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PREMIERE: Celebrate Flesh of the Stars’ Return with “Rites”
When we last left off Chicago doom-prog prodigies Flesh of the Stars, in early 2017, they had just released Anhilla. Anhilla is a glorious piece of work: a high-minded concept album that blended...
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Kaleidobolt – Bitter
Here is one of the indelible facts of music: as time moves on, that which is considered heavy, experimental, ground breaking, or any other choice of adjective which is used to denote the “novel”, will...
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Tӧrzs – Tükor
The question of what exactly makes post-rock what it is is a hotly debated one. But, as with all forms of discourse, there are usually a few “points of truth” on which everyone (more or less) tends to...
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Hey! Listen to God Alone!
Irish quintet God Alone may be young enough to have no functional memories of the nineties, but they are already up to their third release – a self-titled EP that you can find linked at the bottom of...
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Hey! Listen to Gabriele Ragonesi!
If it seems like all I’m listening to lately are varieties of progressive rock, it’s because I mostly am. Spurred by my review of Cheeto’s Magazine and my post about Transatlantic, I’ve been both...
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Hey! Listen to Greet Death!
Oh boy! New year, new shoegaze! Although I guess this is technically from last year, it doesn’t matter. You should listen to Greet Death. If you’re a music nerd, this is the band you wait for. New Hell...
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Lesoir – Mosaic
Among the small pleasures of listening to music, it’s satisfying when an album title perfectly encapsulates the narrative played out in the track list. Such is the case with Lesoir‘s fifth album...
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Hail Spirit Noir – Eden In Reverse
With music, as in every facet of life, expectation creates a breeding ground for disappointment. Albums often clear the bar fans continuously raise, of course, but they can also hit it straight on or...
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Alarum – Circle’s End
The thing about Australia is, it’s very big. Really, its very hard to imagine how big that place is and it’s not helped by the fact that most of it is endless desert. More pertinent to our discussion...
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Netherlands – Zombie Techno
Some bands you keep coming back to because you know exactly what you’re going to get. And that’s great! Consistency is an important thing in life. But it’s important to keep a few bands in your...
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The Anatomy Of – Yashira
My introduction to Yashira was, sadly, in 2018 when they lost their drummer, Seth Howard, in a terrible car accident. Seeing their name mentioned in this context wasn’t a good thing, of course, but it...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Let Circle of Sighs Embrace You In Their “Spectral Arms”
It’s about to get real weird in here, y’all. When I first heard Circles of Sighs‘ music, it was when “Narci”, the title track from their upcoming release, was first posted. I was immediately in love;...
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Wave // Breaker – Baldocaster’s Journey Into Deep Space
Back in the late 60’s and the late 70’s, there was a convergence in space, politics, technology, and time that would forever change the face of music. The place: West Germany, where the constant border...
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Rivers of Nihil – The Work
Rivers of Nihil have gone from strength to strength with each of their previous releases, culminating in 2018’s runaway AOTY Where Owls Know My Name. Part of what made Owls so striking was just how...
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The Anatomy Of – Lament Cityscape
You know the drill: if a track I listen to makes me go “holy shit” within the first minute, I am obligated by the gods and foul spirits of metal to write about it. And so, here we are, seeing as Lament...
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