Extreme metal icons CRADLE OF FILTH and groove metal pioneers DEVILDRIVER stopped in to Sacramento as part of their 2023 U.S. co-headline tour, that began March 8, 2023 in Tempe, AZ.

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INTERVIEW: Absolute Darkness
Absolute Darkness is a death/thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area formed in 2015. Combining the influences of bands like Cannibal Corpse, Death, and Amon Amarth, and the Bay Area thrash sounds of bands such as Testament, Vio-lence… Read More ›
ALTERBEAST – Feast (Unique Leader Records)
Formed in 2011 and hailing from Sacramento California, Alterbeast released their first record, Immortal in 2014 on Unique Leader Records.
THE NEW PLAGUE – Stygian Pits of Ruin
9 tracks from California’s The New Plague consisting of 5 new songs, and 3 Bonus tracks containing covers of Dismember and Morbid Angel as well as one unreleased track from 1994.
Asphyx Share Video For New Song “Botox Implosion”
The band has just shared the video for the single “Botox Implosion,” filmed by Maurice Swinkels/Younique Film (Legion of the Damned, Exodus, Kataklysm).
VADER Release New Single And Music Video For “Into Oblivion”
Polish death metal legends VADER have returned with their 16th studio album Solitude in Madness out on May 1st via Nuclear Blast.
CARNATION Enter Studio, Start Recording Sophomore Album
Belgian death metal outfit CARNATION have begun building the foundation of their next massive aural soundscape! The band has entered the Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland to record their upcoming second full-length, which is tentatively scheduled for a fall release… Read More ›
XOTH Premiere New Song – “Back to the Jungle”
Seattle space shredders XOTH and Invisible Oranges have launched the exclusive worldwide premiere of “Back to the Jungle,” off the band’s forthcoming second full-length album, Interdimensional Invocations.
Chase Foster of Zephira “Music has literally done everything for me and I wish to give back as much as possible”
Sacramento’s Zephira bring melody and death metal into one swift punch, but don’t just listen to this, go see them live and decide for yourself! How did you first get in to music? Who turned you onto metal? The first… Read More ›
South Dakota’s Angerot Announce Debut The Splendid Iniquity
South Dakota-based death metallers, Angerot rise from the ashes of Midwestern Metal to announce their crushing debut album, The Splendid Iniquity. Featuring a cast of seasoned veterans who share roots that reach back to the very beginnings of the Death Metal Movement, . Recorded… Read More ›