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Mike Browning (1964 -2026)
July 13, 2026
Legendary Nocturnus AD drummer/vocalist Mike Browning passes away at 62.
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Album Premiere: Eaten by Sharks – Undertow of Hate
July 15, 2026
Canadian extreme metal crew Eaten By Sharks go deep on The Undertow of Hate, a crushing, composition-focused plunge into nautical horror, psychological collapse and total oceanic ruin.
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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.
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The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack
August 2026 [#262]
Includes exclusive limited edition Spirit Adrift flexi disc
40 Years of Metal’s Gateway Soundtrack! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Crumbsuckers’ Life of Dreams, Mortiis, Warning, Nunslaughter, Junius and more
Track Premiere: Anatomy of a Habit – “Paired Sentinels”
July 15, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago post-punk doomsters Anatomy of a Habit offer up the gothic dirge of “Paired Sentinels” from their upcoming fifth full-length.
Studio Report: Witching Have New Music, New Members and New Shows
July 14, 2026 Emily Bellino
Witching discuss lineup changes, new music and their return to the stage.
Blast Worship: Sex Prisoner
July 14, 2026 Gene Meyer
Arizona’s Sex Prisoner provide a new soundtrack to lose teeth to in Cautionary Tale.
Full EP Stream: Under Auburn Skies –Diminisher of Hope
July 13, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Denver metalcore quintet Under Auburn Skies launch new EP Diminisher of Hope, while faith and charity remain unbowed.
Track Premiere: Bocc – ‘Demolarium’
July 13, 2026 Emily Bellino
Spanish death/doom trio Bocc get nasty on their new song, “Demolarium.”
Five For Friday: July 10, 2026
July 10, 2026 J. Andrew
This week, we present the latest in heavy new releases with the latest from Sojourner, Grim Legion, Haserot and more!
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July 10, 2026 Michael Wohlberg
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Track Premiere: What Lies Below – “Bloom”
July 9, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Metalcore crew What Lies Below drop new full-length, I Let It Consume Me, via Theoria Records. Check out their single “Bloom” ahead of the record release.
Album Stream: Volubilis Ride a Tech Rocket Into Space With Theasterion
July 9, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the debut album by Montreal tech-death maestros, Volubilis!
“I Thought I Was Going To Ride Out the Apocalypse:” GWAR Co-Founder Chuck Varga On His Terminal Cancer Battle
July 9, 2026 Justin Norton
GWAR co-founder Chuck Varga talks candidly about his fight against metastatic prostate cancer.
