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Album Review: Xasthur – Inevitably Dark

So, one of the strangest touring packages I’ve seen in a good while was WINO & XASTHUR a few years back. Granted, gone were all elements of black metal from what Scott Connor and his guitar compadre, Joe Baker were doing there, at that dive bar in Nashville, TN, so maybe it wasn’t that outlandish after all. All he needed was a cowboy hat, right? Well, over XASTHUR’s set, I was reminded of what a good guitarist he actually is. And now, a few years after, Connor returns with the sprawling Inevitably Dark, recorded solo and on a Tascam DP-03. […]

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WORM: Blackened Horde Announces Necromancy Over Florida September Tour Dates

Having made their live debut in April, including a set at Decibel Magazine’s Metal & Beer Festival, black/gloom metal collective WORM has announced a three-city tour across their home state of Florida in September. Necromancy Over Florida will see WORM performing on September 21st in Miami, September 22nd in Orlando, and will end in Tampa on the Fall Equinox, September 23rd. Support acts will be announced in the weeks ahead. WORM’s Phantom Slaughter declares, “Greetings. It is with great pleasure to announce that our next live run will be in the ancient marshlands of Florida. We are extremely honored for […]

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Album Review: The Sigil – Argante [EP]

What a pleasant surprise this EP is! If you’re a fan of proto-metal/retro rock, this Swedish band is not to be missed. They could definitely be lumped in with the “occult rock” category, but I feel the songwriting and production is better than most of that ilk. The five tunes here are genuinely well crafted and should appeal to fans of diverse acts like JETHRO TULL, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, OPETH, ALAN PARSONS PROJECT and URIAH HEEP. The sound is organic hard rock from the heart of the ’70s. ‘The Shape of Shadows’ starts things off with a driving, guitar-oriented tune. […]

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FALSE FED: Neurot Recordings Confirms Let Them Eat Fake, The Debut LP From Ministry, Amebix, Nausea, Discharge Members, For October 13th Release; ‘Echoes Of Compromise’ Video + Preorders Posted

Watch the video for first single from FALSE FED’s Let Them Eat Fake, ‘Echoes Of Compromise’, at THIS LOCATION Neurot Recordings confirms October 13th as the release date of Let Them Eat Fake, the debut from FALSE FED – the dark punk act formed by members of Discharge, Ministry, Soulfly, Nausea, Amebix, and more. With the news, a video for the lead single ‘Echoes Of Compromise’ has been issued alongside the album’s track listing, preorders, and more. FALSE FED unites vocalist Jeff Janiak (Discharge, Broken Bones), guitarist Stig C. Miller (Amebix, Zygote), bassist JP Parsons, and drummer Roy Mayorga (Nausea, […]

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Album Review: Vulture Industries – Ghosts From The Past

Norway’s VULTURE INDUSTRIES has been a case of quality over quantity from its inception, so we’ll forgive them if it takes a year, or three, or four between albums. Swimming just beneath the surface, it seems, in the ocean that is prog-infused metal without going full-bore into unabashed wankery, the five-piece has never gotten its due, at least from where this fellow sits. And now, six (count ‘em!) years after the stellar Stranger Times, the band return with Ghosts From The Past. ‘New Lords Of Light’ shines, elements of SENTENCED, GREEN CARNATION and, yes, LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE, a heady blend of […]

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AETERNUS To Tour Europe & UK With GORGOROTH

Norwegian Dark Metal pioneers & Agonia Records’s recent signees, AETERNUS, will play as direct support to Black Metal stalwarts GORGOROTH on a late 2023 European & UK tour. Opening the bill will be Swiss Impalement and Greek-Dutch Aran Angmar. AETERNUS is not far from revealing details of its ninth studio album and first since 2018’s Heathen. The album is expected to be released later this year on Agonia Records. AETERNUS was formed by Ares in 1993 in Bergen, Norway, and pioneered the genre known as Dark Metal; combining Black Metal and Death Metal with elements of classical and folk music. […]

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NATHANAEL LAROCHETTE: Everything Is Noise Premieres Old Growth, The New Solo Acoustic Album From Musk Ox/The Night Watch Guitarist; Record To Drop This Friday, July 21st

Everything Is Noise is currently streaming Old Growth, the new album from Musk Ox/The Night Watch guitarist and Agalloch collaborator NATHANAEL LAROCHETTE. The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official unveiling this Friday, July 21st. Old Growth is a moving collection of solo acoustic compositions recorded live (often by candlelight) in a woodland cabin on the shores of White Lake, Ontario. Coming off the demanding productions of both The Night Watch and Musk Ox’s critically acclaimed third records, the idea for Old Growth was simple enough: record each of the album’s pieces live in a single take, capturing the […]

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INCANTATION Announces New Album, Unholy Deification, Out August 25th On Relapse Records; ‘Concordat (The Pact) I’ Video Now Playing + Preorders Available

Death metal icons INCANTATION will unleash their new album, Unholy Deification, via Relapse Records on August 25th, today revealing the record’s artwork, track listing, preorders, and first single/video! INCANTATION frontman John McEntee comments, “I’m not interested in playing it safe. I think other people feel that there are limits to what we do. However, I don’t see it that way. If it feels right, then it’s INCANTATION. The songs we write are an honest expression of ourselves. When people hear the new album, I hope they think, ‘Why are these guys so pissed off?!’ Rage gives focus, which is why […]

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Album Review: Oxblood Forge – Cult Of Oblivion [EP]

The blend of stoner and doom is hard to get right, even more so when bands task themselves with (or come by it naturally, which is best) tossing some traditional heavy metal into the cauldron to kick the concoction up a few notches. Boston’s OXBLOOD FORGE is one of those, and Cult Of Oblivion follows its first full-length showing, Decimator of 2021. Instantly I’m not fond of Ken MacKay’s vocal approach, but I’m equally unsure if it’s due to my setting expectations prior to listening, or if his shout/bellow/screech delivery would be truly better suited to a more aggressive style. […]

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SUSPIRIORUM: Blue Oÿster Cult cover streaming at The Obelisk

Texan occult and classic rock collective SUSPIRIORUM (with members of Witchcryer, Destroyer Of Light, Runescarred, Hinayana) present the lyric video for their new single and Blue Öyster Cult cover “I Love The Night” exclusively at The Obelisk. The song is taken from the upcoming CD version of their self-released debut EP, Suspiriorum. SUSPIRIORUM take their cue from bands like Italian progressive and cinematic rock masters Goblin, while expanding their sound further to include inspiration from occult rock pioneers Blue Öyster Cult and Coven, as well as prog rock luminaries Opeth. Their luscious debut 3-track ranges from organ-driven classic rock to […]

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