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Marking the end of FUCKED UP’s coveted “Zodiac Cycle,” which began with Year Of The Dog in Autumn 2006, Year Of The Rooster will release in full on November 13th via Tankcrimes.

FUCKED UP crests…

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Stream 200 STAB WOUNDS’ “Pangs Of Conscience” HERE.

200 STAB WOUNDS return in 2027 with Lowest Form, set for release on February 19th via Metal Blade Records.

The highly anticipated follow-up to their acclaimed …

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As THOMAS MILLER’S LAZARUS EFFECT, the new venture from former founding Symphony X bassist Thomas Miller, prepares to release its eponymous debut through Sensory Records in October, the label presents the album’s second single, “Closer…

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Watch WRAITH’s “Final Warning” video HERE.

Indiana-based blackened thrash/speed metal practitioners WRAITH will unleash their fiery Descent Into Darkness full-length on November 13th through Prosthetic Records.

With WRAITH, what you see is what you…

After five years of silence and meticulous work, Vancouver, British Columbia-based melodic death metal collective DUNGEON SERPENT returns with their second album Lamentations Of The Shadowkingdoms, their first record for Profound Lore Records.

Having already constructed a standout style…

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Southern California’s acoustic metal brigade THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD has just blasted the public with a new single, “Rust & Glory,” as a warning shot, as they prepare to raid the North American mainland commemorating…

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Louisiana metal icons CROWBAR – led by riff lord and vocalist Kirk Windstein with guitarist Matt Brunson, drummer Tommy Buckley, and returning bassist Pat Bruders – will return to the road this week on an epic…

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“A ghost I become as I close my eyes
And surrender before the setting sun”

“The Silent Weight Of The Stars” is the latest single from Indianapolis death/doom metal outfit, MOTHER OF GRAVES. The stirring…

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“Neon Metropolis” is the newest single from Quebec-based death/thrash trio DISSIMULATOR, formed by members of Chthe’ilist, Atramentus, Beyond Creation, Incandescence, and more. The track is pulled from the band’s incoming second album, Artifice Dissolves…

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Supernatural Cat Records, the label operated by members of Ufomammut and the Malleus Rock Art Collective, welcomes Italian quartet BOSCO SACRO for the release of their second album, Inhabit, today unveiling the album’s details including…

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WAYFARER will release their forthcoming album, Riders Of The Setting Sun, November 20th via Vesperian/Metal Blade Records.

Alongside the preorder launch today, the band unveils the album’s new single “Hollow Hearts On The Trail…

NEUROSIS’ Steve Von Till partnered with students of Browning Public Schools, now dubbed FIREKEEPER NOISE COLLECTIVE, who today unveil a special musical collaboration named “iiyiikǎakimǎan,” released for World Suicide Prevention Day.

FIREKEEPER NOISE COLLECTIVE demonstrates Firekeeper Alliance’s broader…

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Stream MASTER BOOT RECORD’s “DOT MATRIX” HERE. 

Italy’s MASTER BOOT RECORD will release its Computer Metal full-length on October 30th via Metal Blade Records!

Computer Metal makes a bold statement across its ten…

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“Richly progressive, folk-informed, heavy post-rock, and a sick burn to boot.” – The Obelisk

Rebecca Vernon (SubRosa), the driving creative force behind THE KEENING, returns with her second album, Devotion, out October 16th…

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Libertine, the second LP from Brooklyn-based noise rock/punk outsiders FOREIGN BODY, is now streaming at IDIOTEQ, paired with a full track-by-track rundown of the record. The stream precedes the album’s official release…

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MADAM ORANGE – the new entity uniting Chicago-based avant musicians/solo artists Emily Rach Beisel and Bill Harris – presents a live performance video of “Apogee.” The track is found on their eclectic solo album, Parallax…

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Chicago riff conjurors MOTHERLESS will join Porcupine for a nine-date tour next month. The journey will commence on October 16th in Chicago, Illinois and run through October 24th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Comments vocalist/rhythm guitarist Stavros Giannopoulos…

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“…the word ‘crushing’ comes to mind, but sometimes that word seems too timid for the intensity of SHRINEBURNER’s Hymns Of Despair…” – No Clean Singing

Hymns Of Despair, the debut album from Chicago-based sludge…

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“The raw power of the guitars and double bass meets hard-hitting flows, emotional melodies, and hypnotic electronic elements. In terms of quality, GRADIENCE can easily hold their own against the bigger names in the genre.” –…

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“…a concept album chronicling medical nightmares, malpractice and a surgeon whose Hippocratic oath appears to have been misplaced somewhere near the bone saw.” – Decibel Magazine

Operating Altar, the carrion-corroded third album from San Francisco…