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Singles! blindspot, “Vienna (Billy Joel Cover)”

While our familiarity with Billy Joel music goes far beyond “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, having started with An Innocent Man on vinyl through Columbia House (Anyone remember that???) and also through High School Jazz Band with “New York State Of Mind” as a staple of our set, we wouldn’t call ourselves experts by any […]

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Sandrider Bring The Heft, Heaviness, And Heart On Enveletration

There’s so much joy to be had in Enveletration, the fourth full-length from Seattle’s Sandrider. It’s a celebration from start to finish with equal parts old school Baroness, Unsane, early At The Drive-In, and ASG somewhere in the mix as well as a whole lotta heft, heaviness, and heart.

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Singles! Sunshine Riot, “So It Comes”

We’re on the road to the release of the Loud, Bright and Violent EP and Boston’s Sunshine Riot is unveiling yet another slab of Steve Albini-recorded modern Alt for the masses with the release of the slick, suave, and steady sounding “So It Comes”.

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NAUT Run The Goth Gamut On Equally Gloomy And Glowing Hunt

We’re suckers for Goth Rawk, okay? If we press “play” on a given record and we’re instantly transported to our favorite local club nights where the minimum dress code is “all black everything” then we’re in. And Bristol’s NAUT do that on their debut full-length Hunt so again, we’re in. [...]

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Hammerhedd Dive Deep On Modern Thrash Masterpiece Nonetheless

Like a lot of the Metal world, we were initially blown away by Hammerhedd when that Sepultura medley started making the rounds back in 2017 (Check it out here if you missed it). Since then the trio of Ismert brothers (Take that, Max and Iggor!) has spent their days honing [...]

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No Spill Blood Bring Sinister Synths To A Delightfully Different Kind Of Heaviness On Eye Of Night

We find it hard to believe that you’ll find a more eclectic concoction of heaviness in the year 2023 beyond what Dublin’s No Spill Blood is offering with their latest outing, Eye Of Night. Like this synthetic orchestra mixed with a diabolically visceral noise experiment, No Spill Blood’s newest LP [...]

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REZN Launch A Harmonious Hum Of Heaviness On Vibrant Solace

We’ll take “Bands That Really BROUGHT IT in 2023” for $2000, Alex! Whoa. Just, whoa. Can that be our review? Solace, the latest from Chicago’s REZN is a transformative listening experience. It’s an album that can easily be enjoyed in parts but, in reality, is best enjoyed as a whole. [...]

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