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Chicago-based post-punk-meets-doom-metal troupe Anatomy of Habit combats lineup instability with their strongest material to date. Read an interview with vocalist Mark Solotroff and bassist/lap steel guitarist Sam Wagster and listen to their new album’s title track.

“Ecstatic black metal” band Agriculture tackle social issues and the joy of life on their debut EP. Read an interview with the band and stream “The Circle Chant.”

Hammers of Misfortune return with an energetic, new sound. Listen to a new single and read an interview with John Cobbett.

This in-depth guide walks through the first five years of the Minneapolis experimental black metal artist’s discography, with commentary from the enigmatic mastermind D.

There is more to Los Angeles “ecstatic black metal” band Agriculture than their name. Dive into the new video for their demo EP’s title track The Circle Chant.

Panopticon’s Austin Lunn reveals two lost tracks from 2008-10 in a ferocious new EP. Read our review of “The End is Growing Near.”

Wahahaha! War(io) metal from the mastermind behind Cara Neir and many more projects. Stream the new Gonemage EP “Master of Disgust…” in full.

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.”

The UK band’s debut draws on Mesoamerican mythology to reveal universal truths about psychedelic communion.

Long-form post-metal and chamber music which radiates beauty, loss, and complex emotion. Listen to the album in full.