Album Artist(s) of the Month Feb. 29, 2016

I REALLY tried to narrow this down to one cover and a runner-up, but there were 3 this month that were just so equally good, but for different reasons. I decided to just feature all 3. William Turner's "Death on a Pale Horse" (Public Domain) NICK KELLER Kuba Soklski...

Nightmare Fuel Feb. 26, 2016

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Flashback Album: Aspherium Feb. 26, 2016

In my opinion, this was one of the best albums of 2014. It hits the nail on the head for both melodic death metal and progressive metal. I find the vocal performance to dip here and there, but for the most part everyone plays their asses off on this record. And that guitar-work... ...

Name Your Price Stream: Gargantua Feb. 26, 2016

Gargantua is a French extreme metal band whose main influences include bands like Sigh, The Black Dahlia Murder, Opeth and even Misanthrope. Despite the differences between these groups, I can hear all of them as I listen to Avant-Propos. Interesting stuff. You can stream below and purchase the albu...

Limb launch 50s sci-fi 'B' movie homage music video Feb. 26, 2016

London based stoner doomers Limb have launched a new video for the track Dawn Raiders.It's a 50s sci fi 'B' movie homage that imagines what would happen if Limb were astronauts who discovered alternative versions of themselves... and those alternative versions happen to be space hillbillies. You can...

BLOOD Reissuing 1993 Classic 'O Agios Pethane' Feb. 26, 2016

Dunkhelheit Produktionen will reissue BLOOD's classic 1993 albumO Agios Pethaneon CD digipak (with 8-page booklet) and digital formats March 20. The first100 copies also include a poster in A2 format and a logo button. Pre-order it here. ...

ÉOHUM commit 'Eurocide' (with French Horn) Feb. 25, 2016

Montreal black metallers ohumhave premiered their secondsingle 'Eurocide' off their upcoming EP'Ealdfaeder'set for release onMarch 18th. Band founder and guitarist Jeremy Perkins comments: "Eurocide is the opener to our EP, a direct introduction with sounds of flutes and drum, influenced by the ...

THIRD ION Crowdfunding Campaign for Upcoming 'Biolith' Feb. 25, 2016

Prog metal outfit THIRD ION, featuring former members of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND and INTO ETERNITY, have launched a Crowdfunding Campaign in support of upcoming Glasstone Records album Biolith. Visit the link below to offer your support: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/third-ion-new-album-biol...

BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA raising funds for Cuban Musicians Feb. 25, 2016

BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA is raisingfunds for instruments to give toCuban musicians. Full details can found at the following indiegogo link:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brutal-battle-cuba-2016--2#/...

Free Stuff: MARTRIDEN's 'Cold And Silence' Feb. 24, 2016

Denver, COnightmare MARTRIDENhave posted a new lyric video forthe title track offtheir most recent album 'Cold And Silence.' The track is also a free download, and reminds me quite a bit of the black/post/prog fusion of later Enslaved albums. I suggest you get on that. ...

Name Your Price Stream: An Open Letter​/​Sadness Split Feb. 24, 2016

US based post-black metal troupeAN OPEN LETTER have just released their brand new split along with the depressive black metal act and their fellow countrymen, SADNESS. As Open Letter/Sadness was released independently on February 17th, 2016. You can listen to the album in its entirety below. It's ...

RAPHEUMETS WELL Streaming 'Planetary Cenotaph' Feb. 24, 2016

Drummer Joshua Ward comments on the single: "Planetary Cenotaph, being the last song on the album, was a bit "challenging" for us in terms of composition as we write the music to the story. The main character just destroyed an entire planet. Due to his immortal "curse" he is floating in the ste...

Shodan shares Video and Two songs Feb. 24, 2016

Polish band Shodan will be releasing its new album, Protocol of Dying on March 31st. The sound is a pretty killer mix of death and groove metal with a bit of hardcore to top it off. Preorders of the digital album are only $5. In the meantime, you can check out two tracks and the video below. ...

Name Your Price Stream: Neurococcyx Feb. 24, 2016

Neurococcyx is a french instrumental progressive band. They have an album out and streamable below called Friches et Bestioles (roughly "Wastelands and Critters"). The style is pretty chill, but so is a lot of the post-metal we get into around here, and not every good band has to be heavy all the ti...

THEM get campy with "Blood From Blood" Lyric Video Feb. 23, 2016

U.S. Metal Super Group THEM have inked a deal with Belgium's Empire Records. First up is at the release of a limited edition tour CD calledFear Them, which contains three tracks ("Forever Burns," "Dead of Night," and "Blood from Blood" from upcoming debut album Sweet Hollow. The limited edition CD...

North wants to "Light the Way" in 2016 Feb. 23, 2016

Profoundly sorrowful, crushingly heavy. These are the sufficient and necessary components of North, epic sludge rock band from Arizona. Recorded by longtime producer Dana Fehr and mastered by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts), Light the Way will be released worldwide on March 18. Fans will receive t...

Bushwacker: Killer Progressive Wrapped in a "Golden Shell" Feb. 23, 2016

Hop on the hype train, because we have another stop planned for you. Canadian progressive death metal band BUSHWHACKER have premiered the new song "Golden Shell." Stream it now below. Having heard The False Dilemma in its entirety, I assure you it is worthy of your time. Mark your calendars for Marc...

Mini-Review and Stream: Goatcraft Feb. 23, 2016

It's fairly rare that I take the time to check out a release that is largely an ambient project, but every now and then you come across something like Goatcraft. This group out of Slovakia has released Oltheros, which is largely another romp through David Lynchian nightmare territory. There are stil...

Full Stream: Mesarthim Feb. 23, 2016

Mesarthim have been wisely added to the excellent Avantgarde Music roster. As such, their spacey, ambient, post-metal, and black metal fusion album Isolate is being re-released as a part of the catalog. You can stream this unique experience in full below from the band's BC page. ...

Horrifed stream two Death Metal Delights Feb. 23, 2016

UK death metal band, Horrified, have a new album coming out in March. The sound is filthy with the old school as well as some blackened influences. You can check out two tracks below to get a taste. ...
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