresh look at heavy progressive music. Stream it in full here early.

The influential Los Angeles doom band’s debut record is being reissued through Southern Lord. To commemorate the occasion, we spoke with guitarist Greg Anderson about how the band and the record came to be.

We dive into the complex themes behind killer records in this new column, starting with this Los Angeles death/grind band’s excellent debut.

The Los Angeles-based blackened punk/doom band will release their debut album “Love & Hatred” next month — stream a track from it here.

The definitive book on the formative years of Bay Area thrash is now a documentary — as director Adam Dubin describes, “[this is] not a Metallica movie, it’s a movie with Metallica in it.” Screening dates and our extensive interview are inside.