GAMES // SPOOKY SEASON CODED: UNPACKING THE VALUE OF HORROR IN 2025 WITH THE BRUTAL AND BEAUTIFUL BACK AND FORTH OF DEAD ISLAND AND DYING LIGHT
Look, we are just as surprised and disappointed as you, but after years of thinking horror and zombie...
Michael Whiteside
FOCUS // DIVING WITHIN: ENTER THE LOOP WITH AIMING FOR ENRIKE AND THEIR SPRAWLING LIVE DOUBLE ALBUM
Norway’s futuristic loop specialist Aiming for Enrike have always pushed their sound into new places, with exploration itself...
NEW MUSIC // 1INAMILLION TAKES US ALL THE WAY WITH THRILLING NEW ALBUM
In 2019, 1inamillion put out a piece called “Take Me To The Bahamas Fest” that brings bombastic joy...
THE TUESDAY MUSIC DUMP // SAVE YOURSELF FROM RAPTURE WITH NEW RELEASES FROM CARDIACS, TOTORRO, JINZO, AND DOZENS MORE
You know that old psychological horror trope where the really crazy guy is scribbling symbols and terminology on...
NEW MUSIC // DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER PATRICK SHIROISHI’S FORGETTING IS VIOLENT
It takes a lot to be recognized in any kind of instrumental space, and not always for the...
NEW MUSIC // COVET TURNS THE PAGE WITH “DENOUEMENT (FT. LITE)”
The last few years have been a whirlwind for Covet, with massive tours and lineup changes in the...
NEW MUSIC // FABULOUS FABULIST MAKE MATH ROCK FOR DIGITAL NOMADS ON NULL AND NOISE
People these days like to call each other “chronically online,” and sometimes, we totally identify. We’re not always...
EXCLUSIVE // WILLIAM COVERT KEEPS VIEWERS ENTRANCED WITH VIBEY VIDEO FOR “TRANCERS”
Well wouldn’t you know it, our main man in Chicago is at it again with entrancing, math-y, post-everything...
EXCLUSIVE // DEAF CLUB AND INDECLINE COMMEMORATE THE EVENTS OF 9/11 WITH INCENDIARY VIDEO FOR “PAIN IN THE ASSERY”
You know, 9/11 was 24 years ago, and it was quite a time to be alive or even...
THIS IS YOUR LIFE // TEN TIMES THE LATE, GREAT BRENT HINDS TOOK MASTODON BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF METAL
Like most in the music community, it’s been a couple weeks but we’re still very much mourning the...