2007. Post-rock, prog, psychedelia, neo-folk, jazz-fusion, and of course black metal: Post-BM power-trio AZRAEL leave no stone unturned in their quest for the ultimate in forward-thinking, rule-breaking Black Art! S..

2011. With only a handful of self-released demos and EP's to their credit since their 2009 inception, the unit known as SEIDR are brand new to widespread metal legions as of now, but their organic postrock influen..

2006. When KCRW started playing AM's demos, moviemakers and television music supervisors starting calling. All 10 songs made it into films and television shows before the cd was ever available. For a limited time w..

2018. Upon its release in 1994, 'Symposium of Rebirth' propelled AGRESSOR to the elite of extreme metal. The French metal pioneers were forward thinking in many ways. Musically, their unique sound is based within th..

2018. From members of reputed bands like RAVENCULT, EMBRACE OF THORNS and DEPHOSPHORUS, we have NIGREDO from Greece changing the way we look at black metal. Whilst maintaining the rawness and intensity, they're deft..

2018. From 2005 to 2008, there wasn't a harder-working metal band on the planet than Into Eternity. The Canadian quintet - whose extreme progressive metal built on the pioneering work of such forward-thinking acts a..

2018.  '1980-1983 part 2' - lovingly curated across 2 slabs of vinyl, this album introduces listeners to a stunning array of sounds, styles, vibes and feelings that encapsulate this most fertile and forwar..

2022. Eight long years after their debut 'Bacteria,' here's Guineapig's sophomore album 'Parasite.' 'Parasite' redefines the very concept of goregrind. The material is absolutely cutting-edge and forward-thinking wi..