Records of the Week With Ted, Jon, and Colin Dempsey – Week #27
This week, Colin Dempsey joins with a third pick that saves this edition from being entirely not about metal.
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Atrocity Concludes Their “Okkult” Album Trilogy (Interview)
The German technical death group gets excessive.
Speedfreak’s “Doomsday Devices” Is an Explosive Thrill (Video Premiere)
The seasoned heavy metal/hard rock crew released their second album in April, a decade after their first, and it brings road-ready grooves and whiskey-fueled madness. Watch a 1960s PSA-styled video for "Doomsay Devices" here.
Cage Fight’s Metallic Hardcore Slugs It Out On Self-Titled Debut (interview)
We spoke to Cage Fight vocalist Rachel Aspe about their debut self-titled album, which interpolates retro takes on hardcore and metal for devastating results.
Noise Pollution #11: Music of the Warming Season
What's your favorite Danzig album?
Transcending Genre on Pyrithe’s “Monuments to Impermanence” (Album Stream + Interview)
Pittsburgh progressive metal/rock trio Pyrithe break free from stylistic constraints on their massive debut. Listen to "Monuments to Impermanence" and read an interview with drummer and vocalist John Kerr.
BillyBio Continues the Legacy of Biohazard on “Leaders and Liars” (Interview)
BillyBio, AKA Billy Graziadei of the long-running hardcore band Biohazard, releases his second full-length album this Friday, spanning Graziadei's wide variety of musical taste. Read an interview with Graziadei here.
Morgul Blade, Shadowland, High Command, and Burning Wind to Play Saint Vitus (Ticket Giveaway)
We're giving away five pairs of tickets to blackened true metal band Morgul Blade's upcoming NYC show on March 19th with Burning Wind, High Command, and Shadowland.
Andrew Lee’s “Heavy Metal Shrapnel” Unleashes the Shred Fury (Album Stream + Interview)
Shred lives. Listen to Andrew Lee's "Heavy Metal Shrapnel" in full and read an interview with the artist.
夢遊病者 (Sleepwalker) Reinvents Black Metal’s Wheel (Early Album Stream + Interview)
The mysterious, international black metal tricksters find new ways to destroy black metal's fundamentals on a new LP and offer thoughts on creativity versus scholarship in a new interview.