We’ve reached the end of yet another year (let alone a decade – more to come on that idea soon) in 2019, so let’s take a look back through some of the strongest that the genre had to give through all of Read more […]
No doubt there were many waiting to see how Cattle Decapitation would follow up the massive success that was The Anthropocene Extinction. Impressively, they have managed to surpass it in terms of bringing Read more […]
There are few bands that can pull off sweeping melodies as consistently as Insomnium. It’s been a trademark of theirs from the onset, and even with a plethora of releases under their belt, they still Read more […]
Good things come to those who wait, right? Disillusion fans have been waiting for more than a decade for new material, and The Liberation itself isn’t the easiest album to wrap your head around initially. Read more […]
We are now giving away an LP version of Cortége’s Capricorn, along with a coozie and mesh trucker hat. The vinyl LP version of Capricorn features beautiful transparent white vinyl and includes a comic Read more […]
We here at Dead Rhetoric are quite pleased to partner with Dissonance Productions to bring you the premiere of the self-titled opening track from Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper’s newest album At the Gates. Read more […]
To close out the week, we at Dead Rhetoric have another album premiere to get your weekend started. If you are looking for something different, and truly cinematic in scope, for your listening convenience, Read more […]
As the autumn chills begin to set in, we at Dead Rhetoric have an album stream that should be a suitable soundtrack for the fall. We have partnered with Casus Belli Musica and Beverina to bring you a Read more […]
Rare is the up and coming act that can successfully bring in some new elements to the heavy metal game. Most are content to simply push the boundaries further – more extreme, more melodic, more technical, Read more […]
It’s always a welcome sight to behold when a band that has changed over the years decides to return to an older sound, without ignoring everything that they have done in between in the process. In other Read more […]
It is with distinct pleasure we are giving away a handful of Gates of Hell Records’ latest releases on CD to one (1) lucky winner. A sub-label of the mighty Cruz Del Sur Music, Gates of Hell offers a variety Read more […]
Falling well into the realm of a thinking-person’s metal band, Howling Sycamore aren’t the type of band that are going to go the traditional route. From the varied works of the trio of musicians that Read more […]
Take a reminiscent trip back to the 1980s to start off your weekend, with our premiere of F.K.Ü’s “1981,” from their 2017 release of the same name, which was released on Despotz Records. If you happened Read more […]
Doom and stoner fans rejoice, as we at Dead Rhetoric are pleased to partner with Heavy Psych Sounds to premiere the first sneak peak of Alunah’s upcoming album Violet Hour, in the form of “Trapped & Bound.” Read more […]
An album more delicate and elegant than destructive and abrasive, Varaha is a somber release that struck a chord with many of us here at Dead Rhetoric. An entirely immersive experience that is more about Read more […]
Start your week off with some experimental blackened death metal from the UK’s Itheist. We at DR bring you another pre-release single from their self-titled, due out on June 21st. If you enjoy what you Read more […]
Dead Rhetoric and Greyhaze Records are giving away a black vinyl copy of legendary Brazilian death metallers Sarcafago’s Crust EP to one (1) lucky winner. Here’s the scoop: Greyhaze Records, as part Read more […]
One of those releases that just grabs you and refuses to let go, Hath’s debut full-length is one of the year’s most notable extreme metal releases. Just the right combination of barreling aggression with Read more […]
The second time that Cellar Darling has managed to snag album of the month here at Dead Rhetoric, one listen to The Spell and its easy to see why. Upping their game from the eclectic but engaging debut Read more […]
Sometimes, there’s just something to be said for how enticingly hook-y an album is. Beast in Black’s second album comes with an overload of fun, over-the-top power metal with plenty of ’80s flair without Read more […]
Crime Records along with Dead Rhetoric are stoked to be giving away a copy of Iron Fire’s new Beyond the Void CD to one (1) lucky winner. According to the powers-that-be, Beyond the Void is nothing Read more […]
2019 has started out with quite a bang, and Soilwork’s latest album Verkligheten justly sat at the top of our collective picks for the month. The band’s blend of melancholy and catchy songwriting sits Read more […]
Few can claim to be as consistent in the pure melodic death metal range as Nightrage has been in recent years. Which is why we at Dead Rhetoric are utterly stoked to be premiering the video for “The Damned,” Read more […]
Dead Rhetoric and Clawhammer PR are stoked to be giving away a copy of 10:13’s Result of an Iron Age CD to one (1) lucky winner. The one-man project of Neil Carter, 10:13 is an instrumental black metal Read more […]
Orchestrated Misery Recordings has teamed up with Dead Rhetoric to give away copies of Mourning Sign’s new Contra Mundum CD to three (3) lucky winners.Formed in 1992, Mourning Sign is a progressive death Read more […]
Prolonged absences in the music realm often can prove to be the right shift necessary to rejuvenate that creative spark. Six years removed from their last album, Pittsburgh, PA’s Icarus Witch dig deep Read more […]
Anyone in the mood for some complex, angular death metal of the highest order should be pleased to see that we have partnered up with Unspeakable Axe Records to premiere Zealotry’s newest effort one week Read more […]
Dead Rhetoric and Cruz Del Sur Music are teaming up to give away four of the label’s recent releases. Since its 2003 inception, Cruz Del Sur has consistently delivered some of the best metal the underground Read more […]
There’s something to be said for having a bit of fun with your heavy metal. The entire attitude of Bloodbath, from its humble beginnings, was that of the esteemed members getting a chance to cut loose Read more […]
We at DR are happy to be hosting a stream for melodic black metal act Malphas’ full-length debut, The 39th Spirit. An adventurous journey of symphonic black metal, the band hits just the right spots between Read more […]
