Preparing the Garrison: Fortress Festival 2026 Preview
Here’s a British black metal battleplan (and playlist) for the upcoming Fortress Festival in Scarborough.
Lynx Traverse the Entire "Island Universe" Through Hard Rock (Track Premiere)
The German hard rock quintent takes you back to the 70s and into outer space with their new single–stream it now.
Fire in the Mountains 2026 Preview: Yaotl Mictan, Savage Oath, Galvanist, and Nocturne
We highlight four acts from Fire in the Mountains’ undercard that you’d be an imbecile to miss.
Join the "Obscene Cult" with Aggressive Perfector (Track Premiere)
The English heavy metal group is beckoning all freaks and fiends on their latest single.
Pilori Make Their Presence Felt on "La Présence des Absents" (Track + Video Premiere)
The French group blackened hardcore group gets sludgey on their new track.
Exhumed Reveal the Bloody Cost of Road Rage on "Red Asphalt" (Album Review)
Dennis Seese reviews the long-running death metal band’s latest affront to common decency and good taste.
Trucido Gives In to the Voices on “Epiphanic Delusions of a Spiritual Warfare” (Album Review)
This past Valentine’s Day, the gore-splattered grind maniacs in Trucido released their sophomore album and sank to even more depraved depths than ever before. That is both a compliment and a whole-hearted recommendation.
Upcoming Metal Releases: 3/8/26 - 3/14/26
Here are the new releases for March 8th to 14th–Spin (or skip) new music from Protrusion, Voidstar Nocturnal, Mammon’s Throne, and more.
Corima Brings Doom to Zeuhl on "Hunab Ku" (Album Review)
William Pauper reviews the California prog band’s first album in 10 years, calling it “the doom of the flesh.”
Cheap Thrills #17 - William Blake’s Nightmare Machine
Pay what you want for these sick releases, including witchy doom metal, punky black metal, yet another addition to the Ojeda-verse, and more!
Throwing Bricks and Ontaard Take Aim with “Acid for Fascists” (Track Premiere)
Alex Chan unveils the first single from the upcoming live collaboration between Throwing Bricks and Ontaard.
Blodørn's "Det Finnes Ingen Trone" is Wise and Weary (Album Review)
The Norwegian group’s third album reduces black metal’s high contrast into something more approachable and less dire.
