FOCUS // HEATHEN SPIRITUALS: EX-SWANS PERCUSSIONIST THOR HARRIS DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM THOR AND FRIENDS
FOCUS // MMIW AWARENESS DAY: VERN FROM TURIAN HELPS US FACE FACTS AND EXPLAINS HOW MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN BECAME A CENTRAL THEME FOR BLOOD QUANTUM BLUES
NEW MUSIC // JESS JOY CULTIVATES INSANITY ON NEW LP WON’T BE KICKED OUT OF THE GARDEN FEATURING DEERHOOF’S GREG SAUNIER
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GIG REVIEW // TOEHIDER, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, AND NO SUCH ANIMAL AT THE URBAN LOUNGE
GEAR // MEASURING SUCCESS: DESIGNING THE S-6, ADAPTING TO TARIFFS, AND EMBODYING NOISE ROCK WITH FLORIAN SCHNEIDER OF MILLIMETRIC INSTRUMENTS
GEAR // NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: RUNNING WILD WITH THE NOKILL PEDAL CO BORZOI GLITCH FUZZ
FOCUS // DOG DAYS WITH NOKILL PEDAL CO: ALEX BROWN ON MASHING SONIC OPPOSITES, BIRTHING THE BORZOI GLITCH FUZZ, AND THE DETAILS OF OUR AMAZING GIVEAWAY
GAMES // THE 2.0’S DAY MUSIC DUMP: HOLD ON TO YOUR BITS AS WE DIVE INTO THE LAST NINETY DAYS OF SCORES AND ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS
GAMES // BUNGIE JUMPING: THE COMPLEX HISTORY OF THE LEGENDARY STUDIO BEHIND HALO, DESTINY, AND MULTIPLE ACTS OF PLAGIARISM
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NEW MUSIC // YVETTE YOUNG LETS IT ALL GO WITH NEW SINGLE “OUTTA SIGHT, OUTTA MIND” Michael Whiteside·June 6, 2025When it comes to artists pushing themselves, you’ll find many of them follow a pendulous path, with their...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·54 views
NEW MUSIC // TURIAN BREAKS LOOSE WITH THE WILD AND PROFOUND BLOOD QUANTUM BLUES Michael Whiteside·June 6, 2025Seattle’s Turian has always been an impressively forward thinking heavy band, holding a sense of unified progression over...DARK AND HEAVYHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·32 views
NEW MUSIC // CAR BOMB ROAR BACK TO LIFE WITH SURPRISE SINGLE AND EP ANNOUNCEMENT Michael Whiteside·June 6, 2025Yesterday afternoon, we were lifelessly limping through our daytime gig when we pulled out our phone to check...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·20 views
NEW MUSIC // VILDHJARTA CONTINUE TO EVOLVE WITH THE STUNNING + där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar + Michael Whiteside·May 30, 2025To be honest, we thought we knew where we’d sit with + där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar...DARK AND HEAVYHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·49 views
NEW MUSIC // VOVK ENLIST JOHANNES PERSSON OF CULT OF LUNA FOR POWERFUL NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·May 28, 2025Just a couple years back, we heard from Ukrainian prog band Vovk for the first time – we...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·14 views
NEW MUSIC // BISCUIT HEAD OOZE WITH SECRET SAUCE ON CHUNKY MOISTURE Michael Whiteside·May 27, 2025You know, it’s been a while since we looked at a track listing and thought to ourselves, “Jesus...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINENEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·35 views
NEW MUSIC // ARMATURE HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME WITH THEIR SELF-TITLED RECORD Michael Whiteside·May 27, 2025It’s been over five years since we first heard of Armature, but it feels like even longer –...HEADLINELIGHT AND NOODLYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·40 views
NEW MUSIC // WAVE MOSAIC TAKE US UNDER WITH THEIR LONG AWAITED DEBUT LIVING ARTIFACTS Michael Whiteside·May 27, 2025Genres are weird, right? They’re not quite extinct thanks to things like streaming, algorithms, playlists, etc., but sometimes...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·38 views
NEW MUSIC // BIONATOPS AND BILLY RYMER OF THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN GET THAT DOG IN ‘EM WITH A SWAMPY NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·May 23, 2025For the end of our dog days giveaway with NOKILL Pedal Co (which you can see here), we...HEADLINENEW MUSIC·0 Comments·0·15 views