Music
Mining Metal: The Best Underground Metal Releases of May and June 2022 – Consequence, July 2022
HEALTH: DISCO4:: PART II – Spectrum Culture, April 2022
Alex Cameron: Oxy Music – Spectrum Culture, March 2022
Nilüfer Yanya: PAINLESS – Spectrum Culture, March 2022
Huerco S.: Plonk – Spectrum Culture, March 2022
Night City’s Industrial Rust Is the “Encryptor/Decryptor” Of Humanity’s Bleak Future (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, February 2022
Blood Incantation: Timewave Zero – Spectrum Culture, February 2022
Brood of Hatred’s Thoughtful Death Metal Enters “The Golden Age” (Early Album Stream) – Invisible Oranges, February 2022
Pyrrhic Salvation Draw From Death Metal’s Widespread Legacy On “Manifestum I” (Early EP Stream) – Invisible Oranges, February 2022
boys be kko: HENSA – Spectrum Culture, February 2022
Mamorlis’ Gallant Heavy Metal Pays Tribute to Redwall on “Salamandastron” (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, February 2022
Mitski: Laurel Hell – Spectrum Culture, February 2022
Pan Daijing: Tissues – Spectrum Culture, February 2022
Unidad Ideológica: Unidad Ideológica – Spectrum Culture, January 2022
Kluizenaer Wield Surreal Intensity on “Verewigung” (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, January 2022
Boris: W – Spectrum Culture, January 2022
Wilderun Demonstrate Their Singular Audacity On “Epigone” (Review) – Invisible Oranges, January 2022
Rediscover: The Mystery Kindaichi Band: The Adventure of Kosuke Kindaichi – Spectrum Culture, January 2022
Haviah Mighty: Stock Exchange – Spectrum Culture, January 2022
Piercing the Veil #8: Devil’s Reef Plunges into Lovecraftian Abysses – Invisible Oranges, January 2022
Seven Nines and Tens’ Vivid Post-Metal Is “Throwing Rocks at Mediocrity” (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, December 2021
Colin Dempsey’s Top Albums of 2021 – Invisible Oranges, December 2021
Ichiko Aoba: Windswept Adan – Spectrum Culture, December 2021
Witchpit Pay “The Blackened Fee” For Hell-Tinged Sludge Metal (Video Premiere) – Invisible Oranges, December 2021
“III” Is a Fragment of Somnolent’s Hellish Dream (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, November 2021
All Are To Return Capture Isolation’s Agony On “AATR II” EP (Early EP Stream) – Invisible Oranges, November 2021
Radiohead: Kid A Mnesia – Spectrum Culture, November 2021
Akiko Yano: Ai Ga Nakucha Ne – Spectrum Culture, November 2021
Obscura Qalma Seek “Apotheosis” In Death Metal Majesty (Early Album Stream) – Invisible Oranges, November 2021
Autokrator Depicts Harrowing “Persecution” Through Obliterating Cruelty (Early Album Stream) – Invisible Oranges, November 2021
Grouper: Shade – Spectrum Culture, November 2021
Swallow the Sun Reflect On “20 Years of Gloom, Beauty, and Despair” in Latest Live Album (Interview) – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Various Artists: Bodyclock, Vol. 2 – Spectrum Culture, October 2021
Vegan Grindcore Insurgents Bloodmouth Hunger for an “Unmanned” Future (Early Album Stream + Track-by-Track) – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
The Horror That Came From Guelph: Four Unsung Hometown Heroes – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Wang Wen 惘闻: 100,000 Whys 十万个为什么 – Spectrum Culture, October 2021
Cognos Ventures to the Unknown Reaches of Progressive Metal (Early Album Stream) – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Contrition Delivers Hyper-Concentrated Ruin On “Diluted” (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Piercing the Veil #7: Crescent Traces Egypt’s History and Inscribes Its Death Metal Future – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Glassing Demonstrate the “Absolute Virtue” of Genre Non-Conformance (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Succumb’s Vicious, Unearthly “XXI” Wastes No Time, Spares No One (Interview) – Invisible Oranges, October 2021
Astrophobos Contemplate Humanity’s Inescapable End on “Utrotning” (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, September 2021
Vertebra Atlantis Conducts Their “Carnal Denouement,” Transcending Flesh Via Death Metal (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, September 2021
