ALBUM REVIEW: Gatecreeper – Dark Superstition


After a five-year gap between albums, Arizonan quintet Gatecreeper are back with Dark Superstition (Nuclear Blast). Their third album sees their heavy, Death Metal roar wed to more melodic and concise metal. A heavy band embracing melody like this might raise some metalheads’ hackles, afraid their band going soft, but fear not. Their heft and aggression is still alive and kicking, but just married to more accessible metal.   Continue reading


Spirit Adrift Streams New Song From Decibel’s Flexi Disc Series – “Eyes Were Not Alive”


Doom masters Spirit Adrift have shared a brand new song via Decibel’s Flexi Disc series. ‘Eyes Were Not Alive’ is the first new song from the band since their acclaimed Curse of Conception (20 Buck Spin) from 2017. The disc features art from Spirit Adrift bassist/Gatecreeper vocalist Chase Mason. You can order it from Decibel now. Continue reading