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Feb 19 Tool - To Enter The Studio This Spring
Tool bassist Justin Chancellor confirmed in a new interview with Mexico's 'Summa Inferno' that the band will finally hit the studio within the next three months to work on new material for the follow-up to 2019's Fear Inoculum, indicating that it could be released around 2026 as opposed to another 13-year break between records. Read more
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Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - January 2025
by RaduP, musclassia, X-Ray Rod, F3ynman
Feb 16
We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.
Clandestine Cuts Vol. 15 Issue #1 - Awesome New Demos and EPs
by nikarg, musclassia, Starvynth, Thryce, F3ynman
Feb 09
Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Myncæfr, Cirrus Prior, Saturno Devorador, Erode The Dream, Divine Excruciation, and Vitki.
A Year In Metal - 2024: Highlights Through The Eyes Of The MS Staff, Elites, And Official Contributors
by ScreamingSteelUS
Jan 25
The 2024 Metal Storm Awards will arrive shortly. But before that, we invite you to peruse our own assessments of last year in heavy metal.
Abattoir's Concert Hunt - The Autumn Charm (2024)
by Abattoir
Jan 22
As I was preparing a schedule of the upcoming gigs I had planned to attend this past autumn, it turned into quite the quandary. The list of tours/shows that were popping up basically every week for months prior had become quite long. Not to complain though, but I had to cut off a couple of them due to an overlapping and over-concentrated agenda. This is the recap of the entire 2024 autumn.
Splitting Hairs / Hearing Splits (Jul-Dec 2024)
by RaduP, musclassia, nikarg, F3ynman, Starvynth, AndyMetalFreak
Jan 19
We regularly review full lengths, collaborations, sometimes even live albums. EPs and demos often get love in our Clandestine Cuts series. Heck, we even review a bunch of stuff that isn't metal. But when was the last time you saw a review of a split album? Exactly! We are here to make up for that!
Staff pick

Decline Of The I - Wilhelm

Post-black metal
Feb 19
There it is! Discovering these kinds of gems is exactly why I returned to Metal Storm a few months ago.

Wilhelm by Decline Of The I is an intense, shape-shifting beast – blending black metal’s rawness with post-metal twists, close-to avant-garde undertones, and eerie atmospheres – gradually pulling you deeper and deeper into a dark, atmospheric realm. Haunting, aggressive, and mesmerizing in equal measure, it’s a record that probably demands your attention. Like right now.

Be sure to check out musclassia’s review for a deeper dive into this dark masterpiece.
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