Chaos and aggression is ugly in the world, but music that is chaotic and aggressive just soothes my ears. Living Weapon has released their debut album, Death in the Family (Closed Casket Activities), and has me feeling feral with each play. Over twenty minutes of an inner-ear attack will have you thinking existentially while also needing to throw spinkicks.
Tim Ledin caught up with Mark Whelan of Fuming Mouth to discuss the band’s third full-length, “The Ringing Bell,” released July 17, 2026, through Triple B Records! Mark breaks down the making of the record, what it meant to track with Kurt Ballou (Converge) at GodCity Studios, and how “The Ringing Bell” delivers a devastating return to form built on massive death metal riffs, frantic chugging, and direct themes of resilience, death, and rebirth.
“The Ringing Bell” features an explosive drumming performance from Jay Weinberg, formerly of Slipknot and Suicidal Tendencies, bringing one of the most talked-about collaborative moments in death metal and hardcore punk this year. Continue reading
After nearly three decades, Spread The Disease returns with their brand of blackened metalcore in The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering (Hypaethral Records). Over a half hour of harsh Noise, Black Metal riffs, Metalcore riffs, and a few spicy breakdowns cover a wide variety of tastes in a mixture of varying ratios from song to song.