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The Atomic Bomb Audition Presents a "Render" of Cinematic, Eccentric Post-Metal (Early Track Stream + Interview)

The hard-to-pin down post-metal collective offers up a new track from “Future Mirror,” ten years in the making and due out in December.

Autopsy's Sickening Death Metal Lives On in "Morbidity Triumphant" (Interview with Eric Cutler)

Nine full-lengths and 35 years later, Autopsy remains one of the best death metal bands in existence, as gruesome and creative as ever. With that ninth full-length on the horizon, read an interview with original guitarist Eric Cutler.

Scene Dive #2: Bay Area Death Metal’s Perennial Resurrection

Despite undergoing constant change and no shortage of difficulties, the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland, etc.) remains a significant stronghold for American heavy metal—and especially death metal. This in-depth feature includes perspectives from key bands (Ripped to Shreds, Vastum) and labels (Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Carbonized Records).