FOCUS // BACK FROM THE LAB: PAVLOV’S BELL RETURNS WITH EVIDENCE OF A NEW SINGLE, A NEW EP, AND THE RETURN OF A FOUNDING MEMBER
FOCUS // MEDICINE FOR ZETA: JUAN CHI ON THE NEW ALBUM, TEAMING UP WITH CESCHI RAMOS FOR CODEFENDANTS, AND MEETING FAT MIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME
EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
EXCLUSIVE // MEMBERS OF TOWN PORTAL AND TRADER FORM INVENTORY, SIGN TO SOFA BOY RECORDS, AND RELEASE ETHEREAL NEW SINGLE
EXCLUSIVE // GET LOST IN THE HYPNOGOGIC HORRORS OF HAUNTED HORSES AND THE PREMIER STREAM OF DWELLER, THEIR MONUMENTAL NEW ALBUM
EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GIG REVIEW // TOEHIDER, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, AND NO SUCH ANIMAL AT THE URBAN LOUNGE
FOCUS // CHRISTOPHER DE CINQUE AND MICHAEL BARRETT OF CLOSURE IN MOSCOW GIVE US THE DOWNLOAD ON RECORDING SOFT HELL, THE MAGIC OF PISS TAKES, AND THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF EXTRACTING ART FROM SUFFERING
GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES
GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #2: HOW VALVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE MARKETPLACE WITH HALF LIFE 2 AND THE LAUNCH OF STEAM
GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #1: A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF A BRIEF STINT WRITING FOR A POPULAR GAMING PUBLICATION
NEW MUSIC // THE ARMED CONFOUND THE MASSES, REACH FOR GREATNESS ON NEW ALBUM Michael Whiteside·April 18, 2021After much fanfare, The Armed have released the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy of mathcore. As potent as...HEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·137 views
NEW MUSIC // SPIKE YOUR AFTERNOON TEA WITH HONEYBENDER’S NEW SINGLE “AN EMPTY ROOM AT MIDNIGHT” Michael Whiteside·April 2, 2021Honeybender release their salty sweet new single today, entitled “An Empty Room at Midnight,” and it’s the band’s...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZLIGHT AND NOODLYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·144 views
FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1 Michael Whiteside·March 16, 2021“What’s your desert island pedal?” It’s a question that has troubled us since the dawn of time-based effects....FOCUSGearNEWS FEED·0 Comments·0·913 views
EXCLUSIVE // VORONOI’S NEW SINGLE DOUBLES AS TRIBUTE TO ASTROPHYSICS LEGEND Michael Whiteside·March 3, 2021Voronoi comfortably orbit a variety of worlds adjacent to math rock, and made a considerable splash with Vacuums...ANNOUNCEMENTSDARK AND HEAVYEXCLUSIVESJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·331 views
EXCLUSIVE // COEUR ATOMIQUE JOIN COUP SUR COUP AND CELEBRATE WITH A DOWNRIGHT CHILLING COVER OF THE RESIDENTS Michael Whiteside·January 22, 2021Since the mid-1980’s, Voïvod‘s Jean Yves “Blacky” Thériault has been hailed as an inimitable force of bass wizardry...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINE·1 Comment·0·467 views
NEW MUSIC // DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO REST ASHORE AND THEIR EVOCATIVE SINGLE Michael Whiteside·December 31, 2020Rest Ashore are Hoboken emo/math quartet that’s been making a name themselves for some time now with their...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·121 views
NEW MUSIC // HORSE TORSO PRESCRIBE SELF-CONFIDENCE, HIGH STRANGENESS FOR MICROPIANIST Michael Whiteside·December 17, 2020For longer than anyone reading this has been alive, the wasteland of holiday shopping has oppressed its inhabitants...DARK AND HEAVYJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICNEWS FEEDRELEASE-O-METERUncategorized·1 Comment·0·186 views
FOCUS // 21 RECORDS THAT MADE ME A BETTER LISTENER IN THE YEAR THAT CHALLENGED EVERYTHING Michael Whiteside·December 15, 2020It boggles the mind that it’s actually been one whole year since I was texting Nikk my selections...EDITORS' PICKSFOCUS·0 Comments·1·727 views
NEW MUSIC // UNPACK GLACIAL RIFFS AND WAVES OF NOSTALGIA WITH HORDERS Michael Whiteside·December 15, 2020Today, we welcome Horders into our homes to unpack riffs, nostalgia, and heartache through the power of their...NEW MUSICNEWS FEEDORCHESTRAL AND AVANT GARDERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·150 views
NEW MUSIC // PLURAL AND THE KEY TO MANIPULATING TIME IN VACUUM SPACE Michael Whiteside·December 7, 2020Plural are here to get loopy. What’s great about loops is no matter what their application might be,...JAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METERUncategorized·0 Comments·0·106 views