Danava Returns with Deadly, Exhilarating Groove on “Let the Good Times Kill” (Early Track Stream)
The Portland based stoner rock group returns with their first full-length since 2011, "Nothing but Nothing," and it kicks ass. Check out a track here.
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Still/Form’s Antagonistic Noise Rock Drips With Venom on “God Will Understand Why You’re Horny for Kids” (Early Track + Video Stream)
Portland noise rockers unveil a lacerating track (with accompanying creepy video) from their upcoming album "From the Rot is a Gift" - check it out here.
Yob’s “Atma” Returns, Its Surfaces Gleaming (Interview with Mike Scheidt)
With a remaster of their 2011 album "Atma" out this week, we spoke to Mike Scheidt about the remaster and the band's mighty body of work, plus upcoming plans.
Mamorlis’ Gallant Heavy Metal Pays Tribute to Redwall on “Salamandastron” (Early Track Stream)
The Portland heavy metal outfit's sophomore full-length throws caution to the wind as it indulges in epic sensibilities and cutthroat riffs—stream an early track named after a Brian Jacques novel here.
Blackwater Holylight on the Conception of “Silence/Motion” (Interview)
Blackwater Holylight tap into psychedelic doom's emotional power on their latest album—read an interview with vocalist/bassist Allison "Sunny" Faris.
Witch Vomit’s Caustic Death Metal Promises “Abhorrent Rapture” (Interview)
The Portland band's recent "Abhorrent Rapture" EP was another short-but-sick dose of the band's uncompromisingly corroded death metal. Read an interview with the band.
Spectral Lore and Mare Cognitum Go Full Supernova on “Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine”
The combined forces of two pioneering solo black metal outfits detail the solar system in a two-hour voyage -- we delve into the journey and dissect what makes this split such a cosmic success.
Rank and Vile Will Redistribute Your Flesh
We unleash a two-minute tornado of skin-ripping deathgrind courtesy of the Portland quartet Rank and Vile. Their debut full-length is upcoming; here's an acidic taste now.
The New Depths of Sludge and Doom: Primitive Man + Hell Split
We dissect and analyze the upcoming triage of tracks (out Friday) from two monsters of their respective subgenres.
Death’s Storm, Unleashed: Maestus Conjures Doom on “Deliquesce”
Get lost in an early full stream of the Portland death/doom outfit's captivating sophomore full-length.