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25 26</div> 27 28 29 30 31<!-- #43018: 'Kaeck Posts Live Video From Under the Black Sun Fest' by Brett Stevens (September 27th, 2026) --> 32<article id="post-43018" class="post-43018 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-black-metal tag-death-metal tag-kaeck tag-under-the-black-sun"> 33<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/kaeck-posts-live-video-from-under-the-black-sun-fest/"><h2>Kaeck Posts Live Video From Under the Black Sun Fest</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on September 27, 2026 </small></p></header> 34<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/kaeck-afgod-live-at-under-the-black-sun-2016/attachment/kaeck-under-the-black-sun-2016-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-26118"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/kaeck-under-the-black-sun-2016-3-700x933.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="933" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-26118" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/kaeck-under-the-black-sun-2016-3-700x933.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/kaeck-under-the-black-sun-2016-3-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/kaeck-under-the-black-sun-2016-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/kaeck-under-the-black-sun-2016-3.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
34w, 700px" /></a></p> 35<p>Storming unruly black/death squad Kaeck reprised their 2016 appearance at the Under The Black Sun festival (pictured above) with a new live recording that shows the immense disturbance among the forces of good that this band creates.</p> 36<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/kaeck-posts-live-video-from-under-the-black-sun-fest/#more-43018" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Kaeck Posts Live Video From Under the Black Sun Fest">(more…)</span></a></p> 37<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/kaeck-posts-live-video-from-under-the-black-sun-fest/#comments">6 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/black-metal/" rel="tag">Black Metal</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/death-metal/" rel="tag">death metal</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/kaeck/" rel="tag">kaeck</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/under-the-black-sun/" rel="tag">under the black sun</a></p></div> 38</article> 39 40 41<!-- #43012: 'America’s Hesh Kitchen – <em>Cheese Pimiento Spread</em>' by Brett Stevens (September 26th, 2026) --> 42<article id="post-43012" class="post-43012 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-lifestyle tag-cheese tag-food tag-pimiento tag-recipes"> 43<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/lifestyle/americas-hesh-kitchen-cheese-pimiento-spread/"><h2>America’s Hesh Kitchen – <em>Cheese Pimiento Spread</em></h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on September 26, 2026 </small></p></header> 44<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/lifestyle/americas-hesh-kitchen-cheese-pimiento-spread/attachment/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread/" rel="attachment wp-att-43013"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread-700x700.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="700" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-43013" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/americas_hesh_kitchen_-_pimiento_cheese_spread.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
44w, 700px" /></a></p> 45<p>End of summer going into fall is a good time for eating too much snack food, so have a variant on the southern classic pimiento cheese spread!</p> 46<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/lifestyle/americas-hesh-kitchen-cheese-pimiento-spread/#more-43012" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading America’s Hesh Kitchen – Cheese Pimiento Spread">(more…)</span></a></p> 47<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/lifestyle/americas-hesh-kitchen-cheese-pimiento-spread/#comments">8 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/cheese/" rel="tag">cheese</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/food/" rel="tag">food</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/pimiento/" rel="tag">pimiento</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/recipes/" rel="tag">recipes</a></p></div> 48</article> 49 50 51<!-- #43005: 'Cirith Ungol Releases “All The Shadows” From <em>All The Shadows</em>' by Brett Stevens (September 4th, 2026) --> 52<article id="post-43005" class="post-43005 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-cirith-ungol tag-heavy-metal"> 53<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/cirith-ungol-releases-all-the-shadows-from-all-the-shadows/"><h2>Cirith Ungol Releases “All The Shadows” From <em>All The Shadows</em></h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on September 4, 2026 </small></p></header> 54<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/cirith-ungol-releases-all-the-shadows-from-all-the-shadows/attachment/cirith_ungol_-_all_the_shadows/" rel="attachment wp-att-43006"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/cirith_ungol_-_all_the_shadows.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="600" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-43006" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/cirith_ungol_-_all_the_shadows.jpeg 600w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/cirith_ungol_-_all_the_shadows-300x300.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p> 55<p>From its upcoming album <em>All The Shadows</em>, classic swords and sorcery heavy metal band Cirith Ungol has released its first single, the title track. Hit the play button below to check it out.</p> 56<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/cirith-ungol-releases-all-the-shadows-from-all-the-shadows/#more-43005" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Cirith Ungol Releases “All The Shadows” From All The Shadows">(more…)</span></a></p> 57<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/cirith-ungol-releases-all-the-shadows-from-all-the-shadows/#comments">39 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/cirith-ungol/" rel="tag">cirith ungol</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/heavy-metal/" rel="tag">Heavy Metal</a></p></div> 58</article> 59 60 61<!-- #42997: 'Interview with Asgrauw (2026)' by Brett Stevens (September 2nd, 2026) --> 62<article id="post-42997" class="post-42997 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interview tag-asgrauw tag-black-metal tag-melodic-death-metal"> 63<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/interview/interview-with-asgrauw-2026/"><h2>Interview with Asgrauw (2026)</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on September 2, 2026 </small></p></header> 64<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/interview/interview-with-asgrauw-2026/attachment/asgrauw_logo_black/" rel="attachment wp-att-42998"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_logo_black-700x633.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="633" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42998" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_logo_black-700x633.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_logo_black-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_logo_black-300x271.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_logo_black-768x694.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_logo_black.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
