Features

Money Grip: NJHC Obscurities Volume I

5.18.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Under-the-radar early-'90s cohorts of NJ Bloodline and the Elizabeth Town Assault Crew.

Stream the 1998 Demo From Obscure Virginia Thrash Act Mister Yuk

5.11.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Groove-leaning thrash for fans of the Pavement Music roster of the '90s.

Set the Boy Free Debuts Melodramatic (Hip-)Pop With Jesu-Sampling "Don't Feel Fine": Stream + Interview

4.18.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Mining One Tree Hill for somber earworms galore...

Stream + Interview: The Offering

4.10.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Four tracks of doomy, industrialized metal from this impressive Scottish side project.

Full Album Stream: Vegas, Digital Affairs Neurotic

3.21.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Hear the long-awaited sophomore full-length from hardcore/punk saboteurs V.E.G.A.S.

Rancorous Debuts Diehard Death/Thrash Delights With Into the Nuclear Fire: Stream + Interview

3.16.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Flawlessly executed late-'80s/early-'90s-inspired death/thrash perfect for diehard metal fanatics!

Track Premiere + Interview: Mystrionics, “Bedside Manor”

3.13.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

A clearly bizarre, surprisingly catchy, truly distinctive fusion of influences from this genre-defiant Portland, OR trio...

Abjection Ritual Debuts Doom-Scorched Death Industrial Reinvention Through "Blood Mother": Track Premiere + Interview

3.7.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

A legitimately hard-hitting, head-turning hybrid of death industrial/doom metal evolution...

Track Premiere + Interview: Gridfailure, “Internalizing”

2.16.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

"...infected dark hardcore, world music for the apocalypse, Eraserhead meets Terminator."

Track Premiere + Interview: Affasia, “Dissolute”

2.9.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Dark, atmospheric metal perfect for fans of October Tide, Novembers Doom, and other greats...

Uncrossing Launches Debut EP of Doom-Tinged Alt.-Metal: Stream + Interview

2.9.2018 | By Andrew Aversionline

Tactfully memorable doom-tinged alternative metal that treads its own path...

Track Premiere: City of Industry, “Sisters”

12.1.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

26 seconds—with meaning—from this occasionally melodic, oft-powerviolence-tinged hardcore/punk outfit.

Firesuite's Outlive Your Body is the Best Album of 2017 That You Might Otherwise Miss: Stream + Interview

11.17.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

The hard-edged diversity of Aereogramme meets the mainstream appeal of Coldplay...

Track Premiere: World Narcosis, “Gildra”

10.30.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

Increasingly interesting blackened grind-tinged screamo (of sorts) from this forward-thinking Reykjavik outfit.

Track Premiere + Interview: Lunar, “Euterpe”

10.13.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

A 12-minute progressive metal epic from an album mandatory for fans of Opeth and other such greats...

Indonesian Metalcore Unit Children of Terror Reaches Destructive New Heights With Kaliyuga EP: Stream + Interview

9.20.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

An ample soundtrack to the age of destruction...

Dredged and The Reality Show Join Forces for a New Split 7" and Tour of the Baltics: Stream + Interview

9.19.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

A short but sweet—and diverse—blast of Finnish metallic hardcore...

Reunited '90s Metalcore Act Drowning Room Rivals Their Finest Work With New EP, Monument: Stream + Interview

9.18.2017 | By Andrew Aversionline

A seriously standard-setting approach to how it should be done...

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