atie Gately’s sophomore album Loom is one the most powerful efforts you will hear over this year. Dedicated to her mo…
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Wrekmeister Harmonies: We Love To Look At The Carnage – Meditating on Human Nature
rekmeister Harmonies’ “Modus Operandi” has, throughout the years, remained equally focused and effective: having two …
Envy: The Fallen Crimson – Let’s say this new effort is probably the best album of their careers and their sound today is more expansive than ever.
or the past 28 years, Japanese visionaries and sonic terrorists Envy have lived and breathed between hardcore and pos…
Anti-Flag: ’20/20 Vision’ – A record railing against political ideals
ou’d think political tinged music would be a dissipating trend? Well for some it can be too much. For others, it’s re…
Higher Power: 27 Miles Underwater – Higher Power design songs of power. They’re an act solidifying themselves as ones to watch.
his sound is strangely addictive. An infectious, hard-hitting, mix of screaming tension and clean vocals. And it come…
Long Read: Richard Dawson sings us of a bittersweet 2020. Observational indie folk for an anxious generation.
ere’s a record that will only sound moderately light and comfortable to those who don’t understand English, even thou…
LongFallBoots – For The Journey
t’s really quite an amazing story when you look at it. A band that exists entirely from the chance absense of a singl…
Sunn O))) – Pyroclasts
onstructed as a by-product of the recording of Life Metal, it’s easy to think of Pyroclasts as a disposable also-ran …
Liturgy: H.A.Q.Q. – When the Light Shines Through
nce on set, while filming his masterpiece Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola stated, in regards to “pretentiousness…
Zonal – Wrecked
n the view of the vast bodies of work of both Justin Broadrick and Kevin Martin, Zonal is a minor player, the half-fo…
Jpegmafia – All My Heroes Are Cornballs (EQT Recordings)
ver since the K.Dot dropped his infamous bars on the Big Sean track “Control” hip hop and rap has been in something o…
Have A Nice Life – Sea Of Worry
ress “Play” and right away you will find that something has changed in Have a Nice Life. Darkness remains a part of t…
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt (Hardly Art)
he self-titled fourth studio effort by all-female band Chastity Belt is both satisfying and frustrating, taking us on…
Mayhem – Daemon
hile it’s unfortunate that the media’s love of Mayhem has always been rooted more in its salacious past than in their…
Alcest – Spiritual Instinct
he development of Alcest from post-BM progenitors to indie darlings has been one of the more uplifting metal journeys…