Big|Brave Live Up to Their Name on ‘Vital’
Montreal experimental metal trio Big|Brave explore damage and the weight of social injustice on Vital. Listen mindfully and you may feel revitalized.
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Old School Politicking Gets Powerful Punk Backing on Dead End America’s ‘Crush the Machine’
Released on Southern Lord to mark the US election, Dead End America spit fire in the direction of Donald Trump on Crush the Machine.
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.
Post-Metal Outfit Pelican Returns with More Dark Moods and Inventive Instrumentals
On Nighttime Stories, instrumental quartet Pelican make the most out of working without a singer, proving that some narratives are best built without words.
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.
Baptists Keep Their Crust-infused Hardcore Perspective on ‘Beacon of Faith’
Carrying down on their path of destruction, Baptists return with a record that extends their sonic palette, making Beacon of Faith their most complete work yet.
Okkultokrati: Raspberry Dawn
Oslo-based unit takes us down to the dungeon where the jams are dank and the torture is pretty.
Sunn O)): Kannon
Hot off the heels of collaborations with Scott Walker and Ulver, Sunn O))) return with some serious spiritual matter.