J. Andrew

Five For Friday: January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

This week’s new releases include the latest in heavy madness from Necrodeath, Onirophagus, Häxkapell and more!

Five For Friday: January 10, 2024

January 10, 2025

The new year is off to a heavy start with the latest from Faithxtractor, The Halo Effect, Haunted Horses and more!

Five For Friday: Black Metal 2024

December 20, 2024

It’s been a glorious year for black metal, with essential releases from bands like Departure Chandelier, Spectral Wound, Saidan and more!

Five For Friday: Death Metal 2024

December 13, 2024

It’s been a glorious year for death metal, with crushing releases from bands like Witch Vomit, Spectral Voice, Defeated Sanity and more!

Five For Friday: December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

The last regular edition of FFF for 2024 brings us the newest from Old Forest, Sarcophagum, Ungfell and more!

Video Premiere: Vosforis – “Decoherence”

December 4, 2024

Explore the “the gratuitous absurdity of life” with the new video from Vosforis, a UK-based black metal outfit.

Track Premiere: Beneath Moonlight – “None Before God”

November 27, 2024

Presenting a new emanation from the Ordo Vampyr Orientis, known for mysterious acts such as Bat Magic, Bad Manor and Beastial Majesty. Today’s bloody devilry comes courtesy of Beneath Moonlight.

Five For Friday: November 22, 2024

November 22, 2024

This week’s new releases feature some of the strongest names in death metal, including Opeth, Defeated Sanity, and more!

Five For Friday: November 15, 2024

November 15, 2024

This week’s new releases include the latest albums from Paysage d’Hiver, Mammoth Grinder, Burial Oath and more!

Five For Friday: November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024

This week’s new metal sets the perfect tone for All Hollows with new mournful emanations from Paganizer, Tribulation, Gravekvlt and more!

Video Premiere: Toxaemia – “Rejected Souls Of Kerberus”

October 30, 2024

Check out the new video from old-school Swedish export in death metal excellence, Toxaemia off the band’s upcoming album, Rejected Souls Of Kerberus.

Five For Friday: October 25, 2024

October 25, 2024

The week’s new releases rip and tear with the latest from Enforced, Black Curse, Sentient Horror and more!

Video Premiere: Yoth Iria – “In the Tongue of Birds”

October 25, 2024

Check out Greek black metallers’ Yoth Iria‘s new video for “In the Tongue of Birds,” off their upcoming album Blazing Inferno!

Label Spotlight: Carbonized Records

October 21, 2024

Check out our chat with Chad from Carbonized Records (and Mortuous) about how he keeps his death metal ship sailing!

Five For Friday: October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024

Lots of good death and doom metal this week from Mother of Graves, Immortal Bird and Ashen Tomb so let’s dig in!

Track Premiere: Nekus – “Accursed Murmur”

October 16, 2024

The new track from Nekus is an absolute death-doom nightmare of riffs, growls, and punishingly heavy rhythms.

Five For Friday: October 11, 2024

October 11, 2024

This week’s new releases brings us the latest furious and fiery sounds from Aberrator, The Crown, Oranssi Pazuzu and more!

Track Premiere: Misanthropic Aggression – “A.S.S. III — The Borderland Wars”

October 7, 2024

Listen to the new song from Misanthropic Aggression and revel in the band’s earnest negativity and contempt for humanity.

Five For Friday: October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024

It’s a modern death metal bonanza this week with the latest from Blood Incantation, Maul, Undeath and more!

Five For Friday: September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

It’s a massive week for new releases with the latest from The Black Dahlia Murder, Bewitcher, Ripped to Shreds and more!

Interview: Simon Heath of Cryo Chamber and Cryo Crypt

September 23, 2024

“There’s potential for exciting collaborations, and hopefully, we’ll attract more innovative artists to join us in what we’re building.”

Five For Friday: September 20, 2024

September 20, 2024

This week’s new metal releases includes the latest from Esoctrilihum (yes, already), Glacial Tomb, Unto Others and more!

Five For Friday: September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024

This week’s new heavy releases include the latest riffs and shouts from Father Befouled, Paganizer, the Jesus Lizard and more!

Label Spotlight: Pulverised Records

September 11, 2024

“I like to think that we put out not just dark and abrasive music but also releases that have something to say and with depth as well.”

Five For Friday: September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

This week’s new releases include the latest evil encyclicals from Grave Sermon, God Is An Astronaut, God Dethroned and more!

Full EP Stream: Ifrit – “Haunting Charnel Grounds”

September 4, 2024

New Zealand is home to some of the most ferocious and feral metal on the planet, and Ifrit is no exception to this legacy of brutality.

Five For Friday: August 30, 2024

August 30, 2024

This week’s new releases are particularly ferocious, with the latest from Nails, Concrete Winds, Phenocryst and more!

Track Premiere: Dungeon Crawl – “+1 Mace”

August 26, 2024

San Jose eccentrics Dungeon Crawl roll their 20-sided dice with the first track from new LP, Maze Controller.

Five For Friday: August 23, 2024

August 23, 2024

This week’s new releases put most months to shame, with new releases from Spectral Wound, Nile, Fleshgod Apocalypse and more!

Five For Friday: August 16, 2024

August 16, 2024

This week brings death metal of many shades, including the latest hues of darkness from Cemetery Filth, Vile Rites, Dark Tranquillity and more!