New Metal Releases: 4/14/2024 - 4/20/2024
Here are all the new releases for April 14th through April 20th. Releases reflect proposed North American scheduling, if available. Expect to see most of these albums on shelves or distros on Fridays. See something we missed or have any thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Plus, as always, feel free to post your...
Blood Incantation's Paul Riedl talks record collecting, record stores & more
Record Store Day is this Saturday (4/20), and in celebration of that, our sister site BrooklynVegan has interviewed a dozen artists about record stores and record collecting for the free digital BV magazine. One person they talked to is Paul Riedl of Blood Incantation and Spectral Voice, and here’s what Paul had to say: —...
Inter Arma’s Dark Portal to "New Heaven" or Hell (Interview)
Putting on an Inter Arma album has always felt like stepping into an extreme music Big Top Circus; above your head a spiraling blackened odyssey balances on the high wire, in the globe of death a prog metal mystery revs its engine, and sitting in the sawdust some vintage blues fretwork crawls to life. Knowing...
Sword and Sorcery: Murk Rider's Adventurous Black Metal Rides Out on New EP (Early Stream)
Do You Refuse The Demon’s Call? When I was contacted by Murk Rider regarding their new EP, The Murk Rider, I was already intrigued due to the success of their 2019 release Exile of Shadows. I then saw The Murk Rider coming out on Fiadh Productions, who is already becoming a foundational label in the...