Emily Bellino

Comparing & Killing: Converge versus Converge

June 9, 2026

Comparing Converge‘s two 2026 full-length releases.

Full Album Stream: Make – “Exegesis at the End of Time”

June 8, 2026

Post-metal quartet Make debut their first album in 10 years, featuring new members and the heaviest songs of their career.

Fest Preview: Great Lakes Dungeon Siege Returns to Detroit October 24-25

June 1, 2026

Previewing the third edition of Great Lakes Dungeon Siege, set for October 24 and 25 near Detroit, MI.

Full Split Stream: Lowcard De La Morte / Killseduction – “Kill De La Morte”

May 26, 2026

Japanese crossover/fastcore acts Lowcard De La Morte and Killseduction, featuring ex-Grindlink guitarist Takafumi Matsubara, rip 11 songs on their new split.

Interview: Voivod Drummer Away Discusses New Live Album, Symphonique

May 25, 2026

Voivod drummer Away discusses the band’s new live album, recorded with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.

Video Premiere: Goetia – ‘Corpse Candle’

May 19, 2026

Rising death metal trio Goetia share their newest track, “Corpse Candle.”

Track Premiere: Godless – ‘Numenlagneia’

May 11, 2026

Chilean death metal stalwartsGodless reveal the latest single from their upcoming album.

Full Album Stream: Lair of the Minotaur – “I Hail I”

April 28, 2026

Enter the Lair of the Minotaur for the band’s first full-length album in 16 years.

Watch: Grindmother Play Their Final Set (12/5/2025)

April 28, 2026

Watch Grindmother perform her final show alongside her son and a variety of guests vocalists including members of Brat and Arch Enemy.

Full Album Stream: Steve Austin – “Marked Cards and Loaded Dice”

April 27, 2026

Today is the Day frontman Steve Austin returns to his roots with his debut outlaw country record, Marked Cards and Loaded Dice. Hear the album early and read an interview with him now.

Full EP Stream: Mortuary – “Great Black Earth”

April 21, 2026

Mexican death-thrash OGs Mortuary haven’t lost a step on their first release in 14 years.

Track Premiere: Gadget – ‘Flatline’

April 21, 2026

Swedish grind masters Gadget blast through new banger, “Flatline.”

Full Album Stream: Toxikull – “Turbulence”

April 20, 2026

Speed demons Toxikull turn personal struggle into heavy metal anthems on their new album, Turbulence.

Full Album Stream: Vomito Mortuorio – “Dentro del Sarcófago”

April 14, 2026

Salvadoran death dealers Vomito Mortuorio deliver primitive old-school death metal on their debut album.

Video Premiere: Old Moon – ‘Home to Nowhere’

April 7, 2026

Portland melodic black metal trio Old Moon reveal the title track and accompanying video to their new album.

Full Album Stream: Caustic – “Inner Deflagration”

April 6, 2026

Caustic unleash a torrent of savage death metal on their first album in 11 years.

You Should Be Listening to Hellripper’s Coronach

April 2, 2026

Making the case for Hellripper‘s latest, Coronach.

Video Premiere: Sleepbomb – ‘A Gift of Crom’

March 31, 2026

San Fran doom crew Sleepbomb recall the story of Conan the Barbarian on their new track and album.

Track Premiere: Boneripper – “Damnation”

March 24, 2026

“Peace sells, but who’s buying?” ask Boneripper on their new tune.

Video Premiere: Antihælix – ‘Snorting the Ashes of Dead Planets’

March 17, 2026

Get high on the remains of dead planets with black metal duo Antihælix.

Full Album Stream: Backfire! – “The Last Confession”

March 16, 2026

’90s Dutch hardcore heroes Backfire! stream their final release before hanging their boots up later this year.

Full Album Stream: Lesotho – “A Flashing on Plain Glass”

March 11, 2026

Boston post-metal trio Lesotho channel the anxieties of the modern world on their new record.

Full Album Stream: Gore Machine – Congealed and Foaming

March 10, 2026

Hear the new album from [checks notes] brutal death metal band Gore Machine a few days early.

Track Premiere: Sura’sura – ‘Atomic Phalanx’

March 9, 2026

Assemble in the “Atomic Phalanx” led by Sri Lankan war metal force Sura’sura.