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Lykantropi – Tales To Be Told
Swedish psychedelic folk rockers Lykantropi have released their new experience Tales To Be Told, their first record of all new material, written together based on classic forest folklore and traditional stories. It’s a Swedish, trippy time warp back to the late shadows of the ‘60s and early ‘70s, when the last bits of the hippy trip could still be tongue tied into induced, enhanced inspirations. T...[Read More]
My Summer as a Goth – Director Interview – Tara Johnson-Medinger
Warning: Interview contains spoilers. My Summer as A Goth is a modern day coming of age, romantic comedy-drama with elements of the ‘80s while addressing the timeless issues of alienation, fitting in, personal growth, manipulation and dealing with major loss. Directed by Tara Johnson-Medinger, the films the product of a 10 year vision finally coming to dark life with help from a terrific mu...[Read More]
Gaia Guarda – Anatomy of Fear
From the great white north, Montreal pianist, harpist, and singer Gaia Guarda releases her Anatomy of Fear. Paving and playing new steps in the neoclassical dark wave sound. Tip toeing and spicing together her favorite parts creating a distinguished sound off classical, haunting sophistication with shoes in the pop world and part hove in dark industrial. The classically-trained artist has spent ne...[Read More]
The Last Laugh – Director Interview with Jeremy Berg
Interview contains potential spoilers The Last Laugh is part horror slasher,, part classic suspense and a bit irreverent comedy. Director Jeremy Berg’s third film is part modern theater drama with a bit of blood, murder and mystery. Starring Steve Vanderzee as Myles, a stand-up comedian on the verge of a breakout performance forced to make career altering choices after discovering a body in...[Read More]
Null Positiv – The Sound of Independence
Since 2015 Deutschland’s foursome Null Positiv have spent the last five+ years building their fan base and sound led by the loud roar and soothing tongue of vocalist Elli Berlin. Delivering a neck-snapping combo of guttural growls and smooth, clean singing also armed with hair that can whiplash from a distance. Guitarist Bene Gugebbauer, bassist Manu Altendorfer and drummer Flo Schnablo make the s...[Read More]
Places Around The Sun
Portuguese heavy rock four-piece Places Around The Sun release album three this summer. The self-titled effort spreads their eclectic sound further across the globe into new and familiar ears with a mixed caldron of Urge Overkill and Opeth featuring ‘70s psychedelic sludge with a bit of ‘60s hippie trippin’. They released debut Still Here in 2016, producing sophomore serving Pluto in 2018 from th...[Read More]
Trauma – A Heavy Rebirth
Resurrected thrash veterans Trauma will return to European stages in November bringing three records worth of material, from the early ‘80s to recent efforts with new material in the making. The band formed alongside thrash icons Exodus, Testament and other members of the first thrash family. Trauma’s come a long way since debut Scratch and Scream. Roughly 35 years later in 2013 they returned, rec...[Read More]
Dead Animal Assembly Plant – The Slaughterhouse Five
If you’ve never heard the legend of The Sweet Meats Slaughterhouse than vocalist/founder Zach Wager of Dead Animal Assembly Plant will introduce you to his morbid meat grinding creation. He’s the main string puller of the Oregon based five-piece, playing a mix of industrialized metal fitting for what abominations could come out of the cracked, conjured earth or the bitter cold abandoned wastelands...[Read More]
Close The Hatch – Modern Witchcraft
Dayton Ohio’s Close The Hatch has spent the last decade making unclassifiable noise reminiscent of the best and worst parts of a prolonged acid trip. They’ve conjoined the dark morphing soul of Pink Floyd with the darker composing creativity and personalities of the four inhabitants. Creating a mesmerizing opus of atmosphere, doom, experimental noise and ideas conjured by perverse influences. Sin...[Read More]
Evil Invaders – Surge of Insanity- Live in Antwerp 2018.
In October 2019 Belgium’s thrash speed blitzkrieg Evil Invaders released their live album and DVD Surge of Insanity – Live in Antwerp 2018. The DVD captured the 14 song hour plus show in their noise laden hometown annihilation. Filmed at Trix in September 2018, the performance captures the screaming adrenaline soaked set in its audio and visual brilliance. The band showed off skills and aura playi...[Read More]
Devilskin – Crimson Idols
The four piece band from Hamilton, New Zealand have spent the last decade ‘in the skin’ making a name for themselves with fellow countryman, spreading three studio albums and a live DVD to global ears. They’re no longer New Zealand’s best kept secret, after multiple European treks, the buzz has hit American shores. Their third studio creation Red has garnered major attention and positive feedback,...[Read More]
Raider – Guardian of the Fire
Canada has unleashed the newest thrash onslaught in Waterloo Ontario’s five-piece Raider. Their new full-length “Guardian of The Fire” is eight tracks of raw, old-school thrash modernized for today’s hungry headbanging youth holding the ingredients of their ‘80s and ‘90s forefathers. Perpetual speed, noise and a nuclear assault on the ears and senses was the goal attained. With first single “Boun...[Read More]