Rebel Extravaganza

Heavy Metal And Other Occasional Musics And Cultures

Subsound Records

SHERPA stream new album, Land Of Corals, in full

Stream new album Land Of Corals Four years after their sophomore record, Tigris & Euphrates, and an acclaimed performance at Roadburn Festival, the creative duo of Matteo Dossena and Franz Cardone (aka SHERPA) take us on yet another singular and immersive aural journey with their new album, Land Of Corals. Their hybrid marriage of shoegaze, atmospheric doom/post-metal and electronics blossoms in lush textures and slow but rewarding build-ups, with Dossena’s airy vocals making for a highly tantalizing ride. Darkness and light coexist seamlessly throughout the album’s 40 minutes — either through the trip-hop-meets-drone vibe of intro track ‘Silt’ and the […]

MASSIMO PUPILLO: stream dark drone debut album of ZU’s bassist in full

Jazz metal trio ZU’s bassist and occult experimentalist MASSIMO PUPILLO presents his first solo album in its entirety. The unsettling ambient drone album The Black Iron Prison will drive you to the abysses of mankind. “You’ll find yourself drifting through each track, enveloped by the well-positioned mix that swallows you whole. As you reach the final, titular track, Pupillo cranks up the experimentation more, with some unique bass sounds created and utilised in the song.” — Everything Is Noise Matching live instruments and machines to perfection MASSIMO PUPILLO’s debut solo album, The Black Iron Prison, is remarkably obscure and mystic: […]