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Reid Haithcock Photo Legendary Virginia hardcore punk outfit Pg. 99 (or Pageninetynine) have flown under the radar in recent years, having not released new material in nearly two decades, with their last run of performances taking place in the pre-pandemic era. Well prepare to reacquaint yourself with the raw and gritty force of nature that

When you think about metal’s riff masters, who do you have in your Mount Rushmore? Tony Iommi, Dave Mustaine, Jeff Hanneman, K.K. Downing… all masters in their own right. But for my money, one dude sits at the head of the table. In fact, he might even be the table. Dollar for dollar, pound for

silhouettes of three tourists in the rays of the setting sun in the mountains Ten albums, five EPs, a steady progression throughout all of this body of work into increasingly subtle and bittersweet, melody-ridden atmospheric black metal; and above all, a curiously elegant approach to the anonymity aspect of the band, which never felt like

There’s a storm brewing out there, and it’s coming from the Pacific northwest. Nott, the dynamic duo of Tyler Campbell and Julia Geaman, has summoned the clouds to rain death-doom terror on their upcoming album Hiraeth. Decibel is happy to premiere the video for the booming title track. If you’re a fan of the dissonant

Fabled German death metallers Drowned return from their years-long, self-imposed slumber to rain death, doom, and destruction upon mankind once more. New song “Chryseos Vas” picks up the mummified corpse right where the group’s macabre 2014 debut Idola Specus left off. It’s both a nod to Drowned’s origins–the group formed in Berlin in 1992–and the

The Venn diagram of old school crooning and the devil definitely has some overlap. For the longest time, Danzig was among the few that sat at that intersection, bringing dark verses with his dulcet tones, but lately a doo-wop duo by the name of Twin Temples has taken the mantle. And while their music is

Photo by Hillarie Jason The co-nerds that helm Kill Screen are getting older. Chances are, so are you. With that relentless march of time comes an ever-increasing list of responsibilities, whether it be our jobs, our families or our social lives and pastimes. Even as a duo who have somehow landed careers focused on extreme

Got two minutes to spare? Cause that’s all we’re asking to get an earful of the new single and video, “Nature Bot,” from industrial metal quartet Realize. And fittingly enough, this track comes from the Tucson unit’s third full-length, Two Human Minutes. Though the band members themselves—Matt Mutterperl (guitars), Matt Underwood (guitars), Kyle Kennedy (vocals/bass/guitars/drum

Cincinnati doom crew Blessed Black first spread their wings back in 2018. They quickly released an album in 2020 (Beyond the Crimson Throne) and established themselves as a rising talent in the Midwestern heavy music scene. With a thick ’70s doom tone and psychedelic leanings, Blessed Black bring grit to cleanly sung stoner rock. Five

Nearly a month ago, we were absolutely stoked to find out that New Jersey technical grindcore act Gridlink were making a comeback after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Just that news alone was enough to get us unbelievably hyped, but then after they also dropped their first new song “Coronet Juniper” and announced a new album

By now it’s pretty much common knowledge that touring bands are getting a rough deal these days. From increased travel costs to venue merch cuts and inflation kicking everyone’s ass, it’s just real hard to get out on the road and play in front of as many people as you can. That equation gets even

Where they from? Dortmund, Germany.Speaking of Germany, I tried watching the new version of All Quiet on the Western Front this past weekend and as a war film aficionado I honestly had to stop several times because it was just too intense. It was like the opening 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan but over

As Sevendust approach their 30th birthday, you would think that singer Lajon Witherspoon would be starting to slow down, or at least noticing the effects of time on his voice. Not only is that not the case but the opposite is apparently true: Witherspoon’s voice is aging like wine. While making an appearance on the

For half a decade now, Metallica‘s non-profit organization All Within My Hands (AWMH) has made headlines and been the backdrop for some pretty cool performances by the world’s largest metal band. But behind all the cool acoustic sets and merch, Metallica has managed to help raise and invest more than $6 million to help foster

They may be known as the band full of ex-Megadeth members doing covers of their former band on tour, but Kings of Thrash have original music in the works for the so far unnamed debut album. Now, you may remember that they released an original song earlier in the year that we pretty much feel

Photo: Mel Castro The era of Youtube and Hate5six videos begs an important question: do live albums still matter? Are they worth releasing? Obviously that answer is going to vary for everyone. With the ever-increasing popularity of Youtube and TikTok, it’s harder for some listeners to justify spending the time or money on a new

The Boneless Ones, featuring Max Fox (vocals), Troy Takaki (bass), Chris Kontos (drums), and Craig Locicero (guitars), returned from a 35-year absence to bring skate rock (or crossover, if you like) back to the masses. While the group had popularity via Thrasher Magazine in the ’80s, with “Skate for the Devil” (from the album of

At a show last week, Disturbed set off the sprinkler system. Ironically it happened during the song “Inside The Fire.” The incident took place on July 27 at the end of the band’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion set in The Woodlands, TX. To add some impressiveness to the humorousness, the band also finished out their

Pantera made a splash with rabid fans last week when they reintroduced the 1994 song “Slaughtered” back to their set list. The band played the song on July 28 at The Pavilion at Lake Star in Burgettstown, PA on their tour with Lamb of God. They included the song as part of their encore to

Signs Of The Swarm have announced a headlining tour this November with The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, To The Grave, and Tactosa. Check out the tour dates below, and get your tickets here. w/ The Last Ten Seconds Of Life 11/5 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Tavern w/ To The Grave 11/12 Cupertino, CA – X-Bar11/13 Portland,