The metal underground is mourning one of its true foundation stones today. Mike Browning, the drummer/vocalist whose work helped shape the early language of Florida death metal, has died at the age of 62. Browning’s name is carved into the genre’s bedrock through MORBID ANGEL, where he played on Abominations […]
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A Total Eclipse Falls Over Rock: BONNIE TYLER Passes Away At 75
Today the world lost one of rock and pop’s most unmistakable voices. BONNIE TYLER wasn’t just the singer of “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” — she was the owner of a voice that sounded like heartbreak, defiance, and triumph all at once. From “It’s A Heartache” to “Holding Out For […]
SIGH Build Their New Album Around Rotting Bodies, Karma, And End-Times Fire
SIGH have announced their new album Goh-ka, arriving September 4 via Peaceville Records. And because this is SIGH, the concept is not “we wrote some riffs and found a spooky font.” The title itself carries three meanings: infernal fire scorching sinners, the world-burning fire at the end of time, and […]
NETHERWILDS Turn A Missing Goat Into A Full-Blown Peasant Metal Uprising
The goat is gone. Naturally, this means war. NETHERWILDS, the medieval avant-metal project born from the world of Worm Chewer, have unveiled the official video for “Return The Goat,” the first taste of a larger fantasy-metal saga due to continue on the project’s debut album later this fall via King […]
10 Metal Genres That Sound Like They Were Invented During A Drunken Argument
1. Unblack Metal Christian black metal. Proof that no matter how contradictory an idea sounds, somebody in metal has already turned it into a subgenre. 2. Pirate Metal Metal about pirates. Not a pirate-themed band. An entire genre. Somewhere, a history teacher is deeply confused. 3. Caveman Battle Doom Popularized […]
WAILIN STORMS Turn Southern Gothic Dread Into A Four-Lane Funeral On “Dead End”
WAILIN STORMS have released “Dead End,” the third and final advance single from their upcoming album The Arsonist, out July 10, 2026 via Season of Mist. And yes, it sounds exactly like the kind of song that starts with headlights on an empty road and ends with someone finding teeth […]
DOGMA Return With New Single “My Matricidal.” Though Nobody Really Knows What’s Going On With The Band Anymore
Last year wasn’t exactly kind to the devilish nuns of DOGMA. Several members — now former members — came forward accusing the band’s management of manipulation, pressure, unfair contracts, low pay, and abrupt dismissals. The band’s entire concept also came under fire. According to those musicians, decisions about who actually […]
15 Metal Band Names That Feel Like CAPTCHA Tests
Some bands choose simple names like DEATH or KREATOR. Others apparently consult ancient gods, dead languages, medical textbooks, or simply let a cat walk across the keyboard. Here are 15 bands guaranteed to make even seasoned metalheads pause for a second before saying their names out loud. 1. ANAAL NATHRAKH […]
HULDER Open the Gates to the Otherworld with New Single “View From Nemeton”
Some black metal artists chase nostalgia. HULDER have spent the last few years proving that tradition can still feel dangerous. The Pacific Northwest project has unveiled “View From Nemeton,” the first single and video from its upcoming third album, Verbolgen, due out August 7 via 20 Buck Spin in North […]
Spain’s TODOMAL Are Quietly Becoming Doom Metal’s Best-Kept Secret
Sometimes the most interesting doom metal doesn’t come from rain-soaked Northern Europe. Sometimes it comes from the abandoned heartlands of Spain. Spanish atmospheric doom duo TODOMAL have announced their third album, Graveyards Of Joy, due out on July 3 via Season Of Mist. And despite its deceptively uplifting title, nobody […]