Death Metal

Stream WRVTH’s Spectacular Self-Titled Debut

The death metal masterminds of WRVTH (formerly Wrath of Vesuvius) have joined forces with Metal Sucks to begin streaming their brand new self-titled album in full. While I’m usually hesitant to lean on bold proclamations, WRVTH is, without question, one of the best metal albums of the year. The Bay Area quartet’s stunning debut is […]

The Black Dahlia Murder Stream New ‘Grind ‘Em All’ Covers EP

It’s widely known that The Black Dahlia Murder is a solidified death metal band with their music usually showcasing shredding metal riffs and devilish growls. But sometimes it’s cool to show versatility in changing your entire sound, proving that you don’t have to be stapled to one specific genre. This is most certainly the case […]

Job For A Cowboy Stream New Album, ‘Sun Eater,’ In Full

Job For A Cowboy always seem to amaze the metal world with each album they have released during their tenure as a band. The death metal outfit have learned to expand their sound while staying true to the roots that first awarded them acclaim. Their fourth overall studio album, Sun Eater, will be released on […]

Job For A Cowboy Debut “Eating The Visions Of God”

Arizona death metal outfit Job For A Cowboy have followed up the recent release of “Sun Of Nihility” with yet another monstrous single courtesy of the guys over at MetalSucks. Entitled “Eating The Visions of God,” the new cut hails from the group’s forthcoming record, Sun Eater. While the full-length officially hits stores November 11 […]

UTG PHOTOS: Black Label Society & Down (5/10/14)

Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph The Revolver Golden Gods Tour on May 10, 2014. Over 2,000 members of the BLS New York Chapter gathered Saturday night for a sold-out evening of metal music. The stacked lineup included Black Label Society, Down, Devil You […]

UTG PHOTOS: The Decibel Magazine Tour (4/11/14)

Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph The Decibel Magazine Tour on April 11, 2014. In 2014, March Madness came in the form of decades of metal. The Decibel Magazine Tour spanned across 21 cities, traveling between Orlando and Seattle before wrapping up in the […]

UTG TV: Norma Jean’s Corey Brandan Talks ‘Wrongdoers’ And More

Everyone, please hold in your milk, this interview is about to get wild. Well, I take that back. It seems as though when Norma Jean‘s vocalist Corey Brandan isn’t chugging milk to the point of projectile vomiting, he’s actually a pretty laid back guy. The band just wrapped up a tour with KEN mode, The […]

LISTEN: Cynic – “The Lion’s Roar”

Cynic are best known for the dark, atmospheric music that was found on Focus in 1993 and their triumphant follow-up, Traced In Air, in 2008, but it appears the group are headed down a much different path with their next effort. “The Lion’s Roar” is the first taste of their forthcoming record, Kindly Bent to […]

Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder Top ‘Decibel Magazine Tour’ Lineup

The heaviest tour of 2014 may have just been announced as full details for the latest incarnation of the “Decibel Magazine Tour” were revealed. British death metal legends Carcass will headline the tour after their most recent album, Surgical Steel, landed atop Decibel’s 2013 best-of list. The lineup will be rounded out by melodeath stalwarts […]

Inanimate Existence Stream “The Rune of Destruction (Rough Mix)”

Apart from a few acts that killed it this year, 2013 was relatively boring and uneventful in the death metal realm, but California comes through yet again with another brutal band of talented musicians in Inanimate Existence. The Santa Cruz-based outfit just released a rough, pre-production cut of “The Rune of Destruction,” which will be […]

ALBUM STREAM: Rivers Of Nihil – ‘The Conscious Seed Of Light’

One of our favorite tech death releases of the year is streaming now in its entirety via Metal Blade Records. The ever-brutal Rivers Of Nihil are set to release their new full-length, The Conscious Seed Of Light, on October 15 and we’ve been reveling in all its savage glory. The whole album is an onslaught […]

Stream the New Rivers of Nihil Track, “Mechanical Trees”

Pennsylvania’s own Rivers Of Nihil are set to release their upcoming album, The Conscious Seed Of Light, via Metal Blade on October 15. So far we’ve heard one single from the album, the ultra-punishing “Rain Eater,” and now the band is streaming another track off the album, entitled “Mechanical Trees.” The aptly titled No Clean […]