High On Fire – Fertile Green – Music Stream July 1, 2012 The band may have dropped off of this year’s Mayhem Festival, but at least we have a killer High On Fire record to get us through the summer.
Exumer – Fire & Damnation – Music Stream July 1, 2012 German thrashers Exumer are from the old school, having shredded mightily during the late ’80s.
Cattle Decapitation – A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat – Music Stream July 1, 2012 “A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat” is among the many lean, focused tracks on Cattle Decapitation’s recent album, Monolith of Inhumanity.
Cannibal Corpse – Demented Aggression – Music Stream April 15, 2012 If you only know Cannibal Corpse from their outrageous song titles, you’re missing out on some killer death metal.
Caliban – I Am Nemesis – Music Stream April 15, 2012 Caliban bring the metalcore from Germany, after having appeared at numerous European festivals in addition to extensive U.S. touring.
Diabulus in Musica – Sceneries of Hope – Music Stream April 15, 2012 Spanish five piece Diabolus in Musica mix anthemic female-fronted metal with some keyboard wizardry on “Sceneries of Hope.”
Borknagar – Roots – Music Stream April 15, 2012 The big, Earth-moving sounds on Borknagar’s Urd carry oversize themes as well, from planetary creation to cosmic unrest. “Roots” is among the many bright spots.
Bereft – Withered Efflorescence – Music Stream April 15, 2012 “Withered Efflorescence” holds true to the Los Angeles band’s statement that “real music is birthed from pain, hatred, despair, suffering and regret.”
Behemoth – Summoning of the Ancient Gods – Music Stream April 15, 2012 Returning to the U.S. after frontman Negral’s battle with leukemia, these Polish death metal warriors are set to tour with Watain this spring.
Asphyx – Deathhammer – Music Stream April 15, 2012 Laser-focused and effective, delivering beefy, dirty death metal with force and few surprises (’cause nobody wants any).