(written by Islander) The Eternal Death label bills the debut demo from NYC’s Absent Ritual as “outsider black metal”. But what does that mean? Isn’t all black metal “outsider” music at its core? Wasn’t that indeed what spawned it so many decades ago, as a rebellious reaction to death metal and other musical genres that […]
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A music video for that pairing has newly debuted.
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For many years, Alex Edkins led the extremely sick Toronto noise-rock power trio METZ. Now, he’s half of the duo Noble Rot with Holy Fuck’s Graham Walsh, and he makes his own excellent power-pop jams under the name Weird Nightmare. This spring, Edkins will follow Weird Nightmare’s very cool 2023 self-titled debut with a new…
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Norway’s sludge-fueled heavy groove titans SLOMOSA will bring their riffs to North American stages later this month! The Breaking Ice Tour 2026 will commence on March 26th at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City and close on May 1st at The Grog Shop in Cleveland. Support will be provided by The Mainliners. The journey marks the band’s first ever US/Canadian headlining tour.
Tickets are on sale now at slomosamusic.com/#tour with many shows already sold out! See all confirmed dates below.
SLOMOSA w/ The Mainliners:
3/26/2026 The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY * Sold Out *
3/27/2026 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA * Sold Out *
3/28/2026 Union Stage – Washington, DC
3/29/2026 Richmond Music Hall – Richmond, VA
3/31/2026 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
4/01/2026 Eulogy – Asheville, NC
4/02/2026 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA
4/03/2026 The Blue Room – Nashville, TN * Sold Out *
4/06/2026 Club Dada – Dallas, TX
4/07/2026 Brushy Street Commons – Austin, TX
4/09/2026 The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ * Sold Out *
4/10/2026 El Rey – Los Angeles, CA * Sold Out *
4/11/2026 Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA * Sold Out *
4/12/2026 Harlow’s – Sacramento, CA
4/14/2026 Mission Theater – Portland, OR * Sold Out *
4/15/2026 Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA * Sold Out *
4/17/2026 Neurolux – Boise, ID
4/18/2026 Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT * Sold Out *
4/20/2026 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
4/21/2026 Marquis – Denver, CO * Sold Out *
4/23/2026 The Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
4/24/2026 7th St. Entry – Minneapolis, MN * Sold Out *
4/25/2026 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL * Sold Out *
4/26/2026 El Club – Detroit, MI
4/28/2026 The Garrison – Toronto, ON * Sold Out *
4/29/2026 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA
4/30/2026 A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
5/01/2026 The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
Carved from a foundation of groove-rich heft, melodic bite, and frostbitten desert attitude, SLOMOSA’s sound channels the legendary Palm Desert scene mixed with the raw intensity of Nordic rock.
Since dropping their self-titled 2020 debut, the band has bulldozed through 350+ shows in 20+ countries, sharing stages with High On Fire, Mastodon, Alkaline Trio, Helmet, Elder and more, earning a reputation as one of the most commanding live acts in heavy music.
In April of 2025, SLOMOSA won the Spellemann Award (“Norwegian Grammys”) for Rock Album Of The Year with their critically acclaimed sophomore release, Tundra Rock (September, 2024). The album vaulted them into the global spotlight, solidifying their place as the new vanguard of Nordic heaviness. Last Summer, the band dropped a blistering 14-track live concert film, captured at the iconic USF Verftet in their hometown of Bergen, a high-decibel testament to their atmospheric, distortion-soaked live presence.
Their rise has earned the attention of bona fide rock royalty: Adam Jones (Tool) has publicly championed the band. At the same time, Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri of Kyuss fame have both declared themselves fans of SLOMOSA’s crushing sonic force.
SLOMOSA:
Ben Berdous – vocals, guitar
Marie Moe – vocals, bass
Tor Erik Bye – guitar
Jard Hole – drum
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Fun fact: Chris Ryan and Bailey Junior, a.k.a. Vominic Stonebones, of slam metal miscreants Party Cannon are officially Kill Feed’s most interviewed guests. How could this possibly be, given they just arrived at our humble arcade less than a year ago and are far from our only repeat player characters? Therein lies the not-so-fun realities of international communication. Both of our sessions featuring the Scottish slammers—our full-length profile and this Side Quest feature—were marred by technical difficulties, resulting in a near-complete loss of footage of our subjects and subsequent re-records. “Party Cannon luck,” our friends across the pond deadpan as they graciously schedule another discussion with Decibel’s co-nerds. Embarrassment and frustrations aside, however, we are always happy to keep our doors open for the U.K.’s defenders of dumb.
The last time we linked up with the duo was in regard to their wildly successful port of single “High Tariff Behaviour” to the Sega Mega Drive (the Sega Genesis for our strictly American viewers out there). Keen-eyed readers will remember that they teased a second gaming prospect, but were sparse on the specifics. The result is Subjected to a Partying, a fresh EP out this March that will be playable on the Nintendo 64, the duo’s revered classic console. Containing a whopping maximum capacity of 64 MB of data in comparison to its 4 MB predecessor, the increased storage welcomed a plethora of new tools, tricks and headaches to the process. But seeing as their limited print run sold out in under 48 hours, their pain ultimately became their gain. Ryan and Junior are back for round, er, two to discuss all of the details surrounding their much anticipated cart and what they future may hold for their virtual campaign of lowering I.Q.s as they continue to raise the bar. Lucky us!
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Where boom bap drum breaks and black metal vocals collide.
