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Echoes From The Past

DETERIOROT aren't exactly a big name in death metal, however, the American band is revered for their pungent brutality that marries evil death metal with a unique take on slower, majestic death metal that's informed by traditional heavy metal. They've been far from prolific during their nearly 40 ye...

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Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration

When they first appeared from the deviant swamps of Finland's metal scene, HOODED MENACE seemed a wholly underground proposition. Heavily committed to the deathly pace of traditional death/doom but equally devoted to the melodies and dynamics of the old school, guitarist Lasse Pyykkö's musical ident...

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New Gods, New Masters

Nearly 20 years have passed since David Davidson adopted a new name for his burgeoning metal band, swapping CRYPTIC WARNING for the more succinct and strident REVOCATION. Since then, the guitarist's vision has been laid out for all to see: merciless, thrash-powered death metal with a strong technica...

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CLAWFINGER Releases New Single 'Ball & Chain' From Upcoming 'Before We All Die' Album

Long-running Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal combo CLAWFINGER will release "Before We All Die", its first studio album in 18 years, on February 20, 2026 via the Perception label, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. The official music video for the LP's second single, "Ball & Chain", can be seen be...

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The Revenge Of Alice Cooper

With Ozzy's passing still fresh in our hearts and minds, there is no escaping the reality that all rock 'n' roll things have to come to an end at some point. In cahoots with the undead since the late '60s, Alice Cooper shows no signs of tottering off this mortal coil, he even seems to be picking up...

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CLAWFINGER Announces New Album, 'Before We All Die'

Long-running Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal combo CLAWFINGER will release "Before We All Die", its first studio album in 18 years, on February 20, 2026 via the Perception label, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. Loud, furious, darkly humorous and brutally honest, it's everything you forgot you need...

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CLAWFINGER Releases Music Video For New Single 'Scum', Featuring Anti-DONALD TRUMP Message

Long-running Swedish rap-metal combo CLAWFINGER has released the official Rune Foss-directed music video for its new single, "Scum". The track, which was mixed by Jocke Skog at the Sunmountain Facilities and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street, is a clear jab at U.S. president Donald Trump...

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Mucous Secretion Re-Release

While Austria's death metal beast PUNGENT STENCH has unfortunately been plagued with internal and external drama for years, their work has been monumental in that hazy realm that connects death metal and grindcore. And now, thanks to the long-running Dutch label Hammerheart Records, PUNGENT STENCH's...

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Overdriver

He isn't exactly the pop-cultural icon that Dave Grohl is, but Sweden's Nicke Andersson is truly one of the great multi-instrumentalists of our time. What's more, his reach has been considerable stylistically and clearly authentic. While Nicke initially made his mark with ENTOMBED, as that seminal d...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Share Music Video For 'Do You Feel Normal' Single From Upcoming Album 'Overdriver'

Swedish high-energy rock 'n' roll royalty THE HELLACOPTERS have released the latest single from their upcoming studio album "Overdriver", which will see the light of day on January 31, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. "Do You Feel Normal" is one of the most captivating and uplifting songs on the LP...

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Apertures

Re-emerging from portentous slumber in 2019, AN AXIS OF PERDITION are a band (or, more accurately, duo) with an illustrious, if bile-stained, past. Shrewd observers of the metal underground in the early 2000s will recall their initial efforts with a combination of admiration and horror. Ostensibly r...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Share New Single '(I Don't Wanna Be) Just A Memory'

Swedish high-energy rock 'n' roll royalty THE HELLACOPTERS have released the second single from their upcoming studio album "Overdriver", which will see the light of day on January 31, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. "(I Don't Wanna Be) Just A Memory" sees the band take on the (post)modern preoccup...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Share 'Leave A Mark' Single From Upcoming 'Overdriver' Album

Swedish high-energy rock 'n' roll royalty THE HELLACOPTERS have released the first single from their upcoming studio album "Overdriver", which will see the light of day on January 31, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. The aptly titled track "Leave A Mark" unites two styles that THE HELLACOPTERS have...

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Manual Manic Procedures

Five years into their fetid existence, 200 STAB WOUNDS are one of the most unremittingly horrible bands in death metal. The US scene has produced a startling number of nuclear-grade newcomers over the last few years, from every conceivable deathly subgenre, but when it comes to the art of shit-spray...

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Rot Stink Rip

As another vintage year for death metal grinds inexorably forward, the absurd number of top-quality releases shows no sign of slowing. Even so, TOMBSTONER immediately stand out. Those familiar with the band's "Descent to Madness" EP and "Victims of Vile Torture" debut album will be drooling at the t...