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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Listen To Kepler Ten Unweave the “Weaver”

December 1, 2020

Last time we checked in with Kepler Ten, it was 2017 and the world was slightly less on fire. Back then, I mentioned how apt the band's approach to progressive rock was, how it transported me back to a time wh... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Watch Beaten to Death Explode With A “Flatulence of Emotions”

Eden Kupermintz

November 26, 2020

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Yes, you read the name of the track right. By now, I would hope that if you read this blog you'd know who Beaten to Death are. In case you've forgotten, these guys make some of the best grindcore ever, temperi... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: In Malice’s Wake Embrace Death On Gehenna

Joshua Bulleid

November 25, 2020

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Having perfected the thrash genre with 2011's The Thrashening, In Malice's Wake have been leaning more and more into extreme metal acroos their last couple of releases. With "Gehenna" – the closing track form t... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Onwards to Valhalla With Einar Selvik’s New Track, “Dagar eru Taldir – Days Are Numbered”

Eden Kupermintz

November 23, 2020

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I think I've said it before on the blog, and I definitely did on the podcast, but I'm a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise. I mean, you can't really be surprised, right? I'm a huge history buff and I l... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Aviations Celebrate the Release of Their “Retrospective” EP With a Fresh Take on “Outliers”

Eden Kupermintz

November 20, 2020

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OK, real talk: my favorite Internet Cinderella story is Aviations. Maybe it wasn't actually one in reality but from my perspective it sure as hell was. The band released some crazy promising music in 2012, whe... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Brighten Your Miserable Day With PlasticBag FaceMask’s “Put a Light In a Cloud”

Matt MacLennan

November 19, 2020

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The last project I wrote for high school music a decade and a half ago was titled "Spandex Death Mask". It was a terrible Dillinger rip that had trombones and sax runs (Ire Works had just come out, give me a br... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Dawnwalker Are Back With “The Wheel”

Eden Kupermintz

November 10, 2020

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Back in 2018, there was a little "Hey! Listen to This!" post from Jordan about Dawnwalker. I call it "little" to contrast the larger story of the blog's relationship with the band; multiple writers and editors... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: The “Scorpio Moon” Looms With Empress’ New Single

Eden Kupermintz

November 5, 2020

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Another day, another great from Australia. But this time, in contrast to the bright, ecstatic trappings of our recently premiered tracks from the island continent, we have something more sinister. Brisbane's E... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Feel The Fusion Current Of Arcing Wires On New Album “Prime”

Eden Kupermintz

November 4, 2020

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What do you need today? Whatever it might be, it should transport you to a different space, hopefully one you can get lost in and relax a bit since this world sure ain't offering much of that these days. For y... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Come Bask In Countless Skies’ “Glow”

Eden Kupermintz

November 2, 2020

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Every year, there's a few albums which make me remember why I do this, why I inundate myself with so much music (I'm probably past the 1,000 albums listened mark this year). They erupt from out of my headphone... Read More...

Dvne – Etemen Ænka

Eden Kupermintz

April 5, 2021

I swear that, out of the myriad of things that I love about music, watching a band grow is still my favorite. There's s... Read More...
Body Void – Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth

Jordan Jerabek

April 5, 2021

Body Void have all-but settled in as one of extreme music’s elite with their benchmark-setting heaviness, unloading a s... Read More...
Oryx – Lamenting A Dead World

Pete Williams

April 5, 2021

Ho hum. Another year, another release from the incredible Denver metal scene. Don’t you all get just as bored with thes... Read More...
Sanguisugabogg – Tortured Whole

Jimmy Rowe

April 5, 2021

Columbus, Ohio's Sanguisugabogg are among one of the most hyped up-and-coming death metal bands of the moment. Their demo Pornographic Seizures, released in 2019, was acclaimed in underground death metal circles and moved units quickly, landing them on the Century Media roster for their debut album Tortured Whole. It would seem that The 'Bogg has found themselves an early formula for success as a rising act to watch in death metal.