Germany’s progressive death metal masters OBSCURA celebrate the release of their 5th studio album Diluvium with the “Mortification of the Vulgar Sun” music video! Watch the full video via Revolver Magazine HERE and listen to the entire new album AT THIS LOCATION. Additionally, OBSCURA share the official routing for their North American headlining tour beginning […]
Photo Credit: Christian Martin Weiss Germany’s progressive death metal masters OBSCURA have shared the third single from their highly anticipated impending full-length album Diluvium. Listen to the exclusive premiere of “Ethereal Skies” via Loudwire HERE. OBSCURA has also released an official playthrough for the album’s title track. Watch it HERE, courtesy of Gear Gods. Listen […]
NOTHING weave together nine tales of heightened confusion and endless despair set to lush soundscapes of angelic beauty juxtaposed with apocalyptic, reverberating walls of shimmering sound.
Pig Destroyer return after six long years with their 5th full-length entitled Head Cage set to eradicate eardrums and split skulls all in less than 33 minutes.
Richmond, VA's heavy, psychedelic quartet WINDHAND have crafted a record brilliant in scope, powerful in execution, and perfect for an era of increasingly blurry yet still heavy borders. Produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire).
A storm of d-beat, crust punk, powerviolence, and hardcore all in the name of BEER from members of Spazz, Despise You, Crom and more!
AUTHOR & PUNISHER recalls Ministry channeling Godflesh, traversing through dark, uncompromising, and often disturbing soundscapes with occasional detours into rich melodies and splinters of light.
Across 10 tracks and 30+ minutes of grotesque, groove-laden old-school Death Metal, OUTER HEAVEN immediately raise the bar for the new generation of extreme bands
Obscura complete their long-running, four album conceptual circle with the release of Diluvium, their most evocative, diverse and vibrant release to date!
Split release from metallic horror trailblazers INTEGRITY and cult US black metal horde KRIEG!
Survive Sunrise further examps upon ASG's trademark blend of heavy, southern-friend, alt-rock fury and infectious, hook-centric accessibility.
More exposed than ever both physically and emotionally, YOB bleed out seven riveting tracks of enormous volume and pensive, transcendental beauty across 75 minutes of ultimate doom.
GRUESOME return with Twisted Prayers, the ultimate homage to Death's legendary album Spiritual Healing. Eight songs and 40+ minutes of unholy hymns with lurid melodies and vulgar atmospheres.
US Death Metal veterans SKINLESS return with their pulverizing sixth studio offering, aptly titled Savagery. Recorded by Tom Case at Doomsday Bunker Studio in New York and by Dave Otero (Primitive Man, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage) at Flatline Audio in Colorado. Savagery embodies nine slabs of rotting, aural remains across 37 minutes of titanic slams, untouchable grooves, mauling riffs and blood-thirsty, bestial growls. Features stunningly sick cover art by renowned tattoo artist Jesse Levitt.
Faster, heavier, angrier yet also more melodic than their breakout debut, WRONG have mastered the arts of bludgeoning groove, riff, tone and grit. Feel Great was self-produced by the band and recorded at various studios around Miami with mixing handled by guitarist Ryan Haft and artwork by Rick Smith of TORCHE.
Across eight tracks and 40+ minutes, BLACK SALVATION exquisitely blend hard rock, doom and psychedelia into an intoxicating synthesis of rock n' roll alchemy. Uncertainty Is Bliss is surely one of the most captivating rock debuts in years.
Seattle punk legends ZEKE return with their first new album in over 14 years entitled Hellbender! Short, fast, loud, and to the fuckin' point, Hellbender contains fifteen tracks laced with ZEKE's signature mix of hyperspeed thrash-punk and Motörhead possessed, hard as nails, rock n' roll. Complete with raucous, in-your-face production by Jack Endino (Nirvana, High on Fire, The Accüsed), Hellbender is the culmination of a band 25 years into their career, sounding more aggressive, immediate and turbo-charged than ever before! Ride to live...
Formed in 2008, Washington, D.C.’s ILSA has wasted no time in spreading its unique brand of cloying, compelling and crusty death/doom throughout the underground and beyond. Ever since the release of its debut full-length 'The Maggots Are Hungry' (Odium Generis Humani), ILSA has produced nearly one effort every year. The band has shown just as much ambition on the live circuit as well.
East Coast crossover titans IRON REAGAN and rising Sonoran death metallers GATECREEPER unite for a split recording of cranium crushing proportions. Across 8 new tracks of auditory and lyrical venom, both bands showcase why they're two of the most talked about groups in extreme metal today! Mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios.
Two of Virginia's finest heavy bands team up for an amp-worshipping, acid trip from hell! Includes two brand new songs of smoldering gloom and grief from WINDHAND paired with three tracks of devilish, fuzz-drenched metal/punk from SATAN'S SATYR'S.
Esoteric synth-pop duo Miracle unites the forces of renowned horror film music composer and synthesizer artisan Steve Moore (one half of Pittsburgh post-rock legends Zombi) with multi-instrumentalist Daniel O’Sullivan, whose CV includes stints in such varied outfits as Ulver, Grumbling Fur, Æthenor, Sunn O))), Guapo, Mothlite and This Is Not This Heat.
Hailing from the lawless dominion that is our nation’s capital, GENOCIDE PACT unleash their raging sophomore full-length and Relapse debut entitled Order of Torment. Recorded by Kevin Bernsten (Full of Hell, Code Orange, Magrudergrind) in Baltimore, MD at Developing Nations and featuring cover art from the legendary Joe Petagno (Motorhead, Autopsy, Marduk, Pink Floyd), Order of Torment features eight tracks of pulverizing, relentless death metal that harkens to the greats while pushing the genre to chaotic new realms of possibility. With a thick, titanically heavy crunch that focuses on crushing groove as much as skull-splitting intensity, GENOCIDE PACT are THE death metal band to watch in 2018.
Hailing from the lawless dominion that is our nation’s capital, GENOCIDE PACT unleash their raging sophomore full-length and Relapse debut entitled Order of Torment. Recorded by Kevin Bernsten (Full of Hell, Code Orange, Magrudergrind) in Baltimore, MD at Developing Nations and featuring cover art from the legendary Joe Petagno (Motorhead, Autopsy, Marduk, Pink Floyd), Order of Torment features eight tracks of pulverizing, relentless death metal that harkens to the greats while pushing the genre to chaotic new realms of possibility. With a thick, titanically heavy crunch that focuses on crushing groove as much as skull-splitting intensity, GENOCIDE PACT are THE death metal band to watch in 2018.
Relapse is proud to present the deluxe reissue of YOB's The Great Cessation. Originally released in 2009, the trio's 5th full-length record is a master lesson in cosmic Doom. Epic, crushing, and heavy beyond words, YOB achieved legendary status in recent years due to their unmatched aesthetic and incredible body of work. The Great Cessation is a flawless document of a band reformed and reinspired like never before. Ebbing and flowing between thunderous, skull-splitting riffage and rhythm to meditative moments of introspective psychedelia, The Great Cessation is an essential piece in the pantheon of YOB's illustrious output. This definitive edition has been completely remastered by Heba Kadry (The Mars Volta, Diamanda Galas, Slowdive) and includes stunning new artwork plus two bonus tracks (previously only available on vinyl).
