JOHN ROBB – THE ART OF DARKNESS: THE HISTORY OF GOTH LOUDER THAN WAR BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY RYAN RUPLE If there was ever a genre that surpassed the confines of sound, constructing identity, and expression through the sonic base to reach into [...]
TEARING DOWN THE PILLARS OF THEOCRACY A CONVERSATION WITH OV SULFUR GUITARIST CHASE WILSON As the integration of black metal, a genre built on defiance and raw blasphemy, continues to become prevalent in heavier music, the possibility to carve [...]
Ecthirion Psalms Of The Risen Dead Soundmass Finding the commonalities between the grandiosity of orchestral music and the aggression of heavy metal is a much more meticulous process than it may seem on paper. Both contain raw passion and power [...]
Praises In This Year: Ten of Swords Hand Drawn Dracula When it comes to a truly great album there are those in which the listener places themselves inside, exploring every aspect of the experience from the themes to its technicalities with [...]
Sundecay Gale Independent Every year we find bands and artists creating territories that they feel drawn towards that have otherwise been uncleared, nearly hidden by the overgrowth of sounds that others still continue to sow. Every year there’s [...]
Ulthar Cosmovore 20 Buck Spin The San Francisco Bay Area has produced no shortage of exceptional death metal acts in recent decades, with an annual three-day festival solidifying their place in extreme music history. One of the newest bands to [...]
Brainoil Singularity To Extinction Tankcrimes There is a certain dissection of sounds that is integral to the core of many sludge metal acts, especially ones that incorporate the styling of doom and crust punk. Long-running Oakland outfit [...]
Matthew Dear Bunny Ghostly International As the final days of the year begin to tighten down, it’s a good time to take note of the number of notable pop releases that have all worked to eschew traditional musical structure. However, with nearly [...]
Lizard Pool Spark Out Of Line Finding a dark harmony between the frenetic melodies of indie rock and the depressive tones of post-punk is the artistic drive behind Lizard Pool’s second LP Spark. Through the employment of heavily synthesized [...]
Thus Owls The Mountain That We Live Upon For The Living And The Dead Swedish-Canadian duo Erika and Simon Angell have been steadily traveling into the depths of sound possibilities for nearly a decade, reaching out to incorporate unconventional [...]
