photo by John Mourlas How can artists and musicians respond to an era when jackbooted thugs descend on U.S. cities, tech billionaires blithely deploy technologies calculated to wipe out the livelihoods of millions, and misinformation controls the rage of the Read More …
photos by Mike Louis Chicago trio AZIOLA CRY unveils their incoming fourth album, Dysphoria Ritual, which is now confirmed for release this April through 7D Media, the label founded by former King Crimson member Trey Gunn. AZIOLA CRY is an Read More …
photo by Lauren Racioppi “One way to think about this song’s progression is as a gradual climb up a hill so imposing that the weather changes as the ascent proceeds, and then as a flight through the air back to Read More …
photos by Mike Burns “Subterfuge covers a pretty wide sonic range while remaining within the boundaries of sludge—some of it is more upbeat and punk influenced, while other tracks stray more into doom or border on death metal.” – Decibel Read More …
photos by Sarina Villareal Ehrgott “…one of those songs that’s so emotionally evocative, so viscerally soul-stirring in its impact, that vocals are unnecessary…” – No Clean Singing No Clean Singing presents the premiere of “Waters Of Natron,” the latest single Read More …
photos by Joe Branton Prominent US prog label The Lasers Edge presents the fifth album from English instrumental progressive rock quartet POLY-MATH, Something Deeply Hidden. Based in Brighton and London, POLY-MATH is heavily influenced by early classic prog, Ethio-jazz, post-rock, Read More …
photos by Simone Muri “It’s a perfect marriage of sound and vision, mirroring the track’s suffocating layers of synthesizers and its slow, hypnotic pull into nocturnal isolation.” – The Sleeping Shaman Songs Of Embrace, the new LP by THE MON Read More …
photos by Brittany Rosequeen “I Got Tunnel Vision” is the infectious new banger from New Bedford, Massachusetts’ hardcore punk trailblazers A WILHELM SCREAM. The track is the latest warning shot from the band’s impending sixth LP, Cheap Heat, set for Read More …
photo by Alon Levin SUBMASQ, formerly known as Subterranean Masquerade, today unveils their cover of Rammstein’s “Mutter,” through an exclusive video premiere hosted by MetalSucks, as their Oedipus EP nears release on Friday. After 25 years of musical exploration and Read More …
photo by Peter Gannushkin Soloist EMILY RACH BEISEL unveils the details of her alluring and introspective second album, Sumptuous Branching, through Chicago’s avant/exploratory label Amalgam in April. EMILY RACH BEISEL is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, educator, curator, and woodwind specialist. Read More …