Testimonials from VileMetalVids community members: Kamarul, Ronald, Sheldon, Stepy, Dennis, Chard, Corey, Shanon, Rahual, KateEternal, Tenaya, and Eliseo.

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(Here is Daniel Barkasi’s extensive report on the second day of Fortress Festival 2026 in England, accompanied by his great own photos. Go here to see his article on Day One of the festival.) Sunday,...

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(written by Islander) One week from today Hypnotic Dirge Records will release A Grave Ascent, the second album by South Australia’s Lumen Ad Mortem. The label succinctly brands the music “anthemic...

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(Anyone who has listened to Defect Designer, and perhaps especially their current album Depressants [released last month by Transcending Obscurity] will expect any discussion with them to be...

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Rock and Motherfucking Roll! LA’s almighty HOT LOAD is back with a new album entitled Realized, coming out on July 3rd via Drunken Sailor Records. Just so y’all know, this album rocks harder than...

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There are times when a constellation of underground veterans aligns so perfectly that the resulting blast of noise feels less like a debut and more like a localized natural disaster. Enter TOTALIS....

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Before all of the technological convenience of surveillance, it was much easier to get away with murder. There was a “golden era” of serial killing that coincided with post-war bloodlust and paranoia...

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No other site in the world makes me happy like The Internet K-Hole does! This is the place where I go when I want to see photos that remind me what it was like to grow up in the mad wild 80’s. I have...

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(written by Islander) “BEWARE OF GODS!” With little doubt, someone has been yelling that warning ever since human beings first conceived of divinities, but with little apparent success. The...

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(written by Islander) It’s not valid to summarize the attractions of extreme metal in a word or two. The experiences are too varied. At one end, it can feel like the oppressive pressure of the ocean...

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(Andy Synn presents three short-but-savage examples of the Metallic Hardcore arts) Ok, I’ll admit it, I’ve been neglecting the short-play side of the scene again So today I’m going to shine a light...

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(This is DGR’s review of the latest album from a Fort Worth band who now call themselves Asylum TX.) Texas-based tech-death group Asylum – now operating under the name Asylum TX – are a band we’ve...

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In the age of distraction, there are very few outlets for imagination and introspection left. Music is one that I cherish, the way I can fill my energetic field with sound and let my mind wander...

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(written by Islander) The last time we premiered music here from the Italian black metal band Agonia Black Vomit, in the run-up toward their second album Cosmosatanic Wisdom in 2017, we focused on...

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(written by Islander) Some metal albums are essentially collections of singles, songs that don’t have any thematic connection to each other. Others are “concept” albums, in which the songs have their...

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(Andy Synn girds himself to take on the epic new album from Khemmis, set for release this Friday) Self-titling an album is always a bold move. After all, what it says to an audience… for better or...

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There would be no me without Texas! My roots go deep in the state on both sides of my family. I lived in San Antonio and Houston, and I have cousins all over the state. So I know firsthand that there...

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What better than an exclusive full EP premiere for Diabolic Oath‘s brand new EP Unholy Barbaric Hymns, right after the band just wrapped up an epic appearance at Maryland Deathfest just last week?...

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THE COWBOYS “Donzell’s Crystal Ball” has my imagination on overdrive and exploding in technicolor! It’s one part Grateful Dead, one part Jefferson Airplane, and three parts of some other universe...

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Artist: Veilburner | Album: The Three Lightbearers | Rating: 5/5

Once again, Pennsylvania has sprouted up yet another spectacular band, called Veilburner. This album was sent to me before its release date in August so I could give it a listen and do an initial album review on it. What seemed like just another album review to me, actually turned into two weeks of constant listening...

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ORIGIN / KING PARROT / BEYOND CREATION / YOUR CHANCE TO DIE / OMNIHILITY / ONLY ZUUL

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May 16th @ Slabtown, Portland, OR

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Artist: Decaysia | Album: From Chaos to Creation | Rating: 5/5

Just when you thought Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania had nothing else to offer you besides Dutch Country and the Liberty Bell; from the city of Allentown hails a hidden gem who call themselves Decaysia...

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Once again... HEADSPLIT RECORDS COMES MUTHAFUCKING CORRECT!!! What a killer night bands solid the whole time, Pit was fucking off the CHAIN!

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May 3rd @ Slabtown, Portland, OR

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Children of Bodom have announced the dates for the North American leg of the band's 2011 world tour, which kicks off on June 24 in Los Angeles...

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W/ Ex Deo, Psycroptic, Keep of Kalessin & Pathology

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Join The Army / Deja Vu Tour

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SUFFOCATION, THE FACELESS, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, DECREPIT BIRTH, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE

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