64w, 700px" /></a></p> 65<p>All things in life strive to survive and perpetuate. This applies to genes, peoples, languages, ideas, and as a subset of that, musical genres. Black metal is a palatte for discussing a naturalistic, Nietzschean and Darwinistic view of the world that also retains a Romanticist focus on transcendental meaning and the possibility of hidden worlds beyond it. Like the rest of metal, black metal has been struggling to survive since 1994 when the genre bloated and floated, but some rise to the challenge with a sense of delight and the curiosity of discovery. This came to mind when Asgrauw floated across the review queue with their impressive <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/asgrauw-solips-2026/"><em>Solips</em></a>. Luckily the band were game for answering a few of our questions.<br /> 66 <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/interview/interview-with-asgrauw-2026/#more-42997" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Interview with Asgrauw (2026)">(more…)</span></a></p> 67<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/interview/interview-with-asgrauw-2026/#comments">46 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/asgrauw/" rel="tag">asgrauw</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/black-metal/" rel="tag">Black Metal</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/melodic-death-metal/" rel="tag">Melodic Death Metal</a></p></div> 68</article> 69 70 71<!-- #42995: 'Master – <em>Among the Seeds of Death</em> (2026)' by Brett Stevens (September 2nd, 2026) --> 72<article id="post-42995" class="post-42995 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-review tag-master tag-proto-underground-metal"> 73<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-2026/"><h2>Master – <em>Among the Seeds of Death</em> (2026)</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on September 2, 2026 </small></p></header> 74<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-nears-release/attachment/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death/" rel="attachment wp-att-42978"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-700x700.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="700" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42978" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
74w, 700px" /></a></p> 75<p>Evoking the higher-speed precision work of <em>On the Seventh Day…</em>, the latest offering from Master merges early hardcore, 1960s heavy rock, and the early years of death metal into a driving force of dissent and alienation.</p> 76<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-2026/#more-42995" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Master – Among the Seeds of Death (2026)">(more…)</span></a></p> 77<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-2026/#comments">8 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/master/" rel="tag">master</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/proto-underground-metal/" rel="tag">proto-underground metal</a></p></div> 78</article> 79 80 81<!-- #42991: 'Asgrauw – <em>Solips</em> (2026)' by Brett Stevens (August 29th, 2026) --> 82<article id="post-42991" class="post-42991 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-review tag-asgrauw tag-black-metal tag-melodic-death-metal"> 83<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/asgrauw-solips-2026/"><h2>Asgrauw – <em>Solips</em> (2026)</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on August 29, 2026 </small></p></header> 84<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/asgrauw-solips-2026/attachment/asgrauw_-_solips/" rel="attachment wp-att-42992"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_-_solips-700x700.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="700" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42992" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_-_solips-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_-_solips-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_-_solips-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_-_solips-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/asgrauw_-_solips.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
84w, 700px" /></a></p> 85<p>Metal has been a ruin since 1994, but a handful of acts show that there is some life in the corpse, and <em>Solips</em> from Asgrauw shows great promise with its melodic high energy black metal.</p> 86<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/asgrauw-solips-2026/#more-42991" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Asgrauw – Solips (2026)">(more…)</span></a></p> 87<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/asgrauw-solips-2026/#comments">39 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/asgrauw/" rel="tag">asgrauw</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/black-metal/" rel="tag">Black Metal</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/melodic-death-metal/" rel="tag">Melodic Death Metal</a></p></div> 88</article> 89 90 91<!-- #42981: 'Hypoxia – <em>Defiance</em> (2024)' by Brett Stevens (August 21st, 2026) --> 92<article id="post-42981" class="post-42981 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-review tag-death-metal tag-hypoxia"> 93<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/hypoxia-defiance-2024/"><h2>Hypoxia – <em>Defiance</em> (2024)</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on August 21, 2026 </small></p></header> 94<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/hypoxia-defiance-2024/attachment/hypoxia_-_defiance/" rel="attachment wp-att-42982"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/hypoxia_-_defiance-700x700.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="700" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42982" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/hypoxia_-_defiance-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/hypoxia_-_defiance-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/hypoxia_-_defiance-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/hypoxia_-_defiance-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/hypoxia_-_defiance.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
