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'Pizza Movie' Swings for the Stoner Movie Fences

April 6, 2026
BriTANicK unleash their latest and most ridiculous project to date: a whole movie about a pair of buddies on a bad drug trip trying to get downstairs to their pizza

'Pizza Movie' Swings for the Stoner Movie Fences

April 6, 2026
BriTANicK unleash their latest and most ridiculous project to date: a whole movie about a pair of buddies on a bad drug trip trying to get downstairs to their pizza
The Callous Daoboys Drop Turbulent New track, "Gigantic Parasite Tongue"

April 2, 2026
Check the unsettling new music video and get the details on the band's extensive touring schedule for the remainder of 2026.

The Callous Daoboys Drop Turbulent New track, "Gigantic Parasite Tongue"

April 2, 2026
Check the unsettling new music video and get the details on the band's extensive touring schedule for the remainder of 2026.

PULSE TRACKS: Fresh Slabs You Might Have Missed in March

April 1, 2026
From heavy showgaze to progressive metalcore to belligerent beatdown revisit the month of March with a menu of songs you might have missed.

PULSE TRACKS: Fresh Slabs You Might Have Missed in March

April 1, 2026
From heavy showgaze to progressive metalcore to belligerent beatdown revisit the month of March with a menu of songs you might have missed.

NEW FLESH: Releases From Nervosa, Poison Ruin, Division of Mind and More

April 3, 2026
From Brazilian thrash to medieval dungeon punk to battle-hardened metallic hardcore, check the rundown of featured releases from of the week.

NEW FLESH: Releases From Nervosa, Poison Ruin, Division of Mind and More

April 3, 2026
From Brazilian thrash to medieval dungeon punk to battle-hardened metallic hardcore, check the rundown of featured releases from of the week.
Ten Movies to See in April 2026

March 31, 2026
Mummies, sharks, snuff films, and more are on the agenda for this month's must-see movies

Ten Movies to See in April 2026

March 31, 2026
Mummies, sharks, snuff films, and more are on the agenda for this month's must-see movies
Volume Dealers: Corrosion of Conformity talk 'Good God / Baad Man'

March 25, 2026
Woody Weatherman and Pepper Keenan discuss how their career of doing things their own way has given them the freedom and perspective to make such an audacious double album.

Volume Dealers: Corrosion of Conformity talk 'Good God / Baad Man'

March 25, 2026
Woody Weatherman and Pepper Keenan discuss how their career of doing things their own way has given them the freedom and perspective to make such an audacious double album.

It is with heavy, broken hearts that we share that our beloved Bo Lueders has passed away.

He will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion for his friends & family and his magnetic, inimitable presence on & off the stage.
We kindly ask for grace and privacy as we navigate this extremely difficult time.

For those struggling with depression or urges to self harm, help is always available.
We’re not in this alone. Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988.

Alissa White-Gluz of Blue Medusa: Celebrating a New Chapter & Two Decades of Metal Mastery | SwtB

LATEST MUSIC

NEW FLESH: Releases From Nervosa, Poison Ruin, Division of Mind and More

Ingested Land John Gallagher of Dying Fetus for Brutal New Track, "Watch You Fold"

The Callous Daoboys Drop Turbulent New track, "Gigantic Parasite Tongue"

PULSE TRACKS: Fresh Slabs You Might Have Missed in March

Static Dress Team with Underoath to Launch Sophomore Album, 'Injury Episode'

Converge to Release Second Full Length Album in 2026, 'Hum of Hurt'

Sepultura Debut the Powerful Ballad, "Beyond the Dream"

Balmora Announce Debut Studio Album, 'These Graven Halls'

Guilt Trip Announce New Studio Album, Armour of Angels

August Burns Red Announces New Album, 'Season of Surrender'

TOURS + FESTIVALS

Chevelle and Pop Evil added to Sonic Temple 2026

Turnstile, Bikini Kill, Death Cab for Cutie, De La Soul and More Set for Bumbershoot

$UICIDEBOY$ Recruit Destroy Lonely, Shoreline Mafia and Drain for Grey Day Tour

Darker Waves Returns with Morrissey, Smashing Pumpkins and More

BABYMETAL Unveil 2026 Headlining Tour With Halestorm

ACID BATH Announces California Arena Show

PRESIDENT Confirm the North American Campaign 2026

SPEED Join Drug Church to Headline Burn It Down Festival 2026

SCREEN

'Pizza Movie' Swings for the Stoner Movie Fences

Ten Movies to See in April 2026

'Dead Lover' is a Hilarious and Wildly Grotesque Love Story

Addison Heimann Shares His Japanese Horror Influences for 'Touch Me'

