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Swans’ latest album takes a hypnotic, meditative approach to churning out some of the most grand and visceral rock instrumentation in the band’s 13-album discography.
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Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix seems to be embarking upon a more solo-oriented musical journey as Liturgy’s next album is yet to be released. While that’s a bit of a personal disappointment, this new project, Survival, might sit a little better with those who were turned off by Liturgy’s fast,
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Instrumental stoner rock outftit Stallone has a new EP that came out this past October. If this kinda music is up your alley, you may already be familiar with guitarist Juan Montoya due to his contributions to the band Torche on albums like Meanderthal. However, since leaving the band, it
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Chronopoly by Town Portal Some mathematical and progressive instrumental metal from the band Town Portal on its latest full-length effort, Chronopoly. This album serves up one groove-heavy piece of music after another, and the recording is actually pretty heavy as well. This LP is available on opaque vinyl via Bandcamp.
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On their third full-length release, Boston’s Pile connects the heavy hitting sounds of post-hardcore with the dramatic and melodic songwriting prowess of frontman Rick Maguire. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though the latest effort from Pig Destroyer is undeniably an all-out riff fest, I’m not feeling the same thrilling level of intensity I typically enjoy from this genre in general. WATCH THE REVIEW
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We all know Tame Impala’s unmatched and uncanny ability to replicate the sounds of golden age psychedelia, but with their latest video offering, the Perth boys prove that, with a little help from Japanese visual artist Yoshi Sodeoka, they can flawlessly emulate the mind-bending visuals of 60s psychedelic rock
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MP3 Pallbearer is one of doom metal’s newest faces, and was recently turned onto them by NPR Music. You can actually stream the band’s debut studio album, Sorrow and Extinction, right here. Though I continually catch flak for enjoying metal–from both fans and haters of the genre–
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Coming out March 26h on Nuclear Blast, here is a track from the forthcoming Meshuggah album, Koloss. Like usual, the band’s riffs hit a strong, oddly timed groove. Stylistically, it’s nothing incredibly new for the band, but I think it still manages to reach a darker shade of
