Blackened Death Records’ Richard Weeks explores how the underground has marched on through the digital age.

Blackened Death Records’ Richard Weeks explores how the underground has marched on through the digital age.
Hear Herod’s Sombre Dessein an entire day early with our exclusive stream.
Embracing modern thrash that’s yet to succumb to the sway of capitalism.
One of the best post-metal albums of recent years, HYOM’s Breaching will now be available on tape.
London avant-gardist trio Warren Schoenbright pick out a playlist of tracks that have influenced them.
Merging the grindcore of Pig Destroyer and Famine with the noise rock of acts such as Shellac and The Jesus Lizard, Herd Mover’s unrelenting flurry is intentionally demanding yet direct and very much to the point.
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