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Blackened metal duo Ragana are back with a new video, “Winter Light Pt. 2,” from their upcoming, “Desolation’s Flower,” out October 27 via The Flenser. Check it out with us first.

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.

The Austin-based digital hardcore/post-punk group unleashed a new single last month as they wrapped up a tour with Perturbator and HEALTH. We talked to the band about “X Amount,” how their live show has evolved, their coming plans, and more.

Check out a new single from the mysterious band and read an interview about their upcoming album “Diner Coffee.”

The Oklahoma City band fuses noise rock with grunge, alternative rock, and more as they turn an uncomfortably vivid lens on the American Midwest.

We’ve done our fair share of coverage on (and headbanging to) this record, but don’t miss this interview with these relentless Californian death metallers.

Californian death metallers Succumb follow up on their self-titled debut with a potent mix of obliteration and surreal insanity. Read our review.

Stream a new track from San Francisco death metallers Succumb and read writer Thomas Campagna’s thoughts on their upcoming record “XXI”.

We unveil a new single from the upcoming Botanist album “Photosynthesis” and chat with project mastermind Otrebor about the new release in context with a storied career in hammered-dulcimer black (or green?) metal.

This black metal duo broke the mold altogether, weaving jazz, blues, and more into their latest release “Come and See” — the album’s tense timbre draws inspiration from the difficult realities of life in American public housing.