Tropical Fuck Storm: Deep States – Spectrum Culture, September 2021
Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – Spectrum Culture, September 2021
Aduanten’s “Sullen Cadence” Stokes the Fires of Melodic Death Metal (Video Premiere) – Invisible Oranges, September 2021
In the Dazzling Realms of Death Metal, Sunless Conduct “The Unraveling of Arcane Past” (Early Track Stream) – Invisible Oranges, September 2021
Knowledge Through Suffering Eliminates Celestial “Concealment” With Annihilating Insight (Early Album Stream) – Invisible Oranges, September 2021
Uncommon Nasa: Only Child – Spectrum Culture, September 2021
“Moros”: Farer Ponder Creation and Destruction Through Chaotic Experimental Doom (Music Video Premiere) – Invisible Oranges, September 2021
The Enigmatic Progressive Rock of Drott (mems. Enslaved, Ulver) Enters the “Arch of Gloom” (Music Video Premiere) – Invisible Oranges, August 2021
Wolves in the Throne Room: Primordial Arcana – Spectrum Culture, August 2021
Foxing: Draw Down the Moon – Spectrum Culture, August 2021
Piercing the Veil #6: Liturgy and Black Metal as A Philosophical Catalyst – Invisible Oranges, August 2021
Rediscover: Ai Aso: Lone – Spectrum Culture, August 2021
Piercing the Veil #5: Slugdge, Gastropods, and the Absurdity of Metal – Invisible Oranges, July 2021
Foodman: Yasuragi Land – Spectrum Culture, July 2021
Half Waif: Mythopoetics – Spectrum Culture, July 2021
White Ward: Debemur Morti – Spectrum Culture, July 2021
June 2021 Recap – Overblown, July 2021
Evidence: Unlearning Vol. 1 – Spectrum Culture, June 2021
Take Me Away: Four Otherworldly Albums From 2021 – Invisible Oranges, June 2021
MIKE: Disco! – Spectrum Culture, June 2021
Grindcore Therapy: Manipulator Invites You to “Settle at the Bottom of Your Own Ocean” (Early Album Stream) – Invisible Oranges, June 2021
Laüstic Pens Eccentric, Insane Ballads on “La Canzone del Cefaloforo” (EP Review) – Invisible Oranges, June 2021
Pan Daijing: Jade 玉观音 – Spectrum Culture, June 2021
Seputus: Phantom Indigo – Spectrum Culture, June 2021
Piercing the Veil #4: Wayfarer Strides Into the Old West – Invisible Oranges, June 2021
Typhonian’s Murderous Death Metal Clockwork Powers “The Cosmic Pendulum of Time” (EP Review) – Invisible Oranges, June 2021
Mach-Hommy: Pray for Haiti – Spectrum Culture, June 2021
May 2021 Recap – Overblown, June 2021
Social Haul Share New Single ‘This Is All I Need’ – For the Love of Bands, May 2021
Five Essential Tracks from Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology – For the Love of Bands, May 2021
Panopticon Returns to The Light (Review + Interview) – Invisible Oranges, May 2021
St. Vincent: Daddy’s Home – Spectrum Culture, May 2021
Piercing the Veil #3: Fractal Generator Explores Entropy and Existence Within the “Macrocosmos” – Invisible Oranges, May 2021
Dream Pop: Sunday Morning Share New Single ‘Anna Says’ – Overblown, May 2021
The Alchemist: This Thing of Ours – Spectrum Culture, May 2021
Bourbonese Qualk: Preparing for Power – Spectrum Culture, May 2021
HIRAKI Writhe In Your Subconscious – Interview – For the Love of Bands, May 2021
Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks of God – Spectrum Culture, May 2021
April 2021 Recap – Overblown, April 2021
Eades: New Band of the Day #280 – Overblown, April 2021
Bust Out Your Chaps and Working Boots with The Armadillo Paradox – Interview – For the Love of Bands, April 2021
HIRAKI: Stumbling Through the Walls – Spectrum Culture, April 2021
The Armed: ULTRAPOP – Spectrum Culture, April 2021
Piercing the Veil #2: Imperial Triumphant Channels the Glamour and Mystery of New York City – Invisible Oranges, April 2021
Yoshinori Hayashi: Pulse of Defiance – Spectrum Culture, April 2021
The Armadillo Paradox: Out of Gas in Oil Country – Spectrum Culture, April 2021
Olde: Pilgrimage – Spectrum Culture, April 2021
Get Comfortable with the Honesty of Erika Severyns: Interview – For the Love of Bands, March 2021
Genghis Tron on Dream Weapon – DSCVRD, March 2021
Explore the Cosmos with Comets ov Cupid: Interview – For the Love of Bands, March 2021
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: Theory of Ice – Spectrum Culture, March 2021
