WAYFARER Unveils “Hollow Hearts On The Trail To Eden” Video/Single; Riders Of The Setting Sun Preorders Available

WAYFARER will release their forthcoming album, Riders Of The Setting Sun, November 20th via Vesperian/Metal Blade Records. Alongside the preorder launch today, the band unveils the album’s new single “Hollow Hearts On The Trail To Eden,” paired with an official Read More …

STEVE VON TILL x FIREKEEPER NOISE COLLECTIVE: Partnership Between Browning Public Schools Students And NEUROSIS Member, “iiyiikǎakimǎan,” Drops For World Suicide Prevention Day

NEUROSIS’ Steve Von Till partnered with students of Browning Public Schools, now dubbed FIREKEEPER NOISE COLLECTIVE, who today unveil a special musical collaboration named “iiyiikǎakimǎan,” released for World Suicide Prevention Day. FIREKEEPER NOISE COLLECTIVE demonstrates Firekeeper Alliance’s broader approach to Read More …

MASTER BOOT RECORD To Release Computer Metal Full-Length On October 30th Via Metal Blade Records; New Single Now Streaming + Preorders Available

Stream MASTER BOOT RECORD’s “DOT MATRIX” HERE.  Italy’s MASTER BOOT RECORD will release its Computer Metal full-length on October 30th via Metal Blade Records! Computer Metal makes a bold statement across its ten songs, kicking off with the first single, Read More …

THE KEENING, Feat. Rebecca Vernon Of SubRosa, To Release Sophomore Full-Length, Devotion, October 16th On Relapse Records; “A Little Bit Of Blood” Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

“Richly progressive, folk-informed, heavy post-rock, and a sick burn to boot.” – The Obelisk Rebecca Vernon (SubRosa), the driving creative force behind THE KEENING, returns with her second album, Devotion, out October 16th on Relapse Records. Comments Vernon on the Read More …

FOREIGN BODY: Second LP From Brooklyn Noise Rock Punks, Libertine, Premiered By IDIOTEQ; Album Drops Tomorrow On Brutal Panda Records + Tour Begins Next Week

photos by FOREIGN BODY and Miriam Libertine, the second LP from Brooklyn-based noise rock/punk outsiders FOREIGN BODY, is now streaming at IDIOTEQ, paired with a full track-by-track rundown of the record. The stream precedes the album’s official release tomorrow on Brutal Read More …

MADAM ORANGE: Chicago-Based Eclectic Drone/Jazz/Improv Duo Posts “Apogee” Single/Performance Video; Debut Album, Parallax, Nears October 23rd Release On Amalgam

photos by Ricardo Adame MADAM ORANGE – the new entity uniting Chicago-based avant musicians/solo artists Emily Rach Beisel and Bill Harris – presents a live performance video of “Apogee.” The track is found on their eclectic solo album, Parallax, nearing Read More …

MOTHERLESS: Chicago Riff Conjurors Announce East Coast Live Dates

Chicago riff conjurors MOTHERLESS will join Porcupine for a nine-date tour next month. The journey will commence on October 16th in Chicago, Illinois and run through October 24th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Comments vocalist/rhythm guitarist Stavros Giannopoulos, “We couldn’t be more stoked Read More …

SHRINEBURNER: No Clean Singing Hosts Exclusive Stream Of Hymns Of Despair, The Vicious Debut LP From Chicago Sludge Metal Trio; Album To Be Released This Friday

photo by Graham Marcy “…the word ‘crushing’ comes to mind, but sometimes that word seems too timid for the intensity of SHRINEBURNER’s Hymns Of Despair…” – No Clean Singing Hymns Of Despair, the debut album from Chicago-based sludge metal outfit Read More …

GRADIENCE Debuts “Agony” Video; Anomaly Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records

“The raw power of the guitars and double bass meets hard-hitting flows, emotional melodies, and hypnotic electronic elements. In terms of quality, GRADIENCE can easily hold their own against the bigger names in the genre.” – Rock Hard Germany Danish Read More …

CARTILAGE: Decibel Magazine Streams Operating Altar, The Gorestrewn Third LP By Bay Area Deathgrind Crew; Album Out Friday On Everlasting Spew Records + Tour With Goetia To Begin

photos by Kei Mowry “…a concept album chronicling medical nightmares, malpractice and a surgeon whose Hippocratic oath appears to have been misplaced somewhere near the bone saw.” – Decibel Magazine Operating Altar, the carrion-corroded third album from San Francisco deathgrind Read More …