metal

NW Terror Fest 2024

Northwest Terror Fest announces 2024 lineup

Primitive Man, Repulsion, Body Void, Messa, Amenra and more

Anvil the Story of Anvil podcast

Rock Docs Podcast: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, with guest Fran Broderick of Left-Handed 2nd Baseman

Revisiting the 2008 documentary about the Canadian cult heavy metal band

Ragana Desolation's Flower review

Ragana : Desolation’s Flower

The Pacific Northwestern black metal duo retain their DIY sensibility while fleshing out their sound

Sunn O))) sub pop singles

Hear two new Sunn O))) songs, “Evil Chuck” and “Ron G. Warrior”

Two new songs featured on Sub Pop Singles Club 7-inch

Adzes - Forest

Hear the new atmospheric sludge metal album from Adzes, Inver

The New Zealand-based metal artist’s new album is out on Friday

Body Void interview

Body Void are documenting a hellscape of absurdity

We spoke with guitarist/vocalist Willow Ryan about ‘Atrocity Machine’ and crafting an atmosphere of horror

Code Orange The Above review

Code Orange : The Above

The Pittsburgh metal/hardcore outfit remain rife with contradictions on their latest

Earth

Hear Justin Broadrick’s remix of Earth’s “Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine”

Plus the band will perform ‘Earth 2’ in its entirety in Seattle.

Judas Priest Invincible Shield review

Judas Priest announce new album, Invincible Shield

The band’s 19th album is due in March

The Keening

The Keening give a track-by-track breakdown of new album Little Bird

Rebecca Vernon tells us about the inspiration and background behind the six songs on her Relapse debut

Cannibal Corpse Chaos Horrific review

Cannibal Corpse : Chaos Horrific

The death metal vets continue to refine their ultraviolence on album number 16

Khanate

Khanate announce first live performance in 19 years

Plus reissues of their first two albums due later this year

Devil Master

Devil Master announce fall tour

Support from Fuming Mouth and Final Gasp

The Keening

Hear a new song from The Keening, “Autumn”

Hear another new song from ‘Little Bird,’ out next month via Relapse

Baroness STONE review

Baroness : STONE

Baroness explore some of their weirdest and most surprising material on their sixth, non-chromatic album

Tomb Mold The Enduring Spirit review

Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit

The Toronto death metal group returns after a four-year break with their most progressive and ambitious album to date