Averse Sefira - Advent Parallax
Averse Sefira are a tough band to get into. Often, however, such bands ultimately offer the most satisfaction. And often in black metal, that satisfaction comes from discomfort. Deathspell Omega and Blut Aus Nord are my touchstones for beautiful anxiety; but while they space out such unease, Averse Sefira apply it full-bore. The result is […]
Sonja Sign to Century Media, Share New Single + Video
The Philadelphia metal/gothic rock group released a new single to mark their signing with Century Media, their first new music since their 2022 debut “Loud Arriver”.
What Assails You: American Hardcore
20 pieces of US fury
Boris @ Great American Music Hall
Brother, can you spare a riff?
american - Coping With Loss
Where was the last place you remember seeing your keys?
Overkill - "Horrorscope" (video)
The classic album turns 20
Neurosis @ Great American Music Hall
Times of grace
Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition...Exhibit A
With The Atrocity Exhibition…Exhibit A (Nuclear Blast, 2007), Exodus continues a decades-long streak of spectacularly ugly album covers. (Scroll down here for my top 5 ugliest ones.) Like on 2004’s Tempo of the Damned, Nuclear Blast has covered up the actual artwork (pictured here) with a more tasteful slipcase. It’s almost comforting how consistently bad […]
Pelican - Ataraxia / Taraxis
Pelican in the atmosphere
Overground vs. underground
Jack Endino at his Soundhouse StudioPhoto by Ben Thomas In interviews, Fenriz often makes the distinction between “overground” and “underground” sound. (See, for example, here and here.) “Overground” is synonymous with “mainstream,” i.e., clean, modern production. “Underground” is the raw, dirty sound on Nuclear War Now! and Hells Headbangers releases. Fenriz militantly prefers “underground.” On […]
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