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Titan to Tachyons – Cactides

Scott Murphy
July 30, 2020
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Sometimes, the only soundtrack for my present moment is an album that can do all the talking. By that, I mean the kind of records full of dense jams that are effortless to vibe along to, especially since each ... Read More...

Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion

Simon Clark
January 29, 2020
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Most of the time, if you look at the line-up of musicians taking to the stage together, you can get a rough idea of the sound they're going to make. If it is guitar, bass and drums, it's a pretty safe bet it ... Read More...

EX EYE – EX EYE

Nick Cusworth
June 20, 2017
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It's been a long road, but the sax is back, baby. For years the instrument, once employed lavishly upon all sorts of classic and progressive rock tracks through the 60s and 70s, became a revolting cliche and symbol of rock excess, softness, and melodrama. And, frankly, given how the instrument became abused and synonymous with the type of smooth jazz playing that would coat pop and rock ballads through the 80s into 90s with a sonic perfume strong enough to make you gag, it's not surprising that it fell out of style. In many ways it went hand-in-hand with the back-to-basics mentality that ran through the punk, DIY, grunge, indie, and (to a different extent) metal movements of the 80s through the 90s and well into the turn of the century. Since then, though, the pendulum has slowly but steadily moved back into the other direction, and more bands and listeners view the sax and other woodwinds as viable and enticing flourishes or even centerpieces to give their music either a certain distinction or whiff of nostalgia. And though metal has perhaps resisted incorporating the instrument for longer than most other genres, there is now an utter wealth of examples of artists and bands using the instrument to (mostly) good effect, particularly in the more progressive black, death, and doom spheres, where bands like Wrvth, Aenaon, Dreadnought, and, of course, SHINING - Jorgen Munkeby probably more than anyone has made the idea of sax-heavy metal sound forward-thinking and "cool" - are releasing high-quality work that makes use of the instrument in a whole wide range of ways.
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The Melvins Rejig Line Up And Announce Plans For Freak Puke

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February 20, 2012
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I've always enjoyed album artwork, whether it be the depraved and cold nightmares of Vincent Locke or the rounded and colourful lucid dreams of John Dyer Baizley. But sometimes you get artwork that's just p... Read More...

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