[Photo by Mike Garcia] “It’s a punk album as much as it’s a metal album and it’s unrelenting on so many levels! Imagine if Motörhead bred with Bolt Thrower – their offspring might sound like SKELETON‘s powerful fury…” — Cvlt Nation Stream / Share Skeleton HERE. Cvlt Nation is streaming theContinue Reading
[Photo by Karlo Gesner] “…The words that kept popping up created images of my own experience with anxiety. The song ended up being my representation of a panic attack.” — Rose Heater, CAVERN Stream / Share CAVERN’s “Dove” HERE. Maryland-based atmospheric post-rock trio CAVERN will release their fourth full-length, Powdered, August 28th. The six tracksContinue Reading
View / Share THE ORACLE’s “An Ascension” HERE. Worcester, Massachusetts-based avant electronics project THE ORACLE today unveils the video accompaniment to “An Ascension.” Now playing courtesy of Cvlt Nation, the track comes by way of the project’s debut Hypogeum set for release this August via Repose Records. Inspired at onceContinue Reading
NEW ALBUM TO BETTER DAYS OUT AUGUST 7 Slaves — featuring drummer Zack Baker, guitarists Wes Richmond and Felipe Sanchez, bassist Colin Vieira, and vocalist Matt McAndrew — have announced a livestreamed record release show that will take place at The Whisky in Los Angeles on August 5 at 9PM ET. The band’s upcoming album To Better Days arrives August 7 viaContinue Reading
(Boston, Massachusetts – May 19, 2020) – After recently announcing their worldwide signing to Century Media Records, progressive metal outfit WILDERUN releases an alternate version and video of their track “Hope & Shadow” today. The new version of the track was recorded during lockdown and was originally released on the band’s secondContinue Reading
THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND TO FILM DESERT CENTRIC VIDEO FOR NEXT SINGLE “PALE HORSE RIDER” “PALE HORSE RIDER” WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DSPS JULY 24 SECOND FULL-LENGTH ALBUM BLESSContinue Reading
Doug Locke (hi-res) Photo credit: Jeremy Jackson “I went to the studio with the intention of writing a dance song, but after receiving news of yet another vicious attack, I broke down in tears,” says independent alternative artist DOUG LOCKE about his new single “Why?” from his recent EP Why? (Lunar II) (released May 26, 2020). “On theContinue Reading
Everyone’s favorite masked mutants, GHOUL, are back with “The Nectarnomicon,” a slime drenched single slab of atonal protoplasm straight from the stygian bowels of Creepsylvania, and only available on Bandcamp! Head to maniaxe.bandcamp.com to hear (and buy) what Rolling Stone Magazine’s attorneys call, “…a…song…!” When roused from a jenkem induced slumber for comment,Continue Reading
Popular underground music/arts portal CVLT Nation expands their ongoing live series and presents their first concert series with Sonic Unrest Vol. 1, running this week! July 9th through 11th, 2020 sees the first of CVLT Nation’s Sonic Unrest virtual fests. Sonic Unrest Vol. 1 features nine bands from around theContinue Reading
The EP was recorded and produced by Dan Eve, Anthoy Resta, John Mailloux, and Paul Hager. Mastering was done at The Lodge. The songs are punchy and instantly memorable. Guitar riffs from Ron Rich are infectious and the melodic vocals of Randy Bettencourt are instantly stuck in your head. DrivenContinue Reading