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Remember when? Plague Bearer sure does. Listen to “Unholy Black Satanic War Metal” and reminisce about metal’s glory days.

NOLA doom is more than just Southern Fried Sludge, and Anareta’s chamber-music-meets-blackened-doom-metal offers a thoughtful alternative to their hometown’s known style.

In his longest interview to date, mysterious Lamp of Murmuur mainman M. discusses his new album, overcoming obstacles, and record flippers.

Chicago-based post-punk-meets-doom-metal troupe Anatomy of Habit combats lineup instability with their strongest material to date. Read an interview with vocalist Mark Solotroff and bassist/lap steel guitarist Sam Wagster and listen to their new album’s title track.

Reminding the world that black metal is METAL first.

Russian Circles’ Brian Cook discusses Russian Circles and their new album “Gnosis” at length in a new interview.

Malleus is on that “first wave black metal” grindset. Listen to “Prophetess” ahead of their debut album’s 2023 release.

Experimental black and death metal artists Hypomanic Daydream and Homeskin offer two distinct interpretations of their home genres on a new split, which is streaming in full.

“Ecstatic black metal” band Agriculture tackle social issues and the joy of life on their debut EP. Read an interview with the band and stream “The Circle Chant.”

Thotcrime vocalist Hayleyy Sparxx offers up a track-by-track explanation of the band’s Prosthetic Records debut.