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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…

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The mighty NEUROSIS continues to book new live performances in support of their mammoth An Undying Love For A Burning World LP, today announcing tour dates through the end of the year and into 2027.

Following…

Behold! THE GREAT NOLA TRENDKILL is upon us. Presented by Housecore Horror, Housecore Records, and Live Nation, the special two-day festival, set to take place on November 20th and 21st at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, will feature…

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Watch/stream WOLFBRIGADE’s “Cold War Bootlicker” HERE.

Swedish lycanthro punk outfit WOLFBRIGADE will release their Howl From Underground full-length on October 9th through Metal Blade Records.

With the amps still warm from 2024’s coruscating comeback Life…

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New Noise Magazine is hosting the exclusive premiere of “Shatter,” the latest single from DAVID CARESS – the enigmatic new venture from Dallas Seger, founder of Maine-based alternative metal trio Manic Abraxas and owner/luthier of Seger…

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SHANNON JAE RIDOUT and DUSTIN BOTHWELL are the latest two additions to Anti-Corp Music’s adored The Magnolia Sessions, both out today and streaming everywhere.

The Magnolia Sessions showcases…

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Following 20 Buck Spin’s recent surprise-release of Infinitude’s Passage, the intense third album from progressive death metal force ÆNIGMATUM, the physical formats of the album have been released today.

Infinitude’s Passage marks the third…

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Vienna, Austria-based political hardcore punk/noise rock trio DESOLAT today unloads the tumultuous new “Pig Race To The Apocalypse,” the first single previewing their third LP, People As Idiots & Idiots As Leaders. The album will…

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No Clean Singing is currently streaming AMAROK’s “Legacy,” as remixed by Andrew Black (live Mizmor / Hell). The track comes by way of the band’s upcoming Overcome full-length, a massive double album featuring remixed…

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Watch/stream RAM’s “Night Blade” HERE.

Swedish heavy metal squad RAM presents their latest single and video for “Night Blade.” The track appears on their forthcoming new long player, Against, set to drop on October…

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Seattle, Washington-based GREAT FALLS, uniting a cast of underground lifers hailing from the likes of Kiss It Goodbye, Undertow, Playing Enemy, Bastard Feast, Gaytheist, and more, present their most unhinged and harrowing release to date…

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New Noise Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream of EXP, the eponymous debut LP from new Brooklyn-based avant rock collective EXP, ahead of the album’s release this Friday on Reptilian Records.

From the twisted…

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Danish death/metallic hardcore practitioners LIFESICK today unleash their new standalone single, “Hard To Kill,” a ceaselessly riotous auditory torrent that embodies the band’s celebrated ferocity.

Issues the band, “‘Hard To Kill’ blends a groovy death metal-inspired…

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“The thrash/groove metal motherfuckers in EXHORDER have a long-running track record of putting on kick ass shows.” – MetalSucks 

New Orleans thrash metal icons EXHORDER will close out the year with a final US headlining tour.…

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Everything Is Noise is currently streaming the self-titled debut full-length from black metal project, ENCASEMENT. The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official release on September 4th through a joint venture between Hypaethral Records…

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Watch/stream EXUMER’s “Blinding Skies” HERE.

German thrash titans EXUMER are pleased to drop their new video for “Blinding Skies.” The track appears on their pulverizing new full-length, Death Mask Messiah, out now on Metal…

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Watch/stream NORTH SEA ECHOES’ “Good Enough” HERE.

NORTH SEA ECHOES, the project featuring progressive metal pioneers, singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, of Fates Warning, today unveils a video for “Good Enough.” The…