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Bill Lustig didn't direct as many films as some of his horror and exploitation contemporaries, but he has one hell of a batting average. After all, the man was responsible for the grim slasher classic Maniac, the underrated 1996 horror jam Uncle Sam, as well as the Maniac Cop franchise.

Outburn is back in print and will be better than ever with a brand new issue releasing this April 2021, as we celebrate our 25 year anniversary as a magazine. After launching Outburn.com to feature news, interviews, reviews, and premieres, Outburn is now reigniting the format for which it is best known—a print music magazine.

Focusing on the band’s earlier albums with tracks off Thoughts of No Tomorrow, Schlacht, and playing the self-titled Avatar in its entirety, it was a wild but most excellent ride.

LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF SUICIDE QUEEN’S “SWAN” FROM DEBUT ALUBM NYMPHOMANIAC ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM Industrial trio Suicide Queen from Oakland, CA carries the torch of Ministry and Skinny Puppy on its new track and the first single, “Swan.”

Los Angeles based act FIRA found themselves in the sights of thousands during an unexpected livestream performance at the world famous Whisky a Go Go, performing their latest release From Vegas With Blood in its entirety.

LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF WENCHES’ “MAMA, WAKE UP” FROM DEBUT ALBUM EFFIN’ GNARLY ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM In the vein of proto-punk bands like MC5 and The Stooges, the debut album Effin’ Gnarly is slated for a February 26, 2021 release.

In anticipation of the multidimensional duo’s new album, Gas Lit, available on Invada Records, the band goes into detail behind the meaning of each track.

Saturday’s stream focused on two more of Avatar’s lengthy catalog of albums, this time around being a set that moved fluidly back and forth between Black Waltz and Hail the Apocalypse. Both records explored everything from groove metal to death metal.

With the release of Ektomorf latest album, Reborn, on Napalm Records, frontman and fitness enthusiast Zoli Farkas tells us his list of the Top 5 Metal Workout Songs.

LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF BLACKOUT TRANSMISSION’S “HEAVY CIRCLES” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM Bright and gleaming at times, warm and meditative at others, Sparse Illumination effectively creates a seamless, lysergic journey filled with potent lyrics coupled with a rush of multi-chromatic textures anchored by magnetic bass grooves and feverish drumming.