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FALL & RESIST – Dissolved In Misery [EP]

Australian quintet FALL & RESIST returns with its third EP. At under 20 minutes there’s no time to waste, but the first 0:54 of ‘Living The Lie’ are perfect, building up from a scratchy vinyl to so keys, then finally exploding with a robustness the band hasn’t displayed previously. The guitars could’ve been more forward in this mix, but it’s a small complaint. There’s a bit of NWOAHM in ‘Moments Of Clarity’, yet nary a breakdown, the band clearly having spent time trying to hew out their own sound in a cluttered scene. ‘Cogs In The Machine’ ups the ante […]

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TRIBUNAL: Vancouver’s Somber Doom Metal Quintet Announces Summer West Coast Tour Dates; Acclaimed Second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, Out Now On 20 Buck Spin

Vancouver, British Columbia-based orchestral death/doom metal quintet TRIBUNAL continues to book new tour dates across the continent in support of their acclaimed second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, released earlier this year on 20 Buck Spin. From August 21st through 24th, TRIBUNAL will perform in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and Kelowna, a co-headlining run with New Skeletal Faces. The following week, TRIBUNAL will play two shows on Vancouver Island – in Victoria September 5th and Nanaimo September 6th – with support from Kayas and Empress. The band will play In Penitence And Ruin in its entirety at both the Vancouver and […]

Album Reviews

Album Review: Vindicator – Whispers Of Death

It’s an all out thrash attack from this long-running Ohio band, and they really know what they’re doing. You don’t have to get too deep into Whispers Of Death to realize this is a veteran band that focuses on the essence of thrash. There’s no attempt to update the sound, smooth things out or add some grand concept to what they’re doing…they’re in it to whoop ass and that’s about it. You might not be able to sit down for a week after the ass-whooping delivered here. When VINDICATOR is operating at its peak, they rival EXODUS as far as […]

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DWELLERS: Decibel Magazine Premieres ‘Headlines’ Animated Video From Salt Lake City Progressive Blues Rock Outfit Featuring Members Of Iota, Failure, More

Salt Lake City-based progressive blues rock outfit, DWELLERS, are pleased to unveil their new video for ‘Headlines’. Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track comes off the band’s Corrupt Translation Machine full-length, released via Small Stone Recordings in May. DWELLERS’ story has always been one of diversion and redirection. Forged in Salt Lake City by guitarist/vocalist Joey Toscano, also of Iota, the band’s 2012 debut, Good Morning Harakiri, and its 2014 follow-up, Pagan Fruit, helped establish a distinct creative voice in psychedelia and Americana-tinged blues rock, expressive and vulnerable in ways that heavy rock ‘n’ roll is rarely willing to […]

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Album Review: Bright Sunshine – Executive Power Supreme

After shaking up the power structure of the Southwestern service area for the past few fiscal years, regional representatives of the corporate headhunting group BRIGHT SUNSHINE have entered into a partnership with Reptilian Records in hopes to boost brand recognition and expand upon an already lean and mean business acumen with Executive Power Supreme. Alright, time to gather ‘round…everyone, take your seats. Linda? Linda? No, Linda won’t be hosting this meeting due to the Sign-Up Sheet Fiasco of ’22. Focus on the positive here, as we open with ‘Growth Opportunities’, a calamitous ride down a gravel road, slamming into guardrail […]

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STOMACH: No Clean Singing Streams Low Demon LP From Chicago-Based Merciless Sludge Act Formed By Weekend Nachos, Sick/Tired, Sea Of Shit Members; Album Out July 18 On Hibernation Release

Chicago-based miserable sludge/doom henchmen STOMACH deliver their merciless second LP, Low Demon, now streaming in its entirety at No Clean Singing ahead of its street date this Friday through Hibernation Release. STOMACH began as a duo featuring drummer/vocalist John Hoffman (Weekend Nachos, Ledge) and guitarist Adam Tomlinson (Sick/Tired, Sea Of Shit), who previously played together in the very first Weekend Nachos lineup. The duo released two demo tapes and their monstrous debut album, Parasite, prior to their upcoming second album, Low Demon, the band having since evolved into a live three-piece with the addition of bassist Kirk Syrek (Sick/Tired, Exalted). […]

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CRYPTODIRA – Genesis Of Error [EP]

For those who remember the sledgehammer to the gut that was ‘Constituted: I. Constitutum’ from ‘17’s The Devils Despair, you knew CRYPTODIRA wasn’t your New Noise / Revolver “it” band, and was thirsty for blood, likely yours. ‘No Monuments’ shows that that thirst remains unslaked, this spiked and horned child of MASTODON and CRYPTOPSY both more bristled than ever, and still – in the non-face-ripping sections – more sublime. Despite its brevity, ‘The Same River Twice’ is a caterwauling careen downhill race, just this side of uncontrolled, and the 9+ minute title track is a study in sonic immersion. An […]

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DUSTED ANGEL: new album + track announced on HPS Records

Santa Cruz, California’s stoner rock veterans DUSTED ANGEL (with Bl’ast frontman Clifford Dinsmore) return after fifteen years with their new album This Side Of The Dirt this September 19th on Heavy Psych Sounds, and unleash a rip-roaring first track with ‘Death Crushed Hope’. Blast DUSTED ANGEL’s new single ‘Death Crushed Hope’ Says frontman Clifford Dinsmore: “‘Death Crushed Hope’ was always meant to be an uplifting song. It was inspired by the frustration I felt with getting older and the pain we all feel losing friends and loved ones along the way. Later, during my personal battles with cancer, it provided […]

Album Reviews

Album Review: Incinerated – The Epitome Of Transgression

Indonesia’s INCINERATED turned more than a few third eyes inward 2020’s Stellar Abomination. The sheer sonic intrusion held me rapt, elements of Germanic thrash ‘n’ speed – especially in the ragged rage of it all (think KREATOR, Invincible Force DESTRUCTION), but I simply couldn’t get past the way the drums were mixed; not the playing, mind, but the sound itself. Repeated listens brought change and, these days, I fail to remember exactly what I found so irritating about the drums at first. ‘Preludium: The Saint’s Humanity’ does exactly what an intro track (if there must be one) should do, building […]

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APPALOOZA: new single ‘Tarantula’ streaming, The Emperor Of Loss release impending

Brittany-based heavy rock powerhouse APPALOOZA deliver a roaring new excerpt taken from their forthcoming fourth album The Emperor Of Loss, to be issued on September 12th through Ripple Music. Listen to APPALOOZA’s new single ‘Tarantula’ APPALOOZA are purveyors of a massive and fire-driven sound that blends stoner rock, grunge rock, metal and tribal percussions in a highly organic way, all propelled by Wild Horse’s magnetic baritone vocals. Their new album, The Emperor of Loss, is powerful and visceral concept album that explores the psychological depths of emotional captivity, domestic violence, and the mourning of one’s identity. Through a circular narrative, […]

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