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Later this month, Primitive Man will release their most crushing album to date: “Observance”. After twelve years at the forefront of underground music, Primitive Man take merciless aim at the plentiful ills that besiege the world around them, and in the process of doing so do not spare themselves from their flagellating tongue-lashings. The album’s second single “Natural Law“ arrives today with a...
Denver-based doom/sludge trio Primitive Man have released a new song titled “Natural Law” from their upcoming album “Observance.” The song can be listened to below and on streaming platforms. Set to arrive on October 31, 2025 via Relapse Records, the new album promises to be one of the band’s heaviest and most experimental works yet,...
Denver sludge-doom giants Primitive Man have released “Social Contract,” the crushing first single from their forthcoming album “Observance”, which arrives on October 31st via Relapse Records. The track sets the tone for what’s to come, diving into themes of authoritarianism, erased histories, and the collapse of society’s fragile bonds. According to frontman Ethan Lee McCarthy,...
Primitive Man return with their most crushing album to date: “Observance”, incoming October 31st. After twelve years at the forefront of underground music, Primitive Man take merciless aim at the plentiful ills that besiege the world around them, and in the process of doing so do not spare themselves from their flagellating tongue-lashings. “Observance” will be birthed into a very different...
Sludgy doom metal outfit Primitive Man will have a brand new EP titled “Insurmountable” out on May 13th. In advance you can check out the track “Cage Intimacy“, which emerges with an accompanying video shot by Neil Barrett, below: “Insurmountable” will notably feature a cover of The Smashing Pumpkins‘ 1993 track “Quiet” among its included four songs. Pre-orders for...
The band’s leaders have long lorded over the demons of underground metal, but Vltimas rose to truly epic extremes on their new album. “…lives up to their reputation as extreme metal’s leading lights“, wrote Metal Hammer, who named “EPIC” one of the best albums of 2024. This year, Vltimas are adding another devilish tale to their legend when they...
German sludge metal duo Mantar has revealed details of their upcoming album “Post Apocalyptic Depression,” set for release on February 14th via Metal Blade Records. The band has marked the announcement with “Halsgericht,” the album’s lead single, accompanied by a music video directed by Guilherme Henriques. In discussing the new album’s direction, guitarist/vocalist Hanno Klänhardt...
Richmond, Virginia metal-punk trio Bat are ringing in Hallows Eve with the perfect onslaught of horror movies and speed metal. The track ‘Horror Vision‘ was taken from the band’s second full-length album “Under The Crooked Claw” via Nuclear Blast Records. The brainchild of Municipal Waste guitarists Ryan Waste & Nick Poulos, Bat ascended from the underground a decade ago on a dark, leather-winged trajectory. The band delivers their own...
Finnish folkloric black metallers The Mist From the Mountains stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, “Portal – The Gathering of Storms”, at the Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Set for international release on October 11th via Primitive Reaction, hear The Mist From the Mountains‘ “Portal – The Gathering of Storms” in its entirety exclusively HERE. It was but the very beginning of 2022...
Argentinean rock artist Mat Carlson has shared a new song entitled “El Nuevo Amanecer“. Watch the Arda Films-directed official music video below. The track mixes electronic beats with a rocking pre-chorus in the vein of Thirty Seconds To Mars and Nine Inch Nails, and an expansive chorus in which Carlson exclaims: “Miremos hacia el sol/...
