Younger Then Celebrates Salvation Through Music Via “Bad Life” (premiere)
Buffalo, New York band Younger Then delivers a powerful slice of the positive via the title track from their upcoming sophomore album.
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KEN mode Turn Back the Clock with ‘Loved’
Canadian extreme hardcore act KEN mode makes a return to its proper, overwhelming form with their sardonically nihilistic new record, Loved.
The Story of Swans by Those Who Lived to Tell
Nick Soulsby's oral history of Swans digs deep in and around the trenches of Michael Gira's twisted musical world.
Uniform Carry on Their Death March with New Album
Industrial/noise rock act Uniform adds drummer Greg Fox to its line-up, shaking up some core elements of their sound on The Long Walk.
Nick Soulsby Reads from His Oral History, ‘Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence’
Swans' story is a story of artistic near-death, defiance, and resurrection. This excerpt brings forth the band's challenges during the Swans Are Dead Tour of 1997.
Body/Head Rip Up the Playbook with ‘The Switch’
The new studio offering from Kim Gordon and Bill Nace offers an experience that's less tied to the raw emotions of the past and more focused on the exacting, brilliant technical and compositional skills of its creators.
The Oxford Coma Contemplates “Smack & Temporary Enlightenment” (premiere)
The Oxford Coma has a penchant for blending heavy music in the vein of Neurosis with post-rock sensibilities, flashes of grunge and doses of noise, as heard on "Smack & Temporary Enlightenment".
E Find Some Dark Places in Their ‘Negative Work’
With entwined chaos and a compelling attack, E offers plenty of intensity to enjoy on Negative Work.
Ricarda Cometa Combines Latin, African and Asian Influences With Noise, Math Rock on ‘Ricarda Cometa 2’ (album stream)
Argentine-Peruvian duo Ricarda Cometa prepares for a European tour with the release of a new album filled with adventure, Ricarda Cometa 2.
White Hills Returns with New Video, “End of the Line”, Celebrating Martin Bisi’s BC Studio (premiere)
Extracted from a larger performance, White Hills' "End of the Line" arrives ahead of a new tour from the band and new compilation for producer Martin Bisi.
Jarboe and Byla’s 2007 LP ‘Viscera’ Gets Reissue Treatment From Translation Loss (album stream)
Still ahead of its time one decade on, Jarboe and Byla's Viscera moves to vinyl for the first time on 20 July. Listen now.
Danish Punk Band Iceage Up the Ante on ‘Beyondless’
On Beyondless, Iceage feels as if they've arrived and the stage is all theirs.