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Exodus, Dismember, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Vastum, Demolition Hammer, Eternal Champion, Devil Master, Sonja, and More booked for Decibel Metal and Beer Fest Philly 2025

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Catton Park, United kingdom, 12 Aug 2022, Exodus performing on the Ronnie James Dio Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival Credit: Rich Price/Ghost Cult Magazine

Decibel Metal and Beer Fest Philadelphia 2025 has booked a banger of a musical lineup and a murderous row of brewers for the exclusive event! Produced by Decibel Magazine and taking place at the Filmore, April 4-5, 2025 and features a ton of bands and some exclusive sets! Exodus, Dismember, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Vastum, Demolition Hammer, Eternal Champion, Devil Master, Sonja, and more will perform with the full lineup below! The fest will also celebrate Relapse Records in honor of their 35th anniversary. Tickets on sale this week and more info can be found at the links below.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Leila Abdul-Rauf – Calls From a Seething Edge

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Leila Abdul-Rauf is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer who has been part of various bands (Vastum, Hammers of Misfortune, Saros, Amber Asylum) since the 1990s. Calls From a Seething Edge (Cyclic Law Music / Syrup Moose Records) is her fifth solo album.Continue reading →


Decrepisy (Acephalix, Ascended Dead, Funebrarum) Reissue Their Debut Album “Emetic Communion” – Out Now

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Oregon death metal collective, Decrepisy, (Thanamagus, Vastum, Acephalix, Ascended Dead), have reissued their four track debut album, Emetic Communion, on Carbonized Records. It is now available on limited edition vinyl (Blood Red and Silver w/ Black Splatter). Keep reading for more details.
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TOP DEATH METAL ALBUMS OF 2023 by Through the Cracks of Death

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His mind sundered by unimaginable horrors, Richard Benton’s psyche shatters into twenty pieces, each trapped in its own maze of nightmares more surreal than the last…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Vastum – Inward To Gethsemane

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For those unaware, there has been a resurgence in metal when it comes to unsettling, haunting noise and eerie, sonically paralyzing sound. 

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 11-10-23roop

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What new albums are you excited for this week!? 

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Vastum Shares a New Single “Indwelling Archon” – New Album Coming Soon

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Four years and one pandemic on from Orificial Purge, Vastum, the longest running band on the 20 Buck Spin roster, offers up its fifth bludgeoning document of psychic malaise and lost faith with Inward To Gethsemane. As before, the abject disgust unsparingly captured in Vastum’s unique approach continues to drape the music with an aura of discomfiting unease. Stream Vastum’s “Indwelling Archon” here:

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ALBUM REVIEW: Leila Abdul-Rauf – Phantasiai

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No matter how much you write about a record, you can never quite fully encapsulate the feelings invoked by the music. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Leila Abdul-Rauf’s (Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Fyrhtu) words about her new album, Phantasiai, go some way to explaining why this might be. She writes, by way of explanation of the record’s concept:

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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Shadow Frost Music and Arts Festival

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Shadow Frost Music & Arts Festival is here and it promises to be a unique experience. The debut the hotel-based fest is brought to you by the producers of Shadow Woods Productions, LLC and Shadow Woods Metal Fest, and is the winter-time companion to the Shadow Woods Metal Fest, expected back in action this summer. The Shadow Frost fest takes place on February 21st and 22d and will feature Oakland’s Vastum as well as a special set from their guitarist/ambient industrialist Leila Abdul-Rauf. Also on the bill are Deceased, Barishi, Magic Circle, Doomstress, Alms, Darsombra, Fell Ruin, Yatra and many more! Check below for daily lineups with set times and all of their amazing vendor options.Continue reading →


Shadow Frost Music and Arts Festival Announces Set Times and Vendors!

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Less than two weeks away, Shadow Frost Music & Arts Festival has announced their daily lineups with set times and all of their amazing vendor options. The debut the hotel-based fest is brought to you by the producers of Shadow Woods Productions, LLC and Shadow Woods Metal Fest, and is set to take place on February 21st and 22d and will feature Oakland’s Vastum as well as a special set from their guitarist/ambient industrialist Leila Abdul-Rauf. Also on the bill are Deceased, Barishi, Magic Circle, Doomstress, Alms, Darsombra, Fell Ruin, Yatra and many more! Continue reading →