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As announced a couple of weeks ago in our pages, Belgian post-metal visionaries AMENRA have returned with not one, but two powerful new EPs—'De Toorn' and 'With Fang And Claw'—each representing a distinct facet...

About 5 years after the release of their critically acclaimed 2020 full-length 'I Let It In and It Took Everything' UK alt-metal visionaries Loathe have steadily ascended to a totemic status within the global h...

'Fallen Star', the explosive fifth album from Employed to Serve, marks a thrilling evolution in the band’s journey — a bold, genre-defying statement that blends metalcore ferocity with melodic ambition, electro...

Pupil Slicer is back. And they’re louder, angrier, and more vital than ever. 22 mo,nths after the crushing 'Blossom', Pupil Slicer return with 'Heather / Black Scrawl' — a blistering double single that marks t...

Belgian alt-rock/shoegaze grunge four piece Slow Crush returns with a seismic new single, “Cherry,” marking their first release in nearly four years and their debut with U.S. indie powerhouse Pure Noise Records...

Philadelphia-based alternative/post-rock band HIROE have officially announced their highly anticipated sophomore effort, 'Wield', set for release on June 20 via Pelagic Records (envy, mono, Oh Hiroshima, pg.los...

Chicago-based heavy hardcore-metal band Harm’s Way has long been recognized for their experimental and expressionist approach to the genre, continually pushing boundaries with each release. Following a period o...

Swedish heavy psychedelic doomy sludge powerhouse DOMKRAFT return with “The Bane”, the first taste of the expanded reissue of their 2015 self-titled EP — now upgraded to a full-length release featuring two prev...

We somewhat missed this one amid the near-constant wave of new releases and exciting news from the world of alternative, independent, and heavy music — but three years after the release of their 2021 album 'Col...