We knew many of the newer metal fans were absolute wankers, but an Austin masturbator wearing a Darkthrone shirt has hit the news:
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Varg Releases New Project Hyperborea Rising with Halls of Stone
Black wizard Varg Vikernes has released his most recent project, Hyperborea Rising, with an initial recording Halls of Stone designed to reflect the experience of dwarves.
27 CommentsTags: Black Metal, burzum, dungeon synth, progressive, varg vikernes
Fleshcrawl Epitome of Carnage Out June 12
Fleshcrawl, which is basically original member Bastian Herzog with a new batch of musicians, continues its path of making melodic but intense death metal within the older style with some modern hints to the rhythm.
16 CommentsTags: death metal, fleshcrawl
Desecresy The Secret of Death Out May 21
New release from Finnish ambient doom-death squad Desecresy, The Secret of Death, drops on May 21st. Sounds to be like a hybrid between the last two albums, hitting trademark Desecresy techniques and themes with more old school grinding vibe.
3 CommentsTags: death metal, desecresy
At the Gates – The Red in the Sky Is Ours Reissued
Legendary Swedish progressive death metal band At the Gates, fresh on the heels of passing on to the dark realm of vocalist Tomas Lindberg, has commissioned faithful re-issues of its first three albums.
17 CommentsTags: At the Gates, death metal
Kaeck Stormkult Remaster (2026)
Kaeck Stormkvlt has been remastered by Zwaertgevegt Productions and released on vinyl for diehard metal fanatics to appreciate an even fuller sound.
36 CommentsTags: Black Metal, kaeck
Sammath Godless Arrogance Remaster 2025
When future historians sift through the remains of our civilization, they will recognize Strijd and Godless Arrogance as the defining albums from Sammath, which is fortunate because the latter just got a remaster.
5 CommentsTags: Black Metal, sammath
Onslaught, Warlord, and New Skeletal Faces Tour 2026
Transitional speed/death/punk/NWOBHM hybrid Onslaught shocked the world (or at least the five hundred metalheads paying attention) with their Power From Hell album that pushed metal further toward both extremity and an odd literary-mythological sense of authenticity instead of an individualistic one.
7 CommentsAndrew Lee of Ripped to Shreds cancels Master for appearing with Arghoslent while releasing albums with members of Arghoslent
The current chatter in the underground surrounds the controversial Metal Threat Festival, which took place in Chicago, October 2-5, with a slew of international underground acts. It drew plenty of attention for its dream lineup and the rash of cancellations that followed, as many bands were denied their US visas just weeks ahead of the show. The promoter doubled down on controversy a few weeks before the event by adding the American band Arghoslent as an initially unnamed headliner.
30 CommentsTags: andrew lee, Arghoslent, brandon corsair, master, metal hypocrites, nameless grave records, ripped to shreds, white supremacy
Tomas Lindberg (1973-2025)
Founding member of At the Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg passed on to the grey lands yesterday from complications of cancer treatment. History will remember him for their epic first album, The Red in the Sky is Ours, which created the atmospheric metal genre in a new form.
44 CommentsTags: At the Gates, death metal
