Interview

Matthew Knox of Horrendous unpacks the social commentary in ‘Idol’

We catch up with Testament‘s Chuck Billy to get the lowdown on his latest vape products.

Hear the epic new, single-track album of ever-shifting black metal from Stellar Descent and get to know the mastermind behind the band.

Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw released some of the best extreme metal of the past three decades via Peaceville Records. Now he delivers a blow-by-blow account of how it happened in his first book.

Surly Brewing Co will host Carcass to celebrate their annual Darkness Day.

The minds behind Radical Research give us a behind-the-scenes look at their podcast.

Green Dragon are your new favorite stoner metal band. Learn about what makes them tick and riff.

Fórn explore “Cosmic Desolation” on a crushing new song.

According to the editor of “The Black Candle” zine, “Black Metal has to be diabolical – if not in content, then at least in spirit.”

Connecticut noise metal iconoclasts Cable return with a killer reimagining of the band’s “lost” 2003 record Never Trust a Gemini.

Chuggernaut stream new EP Kodiak and discuss its writing process.

Prog visionary Steven Wilson tackles boundaries, pop music, and extreme metal in new interview with Decibel.

Decibel catches up with Bandit, and premieres a new song.

Waking the Cadaver vocalist Don Campan speaks on the band’s reunion, upcoming show, new music and the “shredded wheat” meme.

Stream the new album from Rebel Wizard and read an interview with the mind behind the music, NKSV.

Get thrashed to death and beyond on this week’s Demo:listen with San Salvador’s Witchgöat.

Germany’s power metal stalwarts Primal Fear discuss their best album in years, Apocalypse.

“…Like the ghost of Chuck Schuldiner emerged from a creaky tomb with an HM-2 pedal in one hand and Matt Harvey’s record collection in the other.”

An interview with The Night Flight Orchestra’s David Andersson about “Sometimes the World Ain’t Enough”.

We catch up with Dee Snider to talk about how his passion for the heavy shines through in his new album, For the Love of Metal.

There’s a dark and dazzling heavy metal boom on in Denver right now. Ben Hutcherson of Khemmis gives us the inside scoop.

Swedish heavy metal upstarts Chronus get smart and premiere new video “Avarice”.

This week on Demo:listen we race through the stars at the speed of heavy metal with Calgary’s Traveler.

Vein frontman discusses Errorzone, nu metal comparisons and more.

Sulaco release their first new music since 2011’s Build & Burn.

Justin Pearson of The Locust, Dead Cross, and Retox just published a book collecting lyrics from throughout his shit-disturbing musical career, and we rounded him up to talk about it.

Emperor is playing this year’s Heavy Montreal. We talk to the dudes who booked them (and the other bands).

Norwegian post-metal doom-bringers KITE loudly pursue a quiet place on their The All Penetrating Silence EP.

Wolf King discuss their new album, Loyal to the Soil.

British doom coven Witchsorrow foreshadow the world’s end on their riveting new LP Hexenhammer.