'Touch Me' is a Wildly Deviant Extraterrestrial Horror Comedy

‘They Will Kill You’ is All Style, All Blood, and All Gas

'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Plays the Same Blood-Soaked Game

Grace Glowicki Airs Out the Secrets of 'Dead Lover'

Paul Atreides Rises in the First Look at 'Dune: Part Three'

'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' Delivers a Thrilling Conclusion to the Birmingham Crime Saga

'Gunfighter Paradise' is a Sardonic Southern Sermon

Doug Jones Talks Embracing the Absurdity of 'Operation Taco Gary's'

'Operation Taco Gary's' Channels True Manic Comedy Energy

Natasha Kermani on Crafting the Dark Folklore of 'The Dreadful'

‘The Dreadful’ is a Haunting Morality Tale

Kreator and Thunderflix to Premiere Hate & Hope Documentary Ahead of UK Tour

Darren Lynn Bousman and Lauren LaVera Talk 'Twisted'

'Send Help' is a Disgustingly Great Time

'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' Feels Cruelly Outdated

The Creators of 'Saw' Discuss the Legacy of the Soundtrack

Ki-Ki-Ki…Ma-Ma-Ma: Ranking the ‘Friday the 13th’ Franchise

Colin Young Talks 'Night Patrol', Punk Cinema, and Why 'Twilight' Deserves Respect

'Twisted' is a Nasty Indie Horror that Lives Up to Its Name

'Whistle' is a Visually Strong but Narratively Limp High School Horror

'Night Patrol' Turns Police Brutality Into Bloodsucking Horror

'Mother of Flies' is Grotesquely Beautiful

'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Goes Even Weirder and Darker Than Before

'How to Save a Milestone' Chronicles the Survival of an Iconic American Venue

'We Bury the Dead' is a Devastatingly Introspective Zombie Movie

NEW MUSIC PLAYLISTS

Now Featuring: Converge, Sepultura, HEALTH, Holding Absence, Static Dress, Guilt Trip + more

Now Featuring: The Callous Daoboys, The Barbarians of California, Angine de Poitrine, Balmora, Codefendants, Knumears + more

FEATURES

Castle Rat is Riley Pinkerton’s Love Letter to Her Inner Child

Band of self-sacrifice: Gaerea reach for the stars on ‘Loss’

Braced For Impact: Sylosis Strike Harder on ‘The New Flesh’

Blackwater Holylight Emerge Rejuvenated On Their New Album, 'Not Here, Not Gone'

Lamp of Murmuur Explores the Infinite Possibilities of Black Metal

Harpy Forges Ahead with Femme Fatale Goth Rock On Her Sinful Debut EP, 'VII'

Flowers That Never Grow: The Devil Wears Prada Embrace Risk, Friendship and Heavy Truths on ‘Flowers’

Black Ops Beyond: Gridiron Keep the Call of Duty Franchise Close to the Heart

Raw Brigade Pay Homage to the History of Hardcore and Their Colombian Heritage on '100%'

SOSMula Strikes Terror In Trap Metal with 'KAMP KRYSTL LAKE'

SPEED’S NEW MODE, FOR ALL THE ANGELS

For The Family: DRAIN Celebrate The Hardcore Community On ‘…IS YOUR FRIEND’

Heavensgate Transforms Vulnerability Into Power on, 'A Heart Is A Heavy Burden'

Vengeance and Validation : Internal Bleeding Decimate on 'Settle All Scores'

Pierced From Within: Despised Icon dig deep on ‘Shadow Work’

Testament’s new album ‘Para Bellum’ still challenging the thrash legends after 40 years

Frayle Pull Back the Curtain On Their Latest Full Length, 'Heretics & Lullabies'

Deathcore Squad Signs of the Swarm See the World in a Whole New Light

Beyond Pain: Lorna Shore take vulnerable extremity to the masses

Amen: Igorrr Apply a Darker Colour

Back To Cool: Deftones crosses the generations with ‘private music’

Justice For the Damned Find Their Focus On 'Stay Relentless'

PHOTO GALLERIES

Full Bloom: The Devil Wears Prada Earn Their Flowers With A Memorable SoCal Set

The Doom Crew Rolls Deep as Zakk Wylde Pulls Double Duty in Los Angeles