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Sun Worship – Emanations of Desolation

December 6, 2019

This year could end up being remembered by many things, but if there's any justice in the world, one of those things will be big, groovy, stanky riffs. From the cosmic dealings of Teeth and Blood Incantation t... Read More...

Pharmakon – Devour

Scott Murphy

August 16, 2019

Reviews

There's been much written about both the quality of vinyl and the lack thereof. I'm not interested in wading into the fidelity wars, but I do want to cite a recent "What's In My Bag" segment with Shepard Faire... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: “Follow the Snake” with New Video from Zvi

Scott Murphy

August 1, 2019

Premieres, Video

Feature Photo by Justina Villanueva Ron Varod (Kayo Dot, Psalm Zero) has kept busy since releasing the phenomenal Deer Pink as Zvi in April. He relocated from Brooklyn to Portland (Oregon), released a colle... Read More...

LINGUA IGNOTA – CALIGULA

Scott Murphy

July 25, 2019

Reviews

Though I have no first-hand experience with this, my sense is that it's more difficult for women and members of the LGBTQ+ to break into the relative mainstream of experimental music. Sure, you could argue tha... Read More...

Jute Gyte – Birefringence

Scott Murphy

July 10, 2019

Reviews

Up to this point, Jute Gyte has made an almost annual tradition of releasing the boldest black metal album of the year. With this project, multi-instrumentalist Adam Kalmbach has channeled the black metal blue... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Folian!

Scott Murphy

March 28, 2019

Listen To This!

One of the fastest ways to a music critic's heart is a seamless synthesis of styles. Anytime a group successfully blends adjacent or dissimilar genres, the results can push boundaries with a truly engaging, un... Read More...

Surachai – Come, Deathless

Scott Murphy

January 17, 2019

Reviews

There are certain electronic artists who have logical crossover appeal with metal fans; Merzbow and Prurient immediately come to mind, as well as industrial-leaning acts like Author and Punisher. Yet, there ar... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Make Time to Experience Mamaleek’s Experimental Blackgaze Opus Out of Time

Scott Murphy

August 28, 2018

Premieres

One of my favorite aspects of being a music writer is being able to spend plenty of time dissecting albums I review for the blog ahead of their release. And for albums like Out of Time, that extra time is nothi... Read More...

Mamaleek – Out of Time

Scott Murphy

August 23, 2018

Reviews

Anonymity in black metal has always been a double-edged sword. While it's refreshing to see artists solely focused on their music and presentation rather than themselves as artists, it can also be frustrating t... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Ancst!

Jonathan Adams

July 17, 2018

Listen To This!

It’s not entirely unusual to see a metal band with an established sound take a left turn into new sonic territory. Adding a new subgenre tag, incorporating a synthesizer, or mixing up the songwriting playbook a... Read More...

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