
LOCKSTEP is a Nashville based band pulling elements from shoegaze, doom and heavy rock. They’ve built a sound rooted in atmosphere and weight, moving between quiet, uneasy moments and crushing walls of noise. With each release, the band has tightened their approach—cutting excess and focusing on impact. Their debut full-length, I Know What I Saw,…

After five years of gestation THÆTAS return with an auditory statement for this moment in time, the new LP The Irredeemable Age out June 26th through Profound Lore Records. Pre-orders now live HERE. The Irredeemable Age shows the band both refining and intensifying the brutal death metal approach from their debut LP, Shrines to Absurdity,…

With their third album Projections (pre-order HERE), set for release on May 29, UK doom metal juggernaut GODTHRYMM have completed their Visions Trilogy begun with 2020’s Reflections debut LP and followed with 2023’s acclaimed Distortions album. During the band’s discourse since the release of Reflections, GODTHRYMM have been recognized as the new emerging band from…

REEKING AURA, a 5 piece death metal group made of seasoned veterans from the NY/NJ underground scene, returns in 2026 with their second album On the Promise of the Moon to be released on April 17th via Profound Lore Records. Pre-orders now live HERE. Tracked at OK Studios in Kinderhook, NY then mixed and mastered…

The anticipated sophomore full-length album from Canadian death metal GUTVOID Liminal Shrines is set to be conjured from the void on March 20. Pre-orders now live HERE. Gutvoid was formed in Toronto, Ontario by Daniel Bonofiglio (Guitar) and Brendan Dean (Guitar and Vocals), soon followed by Justin Boehm (Bass) and D. W. Lee (Drums). Blending…

INCANDESCENCE return with more powerful and passionate Quebecois black metal with their fifth album Hors Temps to be released on Feb 20. Pre-orders and new track “L’Enfer existe” HERE. Featuring acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Philippe Boucher (Beyond Creation, Chthe’ilist) who handles all instruments and songwriting alongside vocalist Louis-Paul Gauvreau, INCANDESCENCE follow-up 2022’s Le coeur de l’homme with…

The Enchanting Winds of the Dreamweaving Masquerade, the debut LP from Black Synth entity NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE will be released on Feb 06. Pre-orders and new track “Chasing Shadows in an Ocean of Time” now live HERE. NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE is the shadow of the witching hour, never seeing the light of day. …

The new BELL WITCH & AERIAL RUIN album Stygian Bough: Volume II will be released on Nov 14th. Pre-orders for all formats now live and new track “Waves Became the Sky” is now streaming everywhere HERE. Aptly named in reference to the aforementioned book, on Stygian Bough Volume II, the collaboration between Bell Witch (Dylan…

KONTUSION have announced a round of East Coast self-booked tour dates in support of their new LP Insatiable Lust For Death now streaming and available everywhere. Dates are as follows:12/03 – Fuzzy Cactus – Richmond, VA12/04 – TV Eye – New York, NY (w/ Satanick Magick, Infernal Spawn)12/05 – Snake Pit – Philadelphia, PA (w/…

BELL WITCH & AERIAL RUIN have released a teaser for their next collaborative effort, Stygian Bough: Vol II which will be released this fall. Check out the teaser clip done by Bobby Cochran. Stygian Bough have also announced an EU tour with 40 Watt Sun going down this Jan/Feb. 01/25 – Berlin, DE @ CTM…