FOCUS // VENUS TWINS ON THE TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS AND RECORDS FOR THE MAKING OF THEIR UPCOMING EP, /\/\/\/\/
FOCUS // FIGHT CLOUD ON THE LOVE, LOSS, AND EVOLUTION THAT INSPIRED RITUAL DISASTER, THEIR UPCOMING NEW ALBUM
NEW MUSIC // THE ARMED CONTINUE TO REFRACT IN TRANSCENDENT LIGHT WITH THEIR CHISELED NEW EP, EVERLASTING GAZE
EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement
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
FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS
NOT ANOTHER FECKING GEAR REVIEW // NATIVE AUDIO BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST TO LIFE WITH THE AAKII CHORUS AND VIBRATO PEDAL
GAMES // THE AXIS UNSEEN CELEBRATES THE DAWNING OF SPOOKY SEASON WITH DEMO LAUNCH AND RELEASE DATE TRAILER
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EXCLUSIVE // BE NOTHING DOES SOMETHING WITH THEIR DELICIOUSLY SAUCY DEBUT, BE ALL THE NOTHING YOU CAN BE Michael Whiteside·September 14, 2023Old heads, angular obsessives, gather round – there’s a new attraction in town. Be Nothing casts a woolly,...DARK AND HEAVYEXCLUSIVESHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·71 views
NEW MUSIC // PROTOMARTYR DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND WITH FORMAL GROWTH IN THE DESERT Michael Whiteside·June 30, 2023Thus far, it hasn’t got nearly the hype that it deserves, but Michigans Protomartyr dropped one of the...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZDARK AND HEAVYHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·53 views
EXCLUSIVE // MIRAKLER MAKES A CONVINCING CASE FOR THE DEVIL ON THEIR CHILLING DEBUT Michael Whiteside·June 22, 2023Oh boy, oh boy, what a time to be alive. At this point, what hasn’t the last few...DARK AND HEAVYEXCLUSIVESHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·121 views
EXCLUSIVE // FINTÉ TAKE US FOR AN ECLECTIC PROGRESSIVE JOURNEY WITH WEI DAS ENDLICHE TREIBT Michael Whiteside·May 19, 2023If you were looking for a progressive journey to take on this weekend, look no further – enter...DARK AND HEAVYEXCLUSIVESHEADLINERELEASE-O-METERUncategorized·0 Comments·0·35 views
FOCUS // EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING LEFT UNSAID AND THE REMASTER OF WE ARE ALL SO INSIGNIFICANT Michael Whiteside·November 4, 2022When it comes to guns blazing, hard-to-believe-they’re-real guitar players, Nelson Brooks has been damn near the top of...DARK AND HEAVYFOCUSRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·134 views
NEW MUSIC // PUT YOUR FAITH IN THE LATEST LP FROM GOD ALONE. Michael Whiteside·November 1, 2022Since 2017, God Alone. have been one of those idiosyncratic bands of wunderkind that routinely exceed expectations, wherever...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZDARK AND HEAVYHEADLINERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·78 views
NEW MUSIC // SKiN GRAFT RECORDS HAVE US GASPING IN HORROR WITH THE SOUNDS TO MAKE YOU SHUDDER COMPILATION Michael Whiteside·October 21, 2022Well, it’s finally here. The absolute madhouse that is SKiN Graft Records’ Sounds to Make You Shudder is...DARK AND HEAVYHEADLINENEW MUSICORCHESTRAL AND AVANT GARDERELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·149 views
NEW MUSIC // GIVE THANKS TO AT HOME WITH MONSTERS AND THEIR VICIOUS NEW SINGLE Michael Whiteside·October 19, 2022Heavy music with a mathematic approach is one of our favorite combos around here, and the latest to...DARK AND HEAVYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·31 views
FOCUS // RELAPSE INTO SILENCE: GETTING TO KNOW THE MANTRA DISCORD Michael Whiteside·October 18, 2022Southern California is known for a great many things. Beautiful weather, a host of tourist hotspots, and lately…...DARK AND HEAVYFOCUSLIGHT AND NOODLYRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·115 views