Oakland’s newest Death Metal/Death Core band, Suffokate, have released a new video for their song, Not the Fallen. Their new album, No Mercy No Forgiveness comes out February 23rd on Mediaskare records. Last year, they opened for Dying Fetus and The...

What do Job for a Cowboy, Animals as Leaders and the band in this video have in common? More than you think… Sons of Aurelius, the Santa Cruz death metal band in the video, features guitar player Chase Fraser. Fraser, formerly of Animosity (disbanded...

Sludge / Hardcore metal band Armed for Apocalypse, from Chico, California are opening up for Sepultura and Crowbar this April. Check it out: A4A came through the Bay in December on tour, but their upcoming tour with Sepultura appears to be a...

The final band in this week’s Thrash dedication toured the U.S. last year in support of their album, Awaiting Evil. Signed to Metal Blade records, Hatchet is the only band in this week’s list of Thrashers signed to a major record label. I caught their...

Today’s Thrash band in this week’s Thrash dedication week is Zombie Holocaust. Signed to indie label EBM records (same label as Hirax and other thrash bands), the Zombies have managed to thrash the Bay Area with their punked-laced metal for a a few...