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Nechochwen return with new single + album announcement

‘Precipice Of Stone’… The time has come to offer a glimpse of spelewithiipi, NECHOCHWEN’s upcoming album, set for release on May 9, 2025. The first single, ‘Precipice Of Stone’, is now available for streaming. NECHOCHWEN commented: “‘Precipice Of Stone’ is a tribute to medicine songs that have helped me through difficult times. When troubled or in mourning, I envision a rock outcrop on which one can sit and work out problems, be it by screaming out, silently meditating, or singing a song. Sit on the ‘Precipice Of Stone’ spelewithiipi… For over a decade, Nechochwen has bridged the gap between history […]

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GHOSTSMOKER: Australian Doom/Sludge Outfit Release Debut Album, Inertia Cult

Australian sludge/doom outfit GHOSTSMOKER is proud to announce the release of their debut album Inertia Cult, out now via Art As Catharsis. Pack your bong with ghosts and listen to ‘Elogium’ “We’ve grown a lot as a band since our first EP, Grief, in 2022, and that’s reflected in this album,” says vocalist Nathan Brunning. “Our confidence and understanding of who/what we are comes through on this release, and it sets a great foundation for what we do next. “Apart from musical influences within the genre, there are plenty of nods to things outside that space that have found their […]

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THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG to Release Traveller Supplement I: The Ephemeral Glades EP in April

The long-awaited return of the Traveller saga! San Francisco (CA) – Bay Area underground metal heroes, THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG, revive the classic Traveller storyline on their forthcoming EP, Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades – seven songs of pure weird metal glory! Cruz Del Sur Music will release the EP April 11 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Stream ‘Knife World’ via Bandcamp Asteroids! Vegetable spores! Space pirates! Add ‘em up and what do you get? THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG’s sequel to their now-classic 2003 studio album, Traveller. Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades arrives in the […]

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TRIBUNAL: Vancouver Orchestral Doom Quintet To Release Second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, On 20 Buck Spin April 18th; ‘Armoured In Shadow’ Single And Preorders Posted

Vancouver, British Columbia-based orchestral doom quintet TRIBUNAL returns with their second album, In Penitence And Ruin, an elegy most grievous and forlorn, descending deeper into the solemn abyss of woe. 2023’s The Weight Of Remembrance debut set a high bar for the Canadians becoming one of the year’s most notable and praised doom releases, leading Decibel Magazine to include the incoming record in their annual list of most anticipated releases for 2025. The band has taken their time and crafted an opus of enormous scope to echo evermore through halls long abandoned. Conjured by TRIBUNAL’s new form as a fully […]

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HASHTRONAUT: full East Coast tour announced

Denver, Colorado’s stoner doom specialists HASHTRONAUT are set to spread their skull-crushing, weed-laden gospel with an extensive East Coast tour this spring. Their debut album, No Return, is available now on Blues Funeral Recordings. Red-eyed at the crossroads of thunderous stoner sludge and towering doom, HASHTRONAUT daze and inebriate the riff-obsessed masses on this planet and beyond. Released in 2024 on Blues Funeral Recordings, No Return is a resiny slab in the grand tradition of weed-fiend odysseys from Sleep to Bongzilla, an intoxicating and pummeling trip with a lungful of potent hook-doom and strikingly anthemic vocals that will enthrall fans […]

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EARL OF HELL: new single ‘Calling Is The Crow’ available + Upcoming album release + Tour dates

Edinburgh, Scotland’s heavy rock ‘n’ roll five-piece EARL OF HELL share their new single and video for ‘Calling Is The Crow’, taken from their self-titled debut album to be issued on April 25th through Copper Feast Records. The band recently announced spring UK shows with Alain Johannes and Masters Of Reality. Watch EARL OF HELL’s new video ‘Calling Is The Crow’ Listen to the single on all streaming services EARL OF HELL’s self-titled debut album bestows a juggernaut of raucous dive-bar rock ‘n’ roll delivered with a relentless, raw punk energy. Recorded at Deep Storm Productions and mixed and mastered […]

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AHAMKARA Announce Release of The Harrow Of The Lost – New Song Now Streaming

Following ten years of silence after the release of their debut album The Embers Of The Stars and the untimely death of vocalist Steven, UK-based atmospheric black metal trio AHAMKARA returns with a new lineup and new album The Harrow Of The Lost, an unflinching exploration of the transformative nature of grief. The band has shared a stream for the album track ‘Our Scars Shall Abide In The Thaw’ The exclusive premiere for the song comes via Decibel Magazine. Listen to ‘Our Scars Shall Abide In The Thaw’ The Harrow Of The Lost is due out April 25 on Bindrune […]

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HERAKLEION: New Orleans Death Thrash Trio To Join Exhorder For Eastern US Tour Next Month; Necroverse EP Out Now!

Fast rising New Orleans, Louisiana-based death thrash trio HERAKLEION will join legendary state mates, Exhorder, for a three-week March tour. The journey will commence on March 11th in Indianapolis, Indiana and run through March 30th in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional support will be provided by Void, Freya, Restless Spirit, and Flesh Parade on select dates. Comments drummer Speed Wilson, “HERAKLEION getting out to the East Coast is long overdue. Being tour support for Exhorder for our first time out that way, makes it even better. We’re very thankful for [Exhorder vocalist] Kyle [Thomas] and all those guys’ support and for making […]

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SANHEDRIN Unleashes ‘Franklin County Line’ Single; Heat Lightning Full-Length To Drop March 14th On Metal Blade Records

‘Franklin County Line’ is the new single from New York heavy metal trio SANHEDRIN. The fiery new hymn comes by way of the band’s Heat Lightning full-length, set for release on March 14th via Metal Blade Records. SANHEDRIN has spent the last decade at the forefront of the American heavy metal scene blending traditional metal and hard rock sounds with a fresh modern energy and perspective. With 2022’s critically lauded Lights On full-length, the band had created their most complete work to date. With their follow-up, Heat Lightning, the band delivers a diverse collection of songs that wholly captures their […]

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KAL-EL: new single ‘B.T.D.S.C.’ streaming now

Norway’s heavy rock explorers KAL-EL announce the release of their new album Astral Voyager Vol. 1 this May 16th on Majestic Mountain Records (Europe) and Blues Funeral Recordings (North America), and unleash the fuzz-fueled power of their new single ‘B.T.D.S.C.’ on all streaming platforms. Rising from Stavanger’s frozen wastelands, KAL-EL returns with Astral Voyager Vol. 1, their most mind-expanding expedition yet and the first chapter of an ambitious double-album assault to tear through space and time. Stream new single ‘B.T.D.S.C.’ Summer and fall 2024 saw the crew locked in at Bridge Burner Studios, building on 2021’s Dark Majesty momentum and […]

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