In my search for that gritty, dirty heavy stuff that I crave oh so much, I find some cool shit. A band that was brought to my attention on IG (@anthonyvongrimm for the tip), and it did not disappoint! THe band in question is called Yanomamo, which is hard to say in a rush, hard to type correctly the first time, every time, and fun to say. THis band has all the necessary ingredients I seek, and a review is forthwith! After yon jump!  

Czech Death Metallers HEAVING EARTH will release Denouncing the Holy Throne February 6 on Czech label Lavadome Productions. Artwork and track listing can be found below.  

Another exciting newcomer will make its debut on Cruz Del Sur Music: KING HEAVY from Chile!  

Recently released this year is a slab of pure stoner rock fury, Red Wizard by Red Wizard. As far as 3 song albums go, this is monstrous! Its short, heavy, and has a really sweet payoff at the end. Click to read after the jump!  

Multi-media artist NADER SADEK has released a teaser video of in-studio performances for the song “Entropy Eternal” from new EP The Malefic: Chapter III. The video features performance clips of Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION), Martin Rygiel (ex-DECAPITATED), Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY), Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA), and Rune Eriksen (AURA NOIR, ex-MAYHEM).  

Launched on November 24 and successfully finalized within days, the crowdfunding campaign for THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK and WE ALL DIE (laughing)‘s Ausstellung limited-edition split EP was a fantastic success!  

Cover of the forthcoming recordDEAD EARTH POLITICS have posted an unmastered version of “Casting Stones,” a brand new song set to appear on the band’s forthcoming EP, Men Become Gods. The EP is second in a series of three that began with last year’s acclaimed The Queen of Steel, and is scheduled for a March 2015 release.  

This Winter, Nefarious Industries will proudly release the latest EP from solo act OPUL, the solo outing by Matt Lupo of East Of The Wall.  

The crowdfunding campaign for the first release of the Kaotoxin Kollektor Series, the Ausstellung split EP by instrumental Doom mammoths THE LUMBERJACK FEEDBACK and Dark Metal masters WE ALL DIE (laughing) has just been launched at IndieGogo.  

War on Music Records has released A Tapestry of Scabs and Skin from Vancouver, British Columbia’s own ASTRAKHAN today on 45-rpm, 180g vinyl 12″ LP format. The album includes two songs from the band’s digitally released EP The Pillarist and two brand new tracks recorded at Rain City Studios  

Australia’s conceptual prog rock/metal outfit, ARCANE, continues to perform across their homeland on the launch circuit for their impending Known/Learned double-album release, set to hit the streets via Sensory Records this Winter.  

Reign of Ungodly Creation from Turkish Brutalists DECIMATION is out today on Comatose Music.