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Bell Witch Dooms Chicago’s Thalia Hall; Then, Mono Blesses It (Live Review)
We caught the Mono tour on its stop in Chicago featuring none other than doom duo Bell Witch; photos and live report inside.
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Coffins Unleash Gnarliest OSDM Album of the Year: Stream “Beyond the Circular Demise” Now
The Japanese legends celebrate two-plus decades of existence with their fifth full-length, a fucking punisher of a death metal album. Stream it before Friday's release right here while digging into an in-depth review.
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Molten Sounds, Hardened Steel: Japan’s Asunojokei is a Black Metal Delight
The quartet struck a balance of rich texture and ominous aggression on last year's oft-overlooked debut full-length -- here's our rundown of "Awakening" as well as their prior EP and demo releases.
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Solitude A Sleepless Nights’ “Beyond Casualty” is Mesmerizing Japanese Post-Hardcore
The post-hardcore quintet's 2019 release presents the complete package of a can't-miss outfit.
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夢遊病者 (Sleepwalker) Demonstrates the Promise of Blackened Psychedelic Metal with “First Utterance”
We unleash a bleak new track from international outfit Sleepwalker, chock full of all the abstract noise and heady atmospherics we've come to expect from the project.
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Endon’s Extensive Experimentation: “Boy Meets Girl” Meets the World
Extreme experimental outfit Endon released their latest album today -- we chatted with project vocalist Taichi Nagura about the band's image, passion, and sound.
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Delightfully Alight: Crystal Lake’s “Hail to the Fire”
Stream a no-shits-given new track from the Tokyo-based metalcore/deathcore project's upcoming fifth full-length "Helix."
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Everything at Once: Mono’s “Nowhere Now Here” Explores Ever Further
Our review of Mono's upcoming "Nowhere Here Now," the Japanese instrumental outfit's tenth full-length in a wide-spanning career, out this Friday.
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The Perils of Being Punk in Japan: Zainichi, Earthquakes, and the Police
The nail that sticks up gets hammered
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Interview: Ningen-Isu
Take a seat