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At a casual first glance, San Francisco post-black metal outfit BOTANIST and Los Angeles-based electronic project THIEF seem to have little in common to justify a split album with six tracks from each of both acts. Yet on closer inspection, this misconception is quickly dispelled. Please see below for more details on both bands. […]
US blackened industrial noise creator Lung Knots has just revealed a new video for “Void Hymnal”, one of the songs from the new album “Golden Dirges, Molten Larynges”, recently released on vinyl via Tartarus Records. Lung Knots is a vessel of auditory violence whose sole purpose is to exist in this place and moment in time. It is […]
After months of waiting, the debut album ‘Impossible Space’ by post-punk/darkwave quartet ROPES OF NIGHT has been announced. ‘Impossible Space’ is the debut full-length by Cologne-based post-punk band ROPES OF NIGHT. After the band parted ways with their former singer bass player Thomas Schindler took over vocal duties. The band crafted nine songs […]
Experimental Sludge outfit ERDVE has released the second brand-new track of their upcoming album. ‘Savigaila’ is scheduled for worldwide release on July 23, 2021. ERDVE comment: ‘The song name “Sugretinimas” translates as “Juxtaposition”. This song is about a tendency to juxtapose different points of view for the sole purpose of comparison while disregarding the actual result […]
For 25 years, IMPURE WILHELMINA has been creating singular music on the borders of rock and metal. The Geneva quartet has never been afraid to reinvent itself and to push back the stylistic barriers, without ever losing its strong identity. Intensity, melody, power, and melancholy are the keywords that guide the band’s […]
Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville’s next documentary is centered on the late Anthony Bourdain. Having passed away in 2018, the chef, writer, adventurer, and provocateur lived a fascinating, globe-trotting life and the new documentary will take an in-depth look at his journey. Set to premiere at Tribeca ahead of a July […]
Revealed as a summer drop, the Jean Paul Gaultier Maison revives its ready-to-wear line through ‘Les Marins’ collection. The label’s creative crew revisits the myth of the Sailor so dear to the fashion world’s Enfant Terrible, starting with the iconic Marinière, the traditional US Navy hat. A unisex, inclusive, collaborative […]
Norwegian stoner rock quartet White Tundra has just shared the title track from their forthcoming 7″ EP ‘Honningfella’, which is set for release on June 11 via All Good Clean Records. Administering groovy, riff-laden rock that will make the blood surge, Norway’s White Tundra simultaneously ease the longing for 70’s heavy rock and the 90’s stoner scene. With a high-octane […]
A product of the ’80s, ‘Block To Block’ (1981) is the breakthrough and debut album by Norwegian/Polish new wave cult heroes De Press (Andrej Nebb, Ola Snortheim, and Jørn Christensen). Like its successor, ‘Product’, the album was produced by John Leckie and De Press. Both albums are now being re-released by Apollon Records on vinyl and CD. What is […]
German a capella metal masters VAN CANTO return with their energetic Rakkatakka-power and are set to release their eighth inimitable offering, ‘To The Power Of Eight’, on June 4, 2021, via Napalm Records. We talked to mastermind Stefan Schmidt about their newest material and many more in an enchanting interview. CVLT: Hello, Stefan! Van […]