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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
South Carolina Melodic Death Metal Unit HOMICYDE Unleash “The Riff Rampage Tour” Following 2024’s Crushing Immortal
Melodic Death Metal From the Swamps of South Carolina Hits the Road This July
For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation, Gojira, and Orbit Culture
Charleston, SC – The swamps have spoken, and now they’re taking the chaos on the road.
South Carolina melodic death metal force HOMICYDE are hitting the road this July with Alukah and Deathless for The Riff Rampage Tour, bringing their crushing live assault to venues across the East Coast and Southeast in support of their 2024 full-length album Immortal.
Recorded and mastered at Exodian Studios, Immortal showcases HOMICYDE’s signature blend of technical precision, relentless aggression, and swamp-forged groove. Packed with razor-sharp riffs, devastating breakdowns, and memorable melodic passages, the album continues the band’s evolution while delivering their heaviest material to date.
Formed in 2010 by brothers Carl (drums), Jacob (vocals), and Shane Parrott (bass), HOMICYDE expanded their lineup with guitarists Wayne Palmer and Thomas Weidick , creating the devastating five-piece fans know today. Drawing inspiration from bands like The Black Dahlia Murder, Orbit Culture, Cattle Decapitation, and Gojira, HOMICYDE have carved out their own identity through uncompromising songwriting and intense live performances.
Following their 2022 release The Sickening Tales , Immortal explores themes of resilience, mortality, and surviving against impossible odds. The album marks another milestone for the fiercely independent band, who continue to book their own tours, build their fanbase from the ground up, and represent the DIY spirit of the underground metal scene.
Now, with The Riff Rampage Tour kicking off July 17, fans across the East Coast and Southeast will have the chance to experience HOMICYDE’s devastating live show alongside Alukah and Deathless.
THE RIFF RAMPAGE TOUR

07/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Morseberger’s Tavern
07/18 – Winchester, VA @ Bright Box Theater
07/19 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
07/20 – Wilmington, NC @ Reggie’s (No Deathless)
07/21 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm (No Deathless)
07/22 – Augusta, GA @ Joe’s Underground (No Deathless)
07/23 – Savannah, GA @ Wingmen Club
07/24 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
07/25 – Oak Ridge, TN @ Elks Lodge
07/26 – Murfreesboro, TN @ Hop Springs
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/The_Riff_Rampage_Tour


Listen to Immortal:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/homicyde1/immortal-feat-shane-jost–cognitive

Watch on YouTube:


HOMICYDE Lineup

Jacob – Vocals
Wayne Palmer – Guitar
Thomas Weidick – Guitar
Shane Parrott – Bass
Carl – Drums
Photo by Alyssa Gill
Press Contact:
zach@metaldevastationradio.com
 Connect with HOMICYDE:
https://homicyde.bandcamp.com/album/immortal
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Q7sF8ahRxJFQOKoH6qP9y
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kWmFPk5D1yaQmODwA2XFQ
https://www.instagram.com/homicyde_metal/
https://www.facebook.com/homicydemetal/
CONTACT: HOMICYDESC@GMAIL.COM

Chat Pile have shared a new track, set to appear on their upcoming full-length ‘Who Loves The Sun’, and it is absolutely disgusting in all the finest ways.

Brilliantly titled ‘PEN I S MALL’ (make of it whatever you wish), it is a track pulled straight from the swamp. A contorting, blisterted, belligerant piece of industrially reinforced hardcore that feels like the Earth being scorched right before your eyes. A near six-minute ordeal of downtrodden chords, calloused howls and chaotic intent, it is a terrifyingly brutal listen that perfectly embodies the despair and dark decadence that sits at the heart of the band.

Bassist Stin had this to say about it:

“PEN I S MALL” is “…the heaviest Chat Pile song to date. The song and title refer to a stretch of time when Raygun was working as a maintenance man at one of the local shopping malls here in OKC. He screamed himself into a pretty brutal headache tracking this one if I remember correctly”

Whilst vocalist Ray B. continues: “If survival wasn’t so brutal in the United States, a maintenance job at a local mall could in theory be a fun gig… Of course, the awful beast known as Capitalism is extremely rickety with not enough to truly go around in fair share as those in the lower and even middle positions know all to well.”

‘Who Loves The Sun’ will be unleashed on September 04 via The Flenser.

