It's not very often that the worlds of slam death metal and EDM cross over, but that's exactly what happened when big-time DJ Marshmello bombarded a European crowd with downtuned brutality.

Two leading lights of the West Coast metal scene visit Friday when LA band Deathchant and Portland, OR-based crew Bewitcher bring their co-headlining tour to the Bottom of the Hill.

In what they’ve hinted could be their final album, the Philadelphia death-metal extremists pair pummeling riffs with otherworldly vocal experiments. It’s hypnotic, psychedelic, and brutal.

Progressive death metal outfit Rivers of Nihil released a new track ahead off their forthcoming self-titled album titled “American Death”, so it’s sure to be a happy little ditty. In reality, however, ...