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Album Review: Pupil Slicer – Fleshwork

Cards on the table, I’m a complete dunderhead when it comes to mathematics. A rube. Anything over short division, and I am not only not to be trusted, but avoided like the plague. Hence, I despise “mathcore”, “math rock”, and the majority of jazz, simply because it’s too wonky and up its own arse to be bothered with. Grab your slide rules, kids, it’s time to rock the fuck out to some 29/16 time signatures! I’m looking at you, THE MARS VOLTA. And don’t even get me started on MESHUGGAH post-None. I hadn’t torn an album a new rectum in […]

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WINDS OF NEPTUNE: New Noise Premieres ‘So Sayeth The Mouth Of The Void’ From Detroit Rock Trio Featuring Current/Former Members Of Flogging Molly, The Meatmen, 500 Ft. Of Pipe, And More

New Noise Magazine is currently streaming ‘So Sayeth The Mouth Of The Void’, the latest single from Detroit rock trio WINDS OF NEPTUNE. The track comes off the band’s self-titled debut set for release on November 21st via Small Stone Recordings. Comments bassist/vocalist Ross Westerbur, “‘So Sayeth The Mouth Of The Void’ was the last song we had written at the time we recorded the album, and it kind of hints at the direction we’ve been starting to head with newer material. It’s definitely become a regular in our live set, maybe partly because it ties together nicely with our […]

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Album Review: Agnostic Front – Echoes In Eternity

AGNOSTIC FRONT’s pedigree is impeccable, and its history and importance in heavy music in general, much less hardcore, cannot be overstated. Yep, as a matter of fact, if you’re of a certain age and haven’t heard the band, you’re probably lost on the internet, which is the way most people stumble across this site anyhow. Regardless, if – even nearly a half-century of the New Yorkers kicking global ass from basement shows to arenas later – you’re still not familiar, welcome to Echoes In Eternity, the band’s thirteenth studio record. No useless intro to wade through, as ‘Way Of War’ […]

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OVERTOUN signs to Time To Kill Records

Chile’s OVERTOUN has signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of their third album, Death Drive Anthropology. The record is firmly rooted in the ’90s death-thrash tradition but features a modern edge that keeps it agile and current, bridging the gap from Carcass and Atheist to contemporary acts like Revocation. The music also incorporates a compelling Latin influence, adding a unique flavor to the band’s sound. Further details on the album will be announced soon. OVERTOUN is a death-thrash metal band based between Santiago, Chile, and Boston, MA, fusing the rich musical heritage of Latin America with the […]

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Album Review: Death Yell – Demons Of Lust

From the mists of the past comes a scream of defiance. DEATH YELL are among the oldest South American extreme metal bands. They emerged from Chile in the late ’80s, around the same time as PENTAGRAM, and were contemporaries of SEPULTURA, KRISIUN, SARCOFAGO and other beasts of ancient South American metal. They’ve hardly been a prolific band, as this is only their second full length, but their name has lingered in the memories of those times. Demons Of Lust is an absolute nostalgia trip, but one that’s fully justified because these dudes were there from the beginning. Everything about Demons […]

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TEMPTRESS: new single ‘These Walls’ available

Dallas, Texas heavy unit TEMPTRESS share their blistering new single and video, ‘These Walls’, and reveal all details for their forthcoming album hear, to be released on January 23rd through Blues Funeral Recordings. The band will be touring the US West Coast extensively in support of the album. Watch the new TEMPTRESS video ‘These Walls’ + listen to the single on all streaming services Bombastic yet delicate, crushing yet ethereal, driving yet dark, TEMPTRESS are a jigsaw of sonic touchstones with no audible seams. Fusing drone, doom, post-rock, grunge and hardcore, the trio produce a molten blend that flows and […]

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Album Review: Gorleben – Menetekel

Though in existence for a decade and a half as of this writing, the first we heard from Dresden’s GORLEBEN was the 2021 EP containing ‘Sleepless’ and ‘Contaminated’, both songs well over the ten-minute mark, declaring the band as one comfortable with letting things play out naturally. Game Over followed, further sonic explorations ensued, and the sound seemed not so much “solidified” as “in flux”, but with a general idea of where the quintet wanted to go in mind. The keys of 85KR begin the ‘Countdown’, almost TANGERINE DREAM in their nearly hypnotic pulse, joined soon after by the syrupy […]

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RIPPLE MUSIC 15th Anniversary Party announced in San Francisco

Californian heavy rock label RIPPLE MUSIC marks 15 years of earth-shaking riffs with a special anniversary party at San Francisco’s legendary Bottom of the Hill featuring Fireball Ministry, ZED and Blackwülf. Tickets on sale now! For over a decade, Ripple Music has been a heavyweight powerhouse within the international heavy rock scene, releasing pure sonic gems from legendary acts such as Hermano, The Obsessed and Scott “Wino Weinrich” to underground pillars Wo Fat, Thunder Horse, Valley of the Sun, Steak and more. On December 6th, expect a full-blown earthquake at San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill, as the Bay Area […]

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Auditory Anguish – AFA [EP]

The title track is a perfect intro to AFA, bargain basement Roots-era SEPULTURA aping as it is, while ‘Chained In A Hole’ is rife with jumpdafucup bro-core, the likes of what you’d hear from the band that goes on first at a HATEBREED show, and you just know there are five bands left before you get to be bored by Jasta and his boyos. ‘Clementine’ is Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. dreck with some silly-ass backmasking at the end, and ‘Tierra Santa’ is – I cannot believe I’m about to say this – even worse because it tries and fails so […]

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Imperial Triumphant announce Merkurius Gilded— a powerful new graphic novel experience

A 96-page, full color book written by guitarist Zachary Ezrin and illustrated by Halil Mete Incoming December 5, 2025 on Vile Luxe Press [Pre-Order] New York City Avant-death trio IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT have announced Merkurius Gilded, a 96-page softcover graphic novel that explores the band’s themes, lyrics and artwork. Written by Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin and illustrated by Halil Mete, the book will be released December 5th on the band’s own Vile Luxe Press and is available for pre-order here. All preorders will come with an exclusive Caduceus gold patch in addition to the book. IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT’s Zachary Ezrin comments: “This […]

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