The artwork looks like this:

Whilst the tracklisting is more like this:

1. Creature
2. Deep Blue
3. Same Rules
4. PEN I S MALL
5. Shrine
6. Intruder
7. Christabel ’26
8. Influence
9. Family Funeral
10. October All the Time

You can also check out ‘Deep Blue’ right now as well, which sounds like this:

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(written by Islander) Three years ago we introduced the premiere of a Suffering Quota song with these words: “Adjectives like ‘terrorizing’ and ‘explosive’ have tended to surround the music of the Dutch grindcore band Suffering Quota like swarms of angry hornets. Of course, sensations of fury and violence are endemic to a lot of grindcore, […]

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Corey Taylor explained why Slipknot started using kegs in their music during a recent appearance on Mythical Kitchen's 'Last Meals' series. Continue reading…

New dates extend shows into November. Continue reading…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STALEMATE OF WILLS UNLEASHES CRUSHING DEBUT ALBUM EXISTENCE DENIED | “TWO WORLDS” DELIVERS DOOM-LADEN HEAVINESS FOR A WITHERING WORLD
DIY release through Fight for the Cause Records showcases Pittsburgh trio’s uncompromising blend of Doomcore and Sludge Metal
PITTSBURGH, PA – If you’re searching for riffs heavy enough to shake foundations and lyrics that reflect the weight of the modern world, STALEMATE OF WILLS have arrived with exactly what the underground has been waiting for. The Pittsburgh-based trio officially unleashed their debut full-length album, Existence Denied , on April 26, 2026, through their own imprint, Fight for the Cause Records .
Built on massive grooves, suffocating atmosphere, and emotionally charged songwriting, Existence Denied delivers a relentless journey through themes of despair, resilience, and the slow collapse of the world around us. Every track reinforces the band’s mission statement:
“Heavy riffs for a withering world.”
Building on the momentum of their debut, STALEMATE OF WILLS previously earned recognition from Metal Injection , where Existence Denied was featured in the publication’s Weekly Injection: New Releases Out This Week alongside releases from Sevendust , The Claypool Lennon Delirium , -(16)- , Cage Fight , Health , Cognizance , Infected Dead , and Spell . The band now continues its promotional campaign with a renewed spotlight on the album and its crushing single, “Two Worlds,” bringing their brand of Doomcore and Sludge Metal to an even wider audience.
Leading the charge is the standout single “Two Worlds,” a crushing slab of Doomcore that perfectly captures the band’s identity. Thick, down-tuned guitars, thunderous rhythms, and haunting vocals collide to create an unforgettable introduction to STALEMATE OF WILLS’ uncompromising sound.
Listen to the full album here:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stalemateofwills/existence-denied

Stream the single “Two Worlds”:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stalemateofwills/two-worlds
Drawing influence from legendary acts such as Crowbar , Kingdom of Sorrow , and Down , STALEMATE OF WILLS blend classic sludge and doom influences with a modern, emotionally driven approach that feels equally punishing and cathartic. Rather than chasing trends, the band focuses on writing honest, riff-driven songs that hit with both weight and purpose.
The lineup features:
Derek Frustration – Guitar / Vocals
Jake Morris – Bass
Bob McSherry – Drums
The album was produced, mixed, and mastered by Eric Klinger , whose production captures every crushing riff and dynamic shift while preserving the raw intensity that defines the band’s sound.
With Existence Denied , STALEMATE OF WILLS have delivered more than just a debut album. They’ve established themselves as one of the rising names in today’s Doomcore and Sludge underground, proving that devastating heaviness and genuine emotion still go hand in hand.
For fans of Crowbar , Kingdom of Sorrow , and Down , this is an album that deserves a place on your playlist.
Genre

Doomcore | Sludgecore | Doom Metal | Sludge Metal
For Fans Of

Crowbar | Kingdom of Sorrow | Down
Listen Now

Listen to the full album here:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stalemateofwills/existence-denied

Stream the single “Two Worlds”:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stalemateofwills/two-worlds
For press inquiries, interviews, review requests, or promotional opportunities: zach@metaldevastationradio.com

Check out these videos: 
“Purveyor of Lies” –
“Corrode” –
“Let It Be Known” –
“Subside” –

  Follow STALEMATE OF WILLS:
https://stalemateofwills.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089514490476
https://www.instagram.com/stalemate_of_wills_pgh/
https://stalemateofwills.bandcamp.com/music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MtYfRDOat5ltNfpeqRNfB
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/stalemate-of-wills/1611800967
https://music.apple.com/us/album/two-worlds/1822116707

The Green Day road-trip comedy looms ever-closer. The band worked with Live Nation to produce Nimrods, a new movie about a punk band who goes on a desperate trek to open for Green Day, who naturally appear as themselves. We posted the trailer a little while ago, and the movie hits theaters next month. Today, Green Day announce the Nimrods soundtrack, and they share a new song the they recorded for the picture.

