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Philly grind/sludge band Occult 45, and Ramlord from New Hampshire, whose self-described musical genre is “blackstench,” are going on tour. Appropriately enough, they’re calling this the “Southern Fried Stench Tour.” Continue reading Occult 45 and Ramlord hitting the open road
Twilight Upon Us is the new album from these Los Angelenos. One of the guitarists handed us a “tour edition” (read: hastily slapped-together copies to sell on tour) cassette at Continue reading Columbian Necktie: album review and video
The instrumental metal band from New York is on tour in the States as we write this, and they played a basement show in Virginia. Video is below. Check the Continue reading Video: Dead Empires
The one-man band from the U.S. has a slow-motion Celtic Frost thing going on, while combining the vocal creepiness of bands like Portal, perhaps. The guy uses gurgled vocals, a Continue reading Natanas “All is Permitted” review
Free & Equal, the folks that among other things hosted U.S. third-party presidential debates in 2012, are throwing a huge festival called United We Stand on May 10 at UCLA. Continue reading United We Stand festival coming in May: interview
Left Unsaid was a three-piece from Virginia that released several demos and splits, and their last work, Terrorism & War, was their best. The songs were choppy, with blasts, grooves, Continue reading Pigeon Down “Left Unsaid” demo review
The new band from one of the guys from Project: Failing Flesh, With Burning Contempt is old-school metal with doom sections. We’re talking old Celtic Frost and Winter-influenced old school. Continue reading With Burning Contempt “Red Visions” review
Buried in the backyard—er, back issues—of the Disposable Underground’zine archive are a couple of brief features that aren’t easy to find in the issues in which they originally appeared. For Continue reading Coroner feature on “Grin”: From the Vault
The 16th convergence of music in Harrisonburg, VA has solidified with band set times. We’ll focus in on the “metal showcase” which is being held at Blue Nile. FRIDAY 4/5 Continue reading MACROCK 16 band schedule online
“Noisy, unsettling death metal-infused music rife with unexpected twists and turns, but with enough cohesion to keep the affair relatively musical” is what the next record from the band Pyrrhon Continue reading Pyrrhon to record second album: interview