Blast Worship: Jig-Ai

August 18, 2026

Anything less than the “tasteful pornogrind” of Jig-Ai would be uncivilized.

Track Premiere: EXP – “Speed of Light”

August 17, 2026

NYC noise rockers EXP (ex-Cop Shoot Cop) kick up an art-damaged squall on new single, “Speed of Light.”

Video Premiere: Shrineburner – ‘Bodies Dragged to Sunlight’

August 17, 2026

Chicago sludge trio Shrineburner share the latest from their debut album, Hymns of Despair.

Downeast Hardcore: Stories From the Kave — Q&A With Director Ricky Leighton

August 14, 2026

Read our interview about The Kave, Kathy Findlay, and the metal and hardcore scene in Maine with Downeast Hardcore: Stories From The Kave filmmaker Ricky Leighton.

Interview: Fainting Dreams on the Process Behind ‘You Can Be Anything’

August 13, 2026

We catch up with Denver-based atmospheric metal four-piece Fainting Dreams to talk about their latest record, You Can Be Anything, out now.

Track Premiere: Encasement – “Exodus”

August 12, 2026

New one-man black metal kult Encasement mete out a biblical beating on debut single, “Exodus.”

Blast Worship: Malform

August 11, 2026

Hear Philly’s own Malform drop what maybe the grind EP of the year in I.