YUNGMORPHEUS: Thumbing Thru Foliage – Spectrum Culture, March 2021
Serj Tankian – ‘Elasticity’ | EP Review – Overblown, March 2021
Piercing the Veil #1: Froglord Saves the Frogs, Melts Our Faces With Roiling Fuzz – Invisible Oranges, March 2021
King Yosef X Youth Code: A Skeleton Key in the Doors of Depression – Spectrum Culture, March 2021
Resequence: JPEGMAFIA: Veteran – Spectrum Culture, March 2021
Erika Severyns is Honest and Contemplative on New Track ‘River Water’ – For the Love of Bands, March 2021
One Step Closer – Tight Community – DSCVRD, March 2021
Chris Crack: Might Delete Later – Spectrum Culture, March 2021
Revisit: Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Fosse: New Band of the Day #277 – Overblown, February 2021
Black Country, New Road: For the first time – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Hulder: Godslastering Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Miss Grit: Imposter – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
slowthai: TYRON – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Overblown’s Favourite Albums for Winter Isolation – Overblown, February 2021
“Phase Out”: Cara Neir Ventures Into Digital Despair and Levels Up (Album Review) – Invisible Oranges, February 2021
Holy Hell! Bath Turns 20 – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Tim Story: Threads (Vinyl Reissue) – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Michael Peter Olsen: Yearning Flow – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Interview | Zig Da Kid – For the Love of Bands, February 2021
LICE: WASTELAND: What Ails Our People Is Clear – Spectrum Culture, February 2021
Colin Dempsey’s Top 10 Albums of 2020 – Overblown, January 2021
Awicha and Galpedar’s Reality-Shredding Black Metal Enters a “World Within Spirit” (Split Review) – Invisible Oranges, January 2021
Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red – Spectrum Culture, January 2021
Boldy James and Real Bad Man: Real Bad Boldy – Spectrum Culture, January 2021
Deftones: White Pony x Black Stallion (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Spectrum Culture, January 2021
Nothing – ‘The Great Dismal’ | Album Review – Overblown, January 2021
AKHLYS: Melinoë – Spectrum Culture, January 2021
Rico Nasty: Nightmare Vacation – Spectrum Culture, January 2021
Ailbhe Reddy Interview; “I want to keep making stuff where the sounds don’t get in the way of the song” – Overblown, January 2021
Hiperson Interview: “We tell ourselves to treasure the obstacles as we treasure the advantages.” – Overblown, January 2021
Top Albums of 2020 (2. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher [Dead Oceans]) – Spectrum Culture, December 2020
A Plush Journey on Facing Mountains’ “Season’s End” – For the Love of Bands, December 2020
The 25 Best Songs of 2020 (4. Perfume Genius: “On the Floor” [Matador Records]) – Spectrum Culture, December 2020
Deafheaven: 10 Years Gone – Spectrum Culture, December 2020
Jordan Reyes: Sand Like Stardust – Spectrum Culture, December 2020
Liturgy: Origin of the Alimonies – Spectrum Culture, November 2020
Mizmor & Andrew Black: Dialetheia – Spectrum Culture, November 2020
Mitochondrial Sun: Sju Pulsarer – Spectrum Culture, November 2020
Molchat Doma: Monument – Spectrum Culture, November 2020
Ailbhe Reddy – ‘Personal History’ | Album Review – Overblown, October 2020
The Gold Standard of Assessing an Album – Overblown, October 2020
Alt Rock: Orochen Share New Track “Drift Away” – Overblown, September 2020
No Wave: Leizure Share New Track ‘Sylvia’s Comedown’ – Overblown, September 2020
Iress – ‘Flaw’ | Album Review – Overblown, September 2020
Hiperson – ‘Bildungsroman’ | Album Review – Overblown, September 2020
Sprain Interview: “We contrast things that are comfortable.” – Overblown, August 2020
Sprain – ‘As Lost Through Collision’ | Album Review – Overblown, August 2020
Imperial Triumphant – ‘Alphaville’| Album Review – Overblown, August 2020
King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn – ‘Gift of Sacrifice’ | Album Review – Overblown, August 2020
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