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Album Review: Slow Goat – Where The Wisest Fear To Tread

Reviewed by Matthew Williams

It’s only after the brief opening chimed bells of “Downward” do you get to hear what Portland, Oregon’s Slow Goat are all about. As second track “Fallen Child” comes to life around the minute mark, it makes you wonder why they needed the opening at all, as they generate enough heavy fuzzed out guitar to keep the listener entertained.

The quartet are led by Rosie Peterson on vocals, and this debut album has taken shape and been refined over the last four years. The band have commented that the album draws on “personal experience and a compulsion to look inward” but they want the listeners to look for their own meanings behind the songs. Next track “Visions/Fell Ritual” has a long and winding melody with a beautiful guitar sound from Daniel Black that really sets the mood and tone for what follows.

They delve into that wonderful doom/stoner rock intensity and blend it with a psychedelic edge to compliment the ethereal vocals, which don’t appear until much later but the rhythm of drummer Eric Bllombaum and bassist Adam Carter, take full control of this song as it flows effortlessly. “Love Like Water” has more power behind it, with that desert rock swagger as the bass crunches all over the composition and gets my head moving along in no time. You can sense that raw, gritty edge which lies behind their music and this is a big, powerful song.

Across their music you get a variety of vocal ranges from Peterson, and on the initially slower paced offering “Dark Procession” you get a softer presence, almost sinister at times, but it doesn’t overpower the solos and riff that are pouring out of the Black’s guitar. The pace picks up in the middle section to create a meandering song before it slows back down and leads into “Wilting”, which kicks off with a simple, but pleasing guitar tone and follows a similar pattern with a strong vocal over a hard-hitting rhythm.

Penultimate song “Sisyphus” has a more raucous feel about it, well, as raucous as a doom ladened riff can get I suppose. It adds more weight and heaviness to their overall sound, and is probably my favourite song on the album, before they end with “Under The Glass” as the brooding sound builds into a heavier, more evil sounding track. There’s a ghostly, yet soft and appealing vocal presence over the beastly bass and pounding drums. It’s another example of them mixing their styles extremely well and they’ve produced a great song to finish off their debut album with.

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It’s been almost six years since Told Slant released Point The Flashlight And Walk, our Album Of The Week. Now, Felix Walworth is back with the announcement of a new record endearingly titled What’s Up. The lead single, “Manhattan,” is out today.

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Album Review: Nine Pound Hammer – Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country

Reviewed by Matthew Williams

As soon as I saw the word Cowpunk typed in the Genre box attached to the promos, I was genuinely intrigued by what this and wanted to review it. I was completely unfamiliar with the genre and had no idea what to expect from the long running Kentucky hard rockers Nine Pound Hammer.

Digging deeper into their biography, the quintet released their demo back in 1987, and I’ve seen one of them live before many years ago, Blaine Cartwright of Nashville Pussy fame, so I was even more curious about what lay before me. They have 4 new tracks, written by Cartwright and vocalist Scott Luallen, alongside two covers as the singer commented that “we were sick and tired of the so-called outlaw music and wanted to call out the Jellyrollization of our beloved genre”.

It begins with the album title track, as a swinging country guitar gets fired out and you can’t help but nod along to it. The drum beat from Josh Love is simple and straightforward but gives the song some umph and the guitars from Cartwright and Earl Crim swing back and forth. Across the album there’s further input from John Haywood (fiddle, banjo, vocals), Ian Thomas (pedal steel) and vocalist Sheri McGee, as “Burn The Whole World Down” see the country kickers continue their accomplished style and my feet are tapping along in no time.

Next up is their version of Billy Joe Shaver’s “Black Rose” and it has a splintered, rockier riff that just comes at you, before the rhythm gets your head moving. Whatever you might think of country music, this is nothing but fun to listen to and I’m enjoying the simplicity of it all. I really like the vocals on “Tonight I Let The Bottle Down” as it’s got nice harmonies before the guitar solo intercepts and drives the whole thing forward.

With these songs, you still get that hard rock attitude seeping into their alt-country soundscapes and “Out of My League” is the perfect hoedown music with a great solo and humorous lyrics that will make you smile. The rhythm section keeps ticking along, with bassist Mark Hendricks doing a great job and they end with “Little Ole Wine Drinker Me”, a cover of the Hank Mills and Dick Jennings song, and is a little ripper of a track, that zips along with ease. Maybe this “cowpunk” genre is worth a further investigation after all!!

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