Hardcore Punk Legends DFL (Dead Fucking Last) Turn Chaos Into Clarity With “Second Chances” As New Album Fuck It Nears Release

Hardcore punk has always thrived on speed, aggression and attitude. But every now and then, a band that built its name on chaos finds a moment of clarity that hits just as hard. For DFL, that moment arrives with their latest single “Second Chances.” More Read More …

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Tasmanian Tech Death Terrorists The Absolution Sequence Unleash “Ghost Mantra”

The Absolution Sequence unleash Ghost Mantra, the first single from their debut album Dread Cycle. Dark, precise, and technically brutal, the Tasmanian band deliver a spectral journey through ancestral hauntings and extreme metal mastery. Read More …

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My Own Will Kick the Door Off Its Hinges with “Misery” — A Four-Track Riot Incoming

My Own Will have dropped the title track Misery from their upcoming EP, and it’s a relentless auditory onslaught. Fast, heavy, and unpredictable, the Michigan band push their deathcore/hardcore fusion to new extremes. Misery is just the start of what promises to be an EP that will leave pits in its wake. Read More …

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NIGHTS OF MALICE KICK IN THE DOOR WITH ‘EX-MORTIS’ — A BLOOD-SOAKED WARNING SHOT FROM CHAOS EXORDIUM

Nights of Malice have dropped Ex Mortis, the first brutal taste of their upcoming album Chaos Exordium, and it’s an all-out assault of riffs, blast beats, and horror-fueled chaos. Inspired by Evil Dead and engineered for maximum destruction, this track sets the tone for what could be their heaviest release yet. Read More …

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Zakk Wylde Reflects on Brotherhood, Riffs and Heart on Black Label Society’s Engines of Demolition

There are some artists whose presence alone feels larger than life, and then there is Zakk Wylde. For decades, Wylde has stood as one of heavy music’s most instantly recognisable figures. The riffs are massive, the tone is unmistakable, the image is iconic, and the Read More …

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John Flansburgh on The World Is to Dig and the Endless Curiosity of They Might Be Giants

There are some interviews that make perfect sense on paper, and then there are the ones that feel unexpected until the first few minutes reveal exactly why they work. A chat between Crannk and They Might Be Giants might seem like one of those unlikely Read More …

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Sparta unveil “Crater,” co-written with Frank Iero, as they announce their upcoming album “Cut A Silhouette”, arriving May 29 via Equal Vision and Civilians.

Alt rock mainstays Sparta are back with a renewed sense of purpose, unveiling their powerful new single “Crater” alongside the announcement of their upcoming album Cut A Silhouette, due out May 29. For a band with such a deep and influential legacy, this isn’t just Read More …

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Moodring Death Fetish Review: Emotional and Experimental

Moodring and Their New Album of Bliss The alternative legends strike again with their new album Death Fetish, leading the way deeper into metal while still holding onto their signature sound. Moodring have definitely let their true alternative identity shine through each and every individual Read More …

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Clawfinger Interview | Bård Torstensen on Before We All Die and the Band’s Return

There are comeback records, and then there are records that arrive sounding like the world has caught back up with the band that made them. For Clawfinger, Before We All Die feels exactly like that. Released on February 20th, the Swedish Norwegian crossover pioneers have Read More …

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Rich Nguyen on Meant To Be, Inanimate and the Next Era of Breaking In A Sequence

A lot can change in a few years, and for Breaking In A Sequence that time has clearly been spent sharpening identity, chemistry, and purpose. When I last caught up with Rich Nguyen and Joe Taback back around the Defy The Algorithm era, the conversation Read More …

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Immolation’s Descent Finds Bob Vigna and Death Metal’s Lifers Still Pushing Forward

There are few bands in death metal who carry the kind of weight Immolation do without ever sounding like they are coasting on legacy. More than three decades deep, the New York institution still creates with the hunger of a band chasing something, not protecting Read More …

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