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From Recession to Progression: An Interview with Process of Guilt

Dean Brown / 3 November 2017

Process of Guilt's dogged DIY survival during harsh economic times in a country not particularly well-known on a global level for its metal is proof that if you continue to stubbornly follow your passion good things can happen.

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Bell Witch: Mirror Reaper

Thomas Britt / 3 November 2017

Bell Witch moves the listener with a deathly journey that is often poetic and at times philosophically rich.

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Melvins Man Talks ‘A Walk with Love & Death’, New Solo Venture

Jedd Beaudoin / 20 October 2017

Dale Crover discusses Melvins’ willingness to break their own mold and what he and Charlie Watts have in common.

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Chelsea Wolfe: Hiss Spun

Andrew Dorsett / 5 October 2017

Wolfe's fifth studio album continues to aggressively pursue metal and industrial music, making for an enrapturing listen all the way through.

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Pallbearer: Heartless

Tanner Smith / 22 March 2017

Pallbearer’s third album Heartless exists outside of easy genre signifiers. This band is in a league all their own.

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Unearthly Trance: Stalking the Ghost

Morgan Evans / 28 February 2017

One of the best and heaviest bands to come out of NYC in the past several decades returns with a vengeance to stake their claim.

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Lesbian: Hallucinogenesis

PopMatters Staff / 10 October 2016

New singer, new concept: Lesbian gets higher and higher with latest release.

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Earthless + Harsh Toke: Acid Crusher / Mount Swan

PopMatters Staff / 16 June 2016

This is psychoactive music for psychoactive times, and neither Earthless nor Harsh Toke falter in their mission to sing the words of the muse.

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All Them Witches: Dying Surfer Meets His Maker

Natasha Gatian / 11 January 2016

For all its variety, this is a damn fine rock album, plain and simple.

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Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats: The Night Creeper (take 2)

Nathan Stevens / 14 September 2015

Uncle Acid only finds pastiche, not new sounds to explore, on The Night Creeper.

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Sweat Lodge: Talismana

Jeremy Ulrey / 26 August 2015

The Sword aren't the only Austin band capable of kicking up a little 4:20-friendly riffology

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Ghoulgotha: The Deathmass Cloak

Zachary Houle / 10 December 2014

This metal album is the sound of a few people just entertaining themselves without regard to what it takes to satisfy an audience.

doom metal

From Recession to Progression: An Interview with Process of Guilt

Bell Witch: Mirror Reaper

Melvins Man Talks ‘A Walk with Love & Death’, New Solo Venture

Chelsea Wolfe: Hiss Spun

Pallbearer: Heartless

Unearthly Trance: Stalking the Ghost

Lesbian: Hallucinogenesis

Earthless + Harsh Toke: Acid Crusher / Mount Swan

All Them Witches: Dying Surfer Meets His Maker

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats: The Night Creeper (take 2)

Sweat Lodge: Talismana

Ghoulgotha: The Deathmass Cloak

David Lynch Nailed and Skewered Us

Caylee Hammack’s Country Comeback Is Captivating

Bob Mould’s Righteous Anger and Hope for the Future

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2005

Berlinale Part 2: Sci-fi Satire, Storytelling Greatness and Muted Grief

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