FOCUS // FIGHT CLOUD ON THE LOVE, LOSS, AND EVOLUTION THAT INSPIRED RITUAL DISASTER, THEIR UPCOMING NEW ALBUM
EXCLUSIVE // CATHOLICS CELEBRATE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY WITH A NEW SINGLE AND A HOST OF FANTASTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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NEW MUSIC // NYOS BRING US TO OUR KNEE-OH’S WITH WATERFALL CAVE FANTASY, FOREVER Michael Whiteside·October 27, 2023NYOS, one of our favorite Finnish exports, have a grip on vivid storytelling that doesn’t come around very...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·104 views
NEW MUSIC // ANDO SAN MAKES THE GRASS A LITTLE GREENER ON SEEING PASTURES Michael Whiteside·August 8, 2023Ando San has been blazing a trail for himself in prog-hop for a few years now. You’ve seen...HEADLINEJAZZY AND WACKYNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·82 views
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