AUDIO: Shadows Taller Than Souls – “Ouroboros”
The album sees the band flirting with several genres while maintaining the crushing intensity that has given them a reputation thus far.
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VIDEO: Cactus Nights: Thou
The latest Cactus Nights video features a heavy live set from Louisiana-based sludge metal band Thou, captured at Cactus Club on October 7th. Get ready, because things are about to get heavy.
Read moreAUDIO: Psychic Shiv – “Wearing Black”
Three tracks find the band leaning into heavy, brooding territory, with grinding guitar riffs that echo through the mix like thunderclouds rolling over Lake Michigan.
Read moreAUDIO: Magnetic Minds – “Hatred Within”
The record is full of take-no-prisoners cuts that just feel inherently heavy from the moment you press play, and that’s just how they like it.
Read moreAUDIO: It Is Dead – “Liberate, Upon The Altar Of Freedom”
Across eight tracks, the band bring the intensity, and have no problem turning things up to full thrash when the song calls for it.
Read moreAUDIO: Gunderslam – “Wrath Beyond Creation”
Gunderslam is back with a metal tribute to the soundtrack of video game Hades.
Read moreAUDIO: Cryptual – “Convulsing Above The Ground”
While nothing is especially lengthy, the band packs as much as possible into a short amount of time, with each track being an all-out slugfest.
Read moreAUDIO: Imprecation Of Love – “Withering Away My Dark Serenity”
The solo black metal EP pushes the limits of what’s capable with a DIY production.
Read moreAUDIO: Bray Road – “Burn”
Some people just want to watch the world burn. Those people are Bray Road, who have a new track out with a fistful of intensity.
Read moreAUDIO: Lockjaw – ” Songs of Death”
With its raw and intense lyrics, combined with powerful instrumentals, this album is truly a force to be reckoned with.
Read moreAUDIO: Eric Raven – “Feral”
Eric Raven’s new single is a gristly soundscape of screams, drums being obliterated and a jagged guitar lick. The self-proclaimed “goth daddy of New Jersey” provides listeners with a shocking metal track that’s sure to drive you wild.
Read moreVIDEO: H1Z1 – “Hard”
The band take us to the bridge for a pulverizing video for their 2023 single.
Read moreAUDIO: Living Through Mirrors – “Eyes Of The Weak”
“Eyes Of The Weak” instantly grabs our attention as Living Through Mirrors delivers stirring rock instrumentals and energetic guitar riffs.
Read moreAUDIO: Detra Cortina – “Proxima Vez”
The seven-plus minute epic is full of heavy guitars and punchy drums.
Read moreAUDIO: Bray Road – “Focused.Fierce.Relentless…”
With roaring vocals and the technical guitar tweaks along the way, the band isn’t here to play games, but instead give you an intense dose of metal.
Read moreAUDIO: Anomaly – “On The Cursed Wings of Stolas”
From start to finish, Anomaly doesn’t hold back, delivering in-your-face metal jams that are sure to ignite mosh pits and get heads banging.
Read moreAUDIO: Knifeback – “Misery”
Deathcore act Knifeback dropped a new single at the end of June. Life’s not playing fair and it’s time to rage – the band brings a heaping helping of bloodthirsty growls, blast beats and industrial-strength riffage here. With a brutal chorus to shout to and a destructive, mosh-ready attitude, Knifeback channel unrelenting despair with “MISERY.” It’s their second tune of
Read moreAUDIO: It Bleeds – “The Penance Stare”
Metal band It Bleeds released their first new single in four years last week. Breathing fire for nearly five and a half minutes, this tune details the horrors of punishment and damnation through guttural roars, capricious riffage and unrelenting blast beats. If you like the more technical side of metal, It Bleeds’ “The Penance Stare” will be right up your
Read moreAUDIO: Killing Blow – “Shattered Reflection”
Metallic hardcore band Killing Blow are a new one to watch; they’ve released two singles thus far – the second of which just dropped last week. “Shattered Reflection” is a brutal hitter that rages about your dignity being ripped away from you by someone; they made you feel worthless and unlovable but there’s now inescapable judgment that awaits them. It
Read moreAUDIO: Surefire – “Holehearted”
Beneath the heaviness, “Holehearted” showcases more than your typical rock; there are cleverly woven elements of technical guitar work and even glitchy electronics that offer a multi-layered listening experience.
Read moreAUDIO: Asatta – “Deserve to Die”
Stoner metal band Asatta have unleashed their first new album in seven years. Considerably less drone-oriented than the band’s previous work, the record condenses the band’s heavy, distorted psychedelia into shorter songs. With nine songs, the trio deliver headbanging power with crushing guitar lines, pulverizing slow and mid tempos, dooming vocals and lyrical themes of judgment that all make for
Read moreAUDIO: Pasta Sauce – “To Be Is A Blessing”
Pasta Sauce delves deep into the duality of emotions, making “To Be Is A Blessing” a highly anticipated return after a year-long hiatus.
Read moreAUDIO: Milorganaut – “Jones Island”
Grindcore band Milorganaut have returned with a new album out on Diseased Audio after a long hiatus. The boys are indeed back in town with ten tracks of destructive riffage, infernal tempos, vicious vocals and earsplitting distortion that adds up to some of the heaviest music we’ve heard from Milwaukee so far this year. Named after the city’s industrial-heavy peninsula
Read moreAUDIO: H1Z1 – “haRd”
Heavy metal band H1Z1 dropped their first new track since 2017 last week. The song focuses on growing up on the north side of Milwaukee and struggling with the cruel realities of poverty, racism and segregation. With a speeding groove, roaring ferocity and uncompromising lyrical prowess from vocalist Marq Pointer, H1Z1 channel warranted antagonism against the powers that be with
Read moreAUDIO: Seven Cities Dead – “Enemy Of Fate”
The single is a unique blend of beauty and brutality that is sure to leave a lasting impression.
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