Gonemage Reveal Wario as a “Master of Disgust…” in Chiptune-Laced War Metal (Early EP Stream)
Wahahaha! War(io) metal from the mastermind behind Cara Neir and many more projects. Stream the new Gonemage EP "Master of Disgust..." in full.
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Aerial Ruin Seeks a Lost Flame on New Album “Loss Seeking Flame” (Review)
Erik Moggridge returns with a new album of emotive folk and singer-songwriter music, the first proper Aerial Ruin album in five years. Read our full review of "Loss Seeking Flame."
“Born of Obsidian” Sees Kurokuma Craft Mesmerizing Psychedelic Sludge Metal (Review)
The UK band's debut draws on Mesoamerican mythology to reveal universal truths about psychedelic communion.
Now Ode and Elegy Sings the Long Song (Full Album Stream)
Long-form post-metal and chamber music which radiates beauty, loss, and complex emotion. Listen to the album in full.
Vaura Envisions the “Vista of Deviant Anatomies” (Full Album Stream)
Experimental goth trio Vaura (feat. members of Gorguts and Kayo Dot) return with their most challenging and "goth" release yet.
Stepping Away From Life: Anatomy of Habit Embraces “A Marginal World” (Track Debut)
The Chicago experimental metal troupe finds a new lineup, but maintains the same sound seven years later.
Musk Ox Accepts Their “Inheritance” On New Album (Full Album Stream + Interview)
The Canadian progressive folk trio unleashes their first album since 2014, which is paired with a lengthy interview.
General Surgery Demand You “Lay Down and Be Counted” (Full EP Stream)
Goregrind legends General Surgery return after a lengthy wait, but it's like no time has passed at all. Stream new EP "Lay Down and Be Counted" in full.
An Olympian Task: A Conversation with Jute Gyte’s Adam Kalmbach
Black metal Modernist Adam Kalmbach describes the varying ends of his vast discography in a new interview.
Mostly Yelling #7: Thorn’s Debut EP Compresses Death-Doom Into Devastating Brevity
While not normally a genre that trims its song lengths, Arizona death/doom outfit Thorn shows off the bite-size potential of the genre on their debut EP "The Encompassing Nothing."