drone metal

Sunn O))) Bring Thunderous Drone Metal to Lincoln Center

Sunn O))) Bring Thunderous Drone Metal to Lincoln Center

Sunn O))) brought their thundering drone metal to Lincoln Center as part of Unsound New York, resulting in a performance both constrained and elevating.

Sunn O))) Revisit the World of ‘Life Metal’ with ‘Pyroclasts’

Sunn O))) Revisit the World of ‘Life Metal’ with ‘Pyroclasts’

The companion piece to Sunn O)))'s masterful Life Metal completes the most organic and minimal chapter in the drone masters' journey.

Earth Make Their Purest Sonic Statement with ‘Full Upon Her Burning Lips’

Earth Make Their Purest Sonic Statement with ‘Full Upon Her Burning Lips’

Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies strip all ornamentation away from Earth's sound on their ninth studio album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, the band's purest sonic statement to date.

Sunn O)))’s ‘Life Metal’ Loses Some of Their Patented Experimentalism

Sunn O)))’s ‘Life Metal’ Loses Some of Their Patented Experimentalism

Your reaction to Sunn O)))'s Life Metal will depend on whether you prefer a reminder of what Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley do so well, or wish that they were still unlocking new potential within what the band can be.

The Bug Vs. Earth: Concrete Desert

The Bug Vs. Earth: Concrete Desert

This is difficult, oppressive music, full of sounds that would rather suffocate than eviscerate. The Bug vs. Earth really feels more like Earth's, and specifically Dylan Carlson's, project, in mood if not instrumentation.
Sunn O)): Kannon

Sunn O)): Kannon

Hot off the heels of collaborations with Scott Walker and Ulver, Sunn O))) return with some serious spiritual matter.

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