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Detroit’s death-doom institution Temple of Void had an interesting journey over their 12-year career. Their 2014 debut split the baby between 90s Peaceville doom and nasty death metal like Asphyx and Bolt Thrower, and the end product was heavy as fook. 2017’s Lords of Death shifted toward death metal without losing any of the crushing, venomous intensity. It wasn’t until 2020s The World That Was that Temple of Void really started experimenting with the scope of their sound as influences like post-metal crept in. When 2022s Summoning the Slayer arrived, it seemed like the band was losing the plot, as their sound became overly pared down and simplistic, causing tedium to set in. That brings us to their fifth album, The Crawl. With a new bassist in tow, the band stated that they set out to write a heavy record without regard to how many death or doom influences were included. In that pursuit, they’ve expanded the scope of their sound to include elements like grunge and Goth for greater dynamism and diversity. Will that be a boon or bane to those who just want another ball-busting, skull-crushing death-doom platter?
I’ll give Temple of Void some credit for spicing up their recipe this time out. Opener “Poison Icon” is a hard-rocking death-meets-stoner-doom meat paste that’s bright and upbeat while managing to remain pretty damn heavy. There’s a rowdy urgency to the riffs that doesn’t fit neatly into death or doom camps, and the segues into hard rock stanzas with guttural death vocals over the top remind me of various melodeath Rogga products and the recent works of Hooded Menace. It’s not the nasty Temple of Void that I long for, but it’s entertaining nonetheless. “Godless Cynic “moves into darker, more grotesque death-doom territory with riffs that slither and snake all over, and when teamed with really hostile death vocals, things feel threatening and dangerous. It’s one of the album highlights, and it reminds me of the long-forgotten, criminally underrated Dutch doom band Another Messiah, which is a win in my book. 1 The title track is classic death-doom designed to pulverize and pummel. It does the job well, and the riffs are grisly fun as they swing from death stomp to doom plod.
Things also heat up on “A Dead Issue,” as discordant leads and eerie keyboards conspire to create an ominous, unsettling soundscape. The dreamy, ethereal guitars that weave in and out add another layer and make for a dynamic listen. The 7:41 closer “The Twin Stranger” is ferocious, with huge riffs dropping from the sky like spiked anvils. There’s enough forward momentum tank chugs to recall the glory days of Bolt Thrower and the pacing keeps the song from feeling as long as it is. Not every track is as successful at world-building, though. “Thy Mountain Eternal” attempts to cram an epic Viking metal element into the death-doom foundation, but ultimately ends up sounding more like recycled Omnium Gatherum than Ereb Altor, and at just under 7-minutes, it drags on too long. At 41-plus minutes, The Crawl is just about the ideal length for this kind of fare, and though there are moments of bloat to be found, most of the tracks are fairly fit and spry. The production gives the guitars enough raw power to intimidate, and those death vocals will shake the molars out of your head.
The Temple of Void edifice is highly reliant on the riff firepower brought to bear, and Alexander Awn and Michael Erdody bring enough explosives to flatten a small city. Yes, they dabble in outside influences, but this is a death-doom album at heart, and the bulldozing leads aim to harm. The rock, Goth, and other outside elements decorate the riffs, but they don’t replace the hammer and axe. There are many hook-tastic leads and smoking solos to absorb, and the diversity keeps things from feeling like a monolithic slog. Erdody’s large-scale death roars are highly effective, and he keeps things heavy no matter what genre the guitars decide to visit. It’s really the writing that elevates The Crawl beyond what was heard on Summoning the Slayer. This is a much more ambitious, adventurous outing, and it sounds like the band felt more confident and free to develop their sound this time out.
I came into The Crawl concerned that Temple of Void was going to evolve right into an early grave, but the material here is full of life, liberty, and the pursuit of the best bits of death and doom. There’s variety and inventiveness, but it will still flatten your ass regularly. I doubt they will ever give us another Lords of Death, but this ain’t so bad in its stead. Visit the newly renovated Temple.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: NA | Format Reviewed: Fucking STREAM!!
Label: Relapse
Websites: templeofvoid.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/templeofvoid | instagram.com/templeofvoid
Releases Worldwide: March 6th, 2026
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With Sebastian Bach taking over for the now retired Dee Snider so Twisted Sister can move forward with their 50th anniversary reunion plans, it seems another lineup change is needed before things can progress. In a recent announcement post made on his Instagram, ex-Ace Frehley drummer Joey Cassata revealed that he’ll be behind the drum kit for the run of anniversary shows.
Cassata, who was most recently featured on Ace Frehley’s last solo album 10,000 Volts came off as incredibly excited for the opportunity to play with this Bach-fronted version of Twisted Sister.
“SUPER excited (and beyond honored) to be drumming for this LEGENDARY band!!
“I’ve been an SMF since I was 8 years old… and now this?! Absolutely surreal.
“YOU CAN’T STOP ROCK AND ROLL!! Let’s gooooo!!!”
The announcement comes on the heels of guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda’s confirmation that as long as they don’t interfere with existing plans, Bach was going to handle vocals for Twisted Sister when they perform at a handful of select dates this coming fall.
As you may recall, the original plan was for Snider, French, and Ojeda to go on tour for a run of reunion shows this year. Sadly, those plans changed last month when Snider stepped down from the band due to lingering health issues.
As it stands, the band is now comprised of Bach on vocals, Ojeda and French on guitar, Russel Pzütto on bass since Mark Mendoza wasn’t participating, and now Cassata on drums. Originally, Joe Franco was going to step in for the late A.J. Pero on drums, but that didn’t come to fruition.
Now with the lineup cemented, it’s looking like the reunion shows are back on. Once those dates are announced, we’ll have those for you.
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