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KILL SCREEN 035: Master of Horror JOHN CARPENTER Fears No Game
April 24, 2024
The renowned synth master and director praises the art of video games while sharing what truly scares him.
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Album Stream: Exhumation – Master’s Personae
April 24, 2024
For fans of early Morbid Angel and Obliteration, Master’s Personae is a must-listen. So, dim the lights, crank up the volume, and let Exhumation lead you into the darkness.
Editorial
Slayer’s Debut “Show No Mercy” Turns 40
December 4, 2023
There was once a metal world without Slayer, as hard as that is to imagine. That world changed forever with this album. Show No Mercy is a giant’s first loud footstep.
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Crypt Sermon
June 2024 [#236]
Includes exclusive limited edition City of Caterpillar flexi disc
Harbingers of Doom! Also: Kerry King, Remembering Blake Harrison, Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Pallbearer, the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Exhumed’s Gore Metal and more
Q&A: Matt Harvey and the Filmmakers of the New Exhumed Documentary ‘Decayed Decades’
April 24, 2024 Justin Norton
Matt Harvey and the Decayed Decades filmmakers on how the new Exhumed documentary came together and why Exhumed’s story is ultimately about community and relationships.
Exhumed – Gore Metal
April 24, 2024 Greg Pratt
In which we discuss the matter of splatter of Exhumed‘s Hall of Fame induction for Gore Metal.
Full Album Stream: Tombstoner – “Rot Stink Rip”
April 23, 2024 Emily Bellino
New York death dealers Tombstoner make Staten Island’s second-biggest mess with new album Rot Stink Rip.
Blast Worship: LiliXElbe
April 23, 2024 Gene Meyer
Pilsen powerviolence purveyors LiliXElbe shoot the fucking puck right at your skull.
Watch: Savage Lands and Heilung Join Forces on “Black Rock Heart”
April 22, 2024 Emily Bellino
Savage Lands and Heilung take a blackened stand against deforestation in Costa Rica.
Five For Friday: April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases have an extra-dreary and dark energy to them, including the latest from Dool, My Dying Bride and more!
Track Premiere: Vaticinal Rites – ‘Foiled Skirmish’
April 18, 2024 Emily Bellino
Dig into new death metal from London’s Vaticinal Rites.
Track Premiere: LanzerRath – “Nebular Collapse: The Dissolution of Order and Meaning”
April 18, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
LanzerRath drop a killer split with Shroud of Despondency coming May 10. You can stream the former’s weird and epic contribution “Nuclear Collapse: The Dissolution of Order and Meaning” below.
Album Premiere: To End It All – “Of Blood And Memory”
April 18, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Seattle-based doom lords To End It All are back with a new album, Of Blood and Memory out tomorrow (April 19), but you can hear it and get super sad with us now.
Video Premiere: Hovering Over the Record Button with Beaten to Death’s “Dalbane”
April 18, 2024 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch the latest video from Norse un-grindcore grinders, Beaten to Death!