94w, 700px" /></a></p> 95<p>These songs feel like guys shouting at each other across a bar, each with a good idea, and the whole thing barely but strongly holding together, making a simple statement of both past and present.</p> 96<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/hypoxia-defiance-2024/#more-42981" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Hypoxia – Defiance (2024)">(more…)</span></a></p> 97<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/hypoxia-defiance-2024/#comments">34 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/death-metal/" rel="tag">death metal</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/hypoxia/" rel="tag">hypoxia</a></p></div> 98</article> 99 100 101<!-- #42977: 'Master <em>Among the Seeds of Death</em> Nears Release' by Brett Stevens (August 21st, 2026) --> 102<article id="post-42977" class="post-42977 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-master tag-proto-underground-metal"> 103<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-nears-release/"><h2>Master <em>Among the Seeds of Death</em> Nears Release</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on August 21, 2026 </small></p></header> 104<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-nears-release/attachment/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death/" rel="attachment wp-att-42978"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-700x700.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="700" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42978" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/master_-_among_the_seeds_of_death.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
104w, 700px" /></a></p> 105<p>Proto-metal band Master continue a storied career with <em>Among the Seeds of Death</em>, slated for release on Hammerheart Records. If you liked <em>On the Seventh Day…</em> this release continues that tradition.</p> 106<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-nears-release/#more-42977" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Master Among the Seeds of Death Nears Release">(more…)</span></a></p> 107<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/master-among-the-seeds-of-death-nears-release/#comments">7 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/master/" rel="tag">master</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/proto-underground-metal/" rel="tag">proto-underground metal</a></p></div> 108</article> 109 110 111<!-- #42972: 'Ripper – <em>Towards Rebirth</em> (2026)' by Brett Stevens (August 9th, 2026) --> 112<article id="post-42972" class="post-42972 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-review tag-ripper tag-speed-metal"> 113<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/ripper-towards-rebirth-2026/"><h2>Ripper – <em>Towards Rebirth</em> (2026)</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on August 9, 2026 </small></p></header> 114<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/ripper-towards-rebirth-2026/attachment/ripper_-_towards_rebirth/" rel="attachment wp-att-42973"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/ripper_-_towards_rebirth-700x700.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="700" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42973" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/ripper_-_towards_rebirth-700x700.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/ripper_-_towards_rebirth-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/ripper_-_towards_rebirth-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/ripper_-_towards_rebirth-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/ripper_-_towards_rebirth.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
114w, 700px" /></a></p> 115<p>From that interstitial and liminal period between speed metal and death metal, bands like Possessed and Merciless emerged long ago, but the tradition carries on with high-speed contrast and vertigo from Ripper.</p> 116<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/ripper-towards-rebirth-2026/#more-42972" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Ripper – Towards Rebirth (2026)">(more…)</span></a></p> 117<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/review/ripper-towards-rebirth-2026/#comments">26 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/ripper/" rel="tag">ripper</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/speed-metal/" rel="tag">Speed Metal</a></p></div> 118</article> 119 120 121<!-- #42967: 'Agnostic Front Summer Tour 2026 Kicks Off' by Brett Stevens (July 28th, 2026) --> 122<article id="post-42967" class="post-42967 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-agnostic-front tag-hardcore tag-punk"> 123<header class="entry-header"><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/agnostic-front-summer-tour-2026-kicks-off/"><h2>Agnostic Front Summer Tour 2026 Kicks Off</h2></a><p class="postmetadata">by <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/author/brett/">Brett Stevens</a> on July 28, 2026 </small></p></header> 124<div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/agnostic-front-summer-tour-2026-kicks-off/attachment/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026/" rel="attachment wp-att-42968"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026-700x933.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="933" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42968" srcset="https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026-700x933.jpg 700w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.deathmetal.org/wp-content/uploads/agnostic_front_tour_summer_2026.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100v
124w, 700px" /></a></p> 125<p>Classic hardcore band Agnostic Front, who helped develop the NYHC sound along with the Cro-Mags, are embarking on a short tour to bring the hardcore reality to towns blighted by normie ideation.</p> 126<p> <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/agnostic-front-summer-tour-2026-kicks-off/#more-42967" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Agnostic Front Summer Tour 2026 Kicks Off">(more…)</span></a></p> 127<a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/news/agnostic-front-summer-tour-2026-kicks-off/#comments">57 Comments</a><p>Tags: <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/agnostic-front/" rel="tag">agnostic front</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/hardcore/" rel="tag">Hardcore</a>, <a href="https://www.deathmetal.org/tag/punk/" rel="tag">punk</a></p></div> 128</article> 129 130 131 <nav class="navigation pagination" aria-label="Posts pagination"> 132 <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts pagination</h2> 133 <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current"> 1</span> 134<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.deathmetal.org/page/2/"> 2</a> 135<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.deathmetal.org/page/3/"> 3</a> 136<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.deathmetal.org/page/4/"> 4</a> 137<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.deathmetal.org/page/5/"> 5</a> 138<span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> 139<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.deathmetal.org/page/558/"> 558</a> 140<a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.deathmetal.org/page/2/">»</a></div> 141 </nav> 142<div id="sidebar"> 143<div class="ad1">
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