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Pre-order SODOM: THE OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY, from Decibel Books; Read an Exclusive Excerpt Now
March 24, 2026
Pre-order the new English translation of the official biography from German thrash legends Sodom exclusively via Decibel Books and read an excerpt now!
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Track Premiere: Panopticon – “White Cedars”
March 25, 2026
Panopticon‘s new single “The White Cedars” feels especially evocative; a piece that races across mist-shrouded melancholy and rises to spiritual suspension. Hear it now.
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An Endless Wave of American Darkness: USBM’s Hidden Underground
December 26, 2025
Neill Jameson digs deep into the best that underground U.S. black metal had to offer in 2025.
Full Stream: Varmia – ‘lauks’
March 25, 2026 Tim Mudd
Varmia has always operated at the intersection of black metal and something far older—something rooted in land, language, and lineage. Across their catalog, the Polish collective has steadily refined a sound that feels less like genre exercise and more like invocation. On their latest full-length, lauks, that approach reaches a new level of intensity. Set for…
Track Premiere: Boneripper – “Damnation”
March 24, 2026 Emily Bellino
“Peace sells, but who’s buying?” ask Boneripper on their new tune.
Blast Worship: Fermented Mess
March 24, 2026 Gene Meyer
Fermented Mess‘s ruthless barrage of detuned chromatic guitar onslaught won’t prevent head wounds, but it may cause some.
Track Premiere: Bronco Forte – “Sixteen Lanes”
March 23, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Hear L.A. desert rock/neo grunge/heavy psych crew Bronco Forte swerve through “Sixteen Lanes.”
Full Album Stream: Zerre – “Rotting on a Golden Throne”
March 23, 2026 J. Andrew
Zerre delivers all the essentials for thrash metal maniacs: solid and scorching vocals, muscular riffs, and relentless bass and drums.
Five For Friday: March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026 J. Andrew
It’s a heavy, loud, and intense week, with the latest releases from Poison the Well, Putred, Gutvoid and more!
Video Premiere: Annihilus Mundi – “Absolute Terror”
March 19, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Extreme prog metal one-man band Annihilus Mundi return with its newest single and music video “Absolute Terror.” Check out the video with us now.
Album Stream: Everyone Loves Metal Covers of ’80s Hits, Especially Iron Savior!
March 19, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to Iron Savior take on the ’80s via their new covers album Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy.
Full Album Stream: Putred –Blestemul Din Adânc
March 18, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Transylvanian DM upstarts Putred offer up their blood-soaked third full-length, Blestemul Din Adânc.
KILL FEED 081: Jared Smith and Spencer Moore of ARCHSPIRE Gotta Go Fast-ish
March 18, 2026 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The bassist and drummer enjoy a challenge, but prefer to keep things decidedly fun.

