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Album Review: Coroner – Dissonance Theory

The last CORONER album, Grin, came out in 1993. The world has changed so much since then (and not for the better, which only an idiot would dispute) that there are hardly words fit to describe the gulf. Yet in 2025, CORONER has returned. Have they also changed beyond recognition? Dissonance Theory will go down as one of the best “comeback” albums ever released. This is everything CORONER was in 1993 but better, more refined. Grin was hardly a great album in my book. In every way, Dissonance Theory is superior. This is progressive thrash metal at its highest level. […]

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DISSENTIENCE Unleashes ‘Chaos Absolute’, A Frantic Descent into Power and Destruction

Progressive death-thrash band DISSENTIENCE has announced the release of ‘Chaos Absolute’, the second single from their forthcoming concept EP, Kaiju, due out February 20, 2026. Fall into ‘Chaos Absolute’ Kicking off with a high-tension, syncopated intro, ‘Chaos Absolute’ roars into life with a massive groove that is both ferocious and unexpectedly infectious. True to DISSENTIENCE’s trademark blend of precision and chaos, the track fuses dissonant harmonies, razor-sharp riffs, and relentlessly driving drums into a controlled sonic detonation. Exploring the human element behind cataclysmic destruction, ‘Chaos Absolute’ shifts focus from the towering monsters of Kaiju to the turmoil unfolding in the […]

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Album Review: Morbikon – Lost Within The Astral Crypts

Composed of members of bands as often intolerable as MUNICIPAL WASTE and UADA, yet also as underappreciated as GOATGOR and as forward-thinking as …AND OCEANS, MORBIKON either has a lot going for it or is an accident waiting to happen on its second, Lost Within The Astral Crypts. While 2022’s Ov Mournful Twilight was solid “enough” patch of sonic real estate , ’25 finds the lineup shifting, Dave “I’ve been in every band under the sun” Witte relinquishing his drum throne to Pierce Williams of the aforementioned UADA, Toby Swope being replaced by GOATGOR’s Blake Hibberd, lineup scattered hither and […]

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DEMONS MY FRIENDS: new video for ‘Ghosts Of You’ available

Austin, TX heavy rock powerhouse DEMONS MY FRIENDS unleash a stirring new video to celebrate the special LP and CD reissue of their debut album, Demons Seem To Gather, available on January 16th through Ripple Music. Get spellbound by their new video ‘Ghosts of You’ Initially released in 2023, DEMONS MY FRIENDS’ debut full-length, Demons Seem To Gather, is a powerhouse blend of drop-tuned grunge riffs, doom structures, soaring melodies, groove-laden rhythms and psychedelic harmonies. Sonic touchstones include Monolord, King Buffalo, All Them Witches and Soundgarden, while their musicianship brilliantly transcends most genre trappings. The album was recorded at Red […]

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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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