Has anyone heard of this little band named Blind Guardian? I saw them live and they were pretty good! I hope they keep playing music.

Should we become a death metal band?

Reread every entry of Stereogum's phenomenal Black Market column this week during downtime at work. Shoutout to Wolf Rambatz and his merry band of brvtal troubadours for consistently highlighting the best (and seemingly most hidden) underground gems for over a decade.

Please help our friend . if you can 🖤 we are wishing him the speediest of recoveries! gofundme.com/f/help-kevin-r…

21 years. Share your fondest memories of this goddamn classic in the replies.

€34 for 127 Hypnotic Dirge releases is a pretty good deal. You can even snag this new one of purple black metal majesty from Hekseblad. hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/kaer-mor…

New project Known Demise. Debut album ‘Sick and Cold and Blue’ out April 12.

Hear the single ‘Under’ now on BC. Link below.

Wrote this LP Aug-Sep and waited for the perfect vocal fit. Destin of Hitbox made it a realization. A scathing performance. Much love to CURSE for art.

Erraunt's 'The Portent' gets a special post all its own. Nothing else quite like it.

erraunt.bandcamp.com/album/the-port…

I'm sad I missed this last year. Smokes. If you feel anything for punky metal that's like a spiked jacket version of Acid, get thee to Abyecta. Also recommended if you've been into Chile's recent exports. evilmetal.bandcamp.com/album/abyecta

Don't think Spotify nailed the BPM on this one.

Maybe I should watch better movies. Or maybe there's purity in suffering.

Decided to hop on this 'rank all the bands' tier list thing that's going around.

My results:

🦫 NEW INTERVIEW 🦫

Avinash and Tom of Hands of Goro joined Maddie to discuss their debut as well as geek out with her about some of metal's most classic bands.

We talked the Bay Area scene and tried to pin down the best Maiden record.

WATCH HERE: youtu.be/ZwoU24lTN2w