You haven't heard of Carnis Immortalis; that’s not surprising. This Garden City band is another one of those Michigan underground death metal bands predominately featured at places like Detroit’s Harpos. Like many, this band has been largely overlooked; but after opening for Cattle Decapitation lat...
It’s that time again, time to step outside of the shitty world of metal and into a much shittier world full of other things to darken your day with. Today we’re highlighting Master Boot Record, AKA MBR. Best we can tell, this artificial intelligence known as MBR has been lurking in the basement o...
One of the best and longest standing metal acts in northern Michigan decided it was time to remind us they're not dead. Feast Eternal, a Christian death metal band that plays on the darker side of the genre, released a facebook teaser video this past month for what we can only presume is an upcoming...
If you’re a Xanthochroid fan and need an excuse to drink and listen to music with people, then the band has an offer you might be interested in. As most are aware, the music industry is very different than it has traditionally been over past decades. We can thank and criticize the internet fo...
It’s concert season in the mitten again; rather than wade through the punk and hard rock bands on other sites, embrace the Demonbit as your one stop shop for the metal shows you need to know about. 7/7 Detroit, Corktown Tavern (local bands) https://www.facebook.com/events/1236135996462007/ 7/...
That’s right, the largest metal merch site on the web has now been around for 10 whole years. Not only has Doctor Death managed to keep the site alive this long, he’s managed to turn it into a staple of the online metal community. No joke, ask your online brothers what their top ten metal websi...
In part one of this article we discussed the return of cassette tapes and the appeal they do/don’t hold. In this part we’ll discuss what you need to know to get started with tapes. This is purely an introduction to tapes for new comers or a quick refresher for those of you who have forgotten the n...
If you haven't heard the hipster news buzz, cassette tapes are cool again. In 2016 cassette sales were up 74% in the US; but don’t be fooled by the huge percentage, that’s still only 0.06% of US physical music sales and 0.01% of US total music sales. So why the rise in sales? Maybe we can blame t...
Austrian black metal band Summoning needs no introduction, their consistently epic atmospheric sound is a staple of metal that has influenced untold numbers. Apparently so many bands owe tribute to Summoning’s pioneering efforts that they’ve collected themselves in one release to pay homage. Releas...
We here at Demonbit are big fans of Bindrune Recordings, not only because of the great Eurpoean and US artists they distribute but also because they're located right here in frozen northern Michigan. Several years ago Eihwaz Recordings spawned as a subsidiary of Bindrune, bringing more great music...