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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
One of the most-anticipated animations of the year comes from Mamoru Hosoda, the acclaimed auteur behind ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’, ‘Wolf Children’, ‘The Boy and the Beast’, and most recently, the Oscar-nominated ‘Mirai’. He’s now returning with ‘Belle’, which is set for a July release in Japan and now the first […]
Three years following the release of their critically acclaimed second EP “Shoebox Companion”, Chicago’s noise/math-rock trio Lower Automation is now ready to release their first and self-titled full-length album. Set for release on July 12 via Zegema Beach Records, this new effort features 10 new tracks that show Lower Automation constantly pushing the envelope by offering an explosive, frenetic, and inventive […]
French heavy rock band Muddles have just revealed a music video for a brand new song off the band’s first full-length album “Mind Muddling”, to be released on June 11 via Klonosphere Records. Playing an alternative, catchy, and melodic heavy rock sound inspired by acts like The Gathering, Lacuna Coil, and Flyleaf, Muddles is a four-piece group from Annecy, France. […]