grindcore
What Does a Metalhead Wear to a Funeral?
Sometimes an all-black wardrobe is more of a curse than a blessing (plus new tunes from Blackrat, High Cost, Dropdead, and more).
Heavy Metal Can Help You Survive Anything
Or, how riffs can help us cope in a post-Kavanaugh world (plus new tunes from Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Iron Reagan, Cloud Rat, and more).
Anaal Nathrakh's New Album Is a Soundtrack for the Horrors of War
Stream the Birmingham black metal duo's WWI-inspired new album, 'A New Kind of Horror,' and read our interview with vocalist Dave Hunt.
Brujeria's Gory Deathgrind Debut Inspired a Generation of Latinx Metalheads
25 years later, Latinx band members past and present look back on 'Matando Güeros,' the group’s unflinching 1993 Satanic narco-grind LP.
Unmasking Gaylord, Black Metal's Latest Anti-Fascist Enigma
A chat with the mastermind behind a Nazi-punching new black metal album that's burning up the Bandcamp metal charts.
Taking Care of Black Tusk After 13 Years, a Death, and a Rebirth
Stream the Georgia sludge 'n' roll outfit's new album and check out some sick tunes from Terrorizer, Downtrodder, Burial Invocation, and more.
The Guide to Getting into Napalm Death
The long-running pioneers have repeatedly reinvented their sound over the last three decades, from grind to death metal and back again.
Stream Grinding Sludge Fiends Secret Cutter's Ferocious New Album
Listen to 'Quantum Eraser,' the Pennsylvania trio's highly anticipated (and absurdly heavy) sophomore LP.
Here Are 10 Dope Metal Bands Because the World Is on Fire
I'm exhausted post-#OccupyICENYC and don't have much to say, so let bands like Black Tusk, Dakhma, and Skeleton soundtrack your own revolt.
There's No Room In Metal for Racists, Abusers, and Bigots
A meditation on enabling oppression, As I Lay Dying, Emperor, and taking accountability for one's own mistakes (plus some sweet new metal tunes).
Introducing 'To Hell And Back,' Noisey's New Underground Metal Column
This week, Noisey metal editor and lifelong hesher Kim Kelly digs into new tunes from Thou, Resistant Culture, Blood Sacrifice, and more.
Wake's 'Misery Rites' Is a Grinding Blast of Misanthropic Therapy
Stream the Canadian grindcore outfit's most focused, caustic, and introspective work yet, and read our profile with vocalist Kyle Ball and guitarist Rob LaChance