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Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’
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Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’

Youth Valley has released ‘Cerberus,’ a moody new single that blends shoegaze, post-punk, and 1980s influences reminisc…

Updated 17 days ago
Ozzfest Returns in 2027, Ozzy Statue at Hellfest
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Ozzfest Returns in 2027, Ozzy Statue at Hellfest

Sharon and Jack Osbourne have confirmed that the iconic Ozzfest metal festival will return in 2027, starting in England…

Updated 29 days ago
Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup
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Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup

Bandcamp has released its comprehensive monthly music guides for February 2026, covering essential releases across mult…

Updated 28 days ago
Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies
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Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies

Sturgill Simpson has surprise-released a new album titled ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ under his alias Johnny Blue Skies &am…

Updated 29 days ago

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Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)
Dusted Manazine

Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)

A Treatise scrambles to life in a burst of scratchy acoustic guitar, a tootle of cheery keyboard an…

dustedmagazine.tumblr.com · Mar 24, 2026
acoustic
Aeon Temple: Golden Veils
Destroy//Exist

Aeon Temple: Golden Veils

Aeon Temple's ‘Golden Veils’ is an underground music release that explores themes of existential pa…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 24, 2026
doom
Djembe Funk - $20 Mic - This song only needed one 20 dollar mic. All instruments played into same mic, vocals too. 20 bucks.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Djembe Funk - $20 Mic - This song only needed one 20 dollar mic. All instruments played into same mic, vocals too. 20 bucks.

I bought a microphone I like and I want the world to know. It only costs 20 dollars and I recorded …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 23, 2026
acoustic
j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.

fusing together multiple genres that defy strict categorization to create a dialogue between distan…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 22, 2026
acoustic
Elk Hunter - The Nowhere Ram - A fierce and melodic blend of Blackened Punk and Art Metal that’s as intense as it is unforgettable.
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Elk Hunter - The Nowhere Ram - A fierce and melodic blend of Blackened Punk and Art Metal that’s as intense as it is unforgettable.

This album hits with a fierce, aggressive sound but still knows how to stay catchy and melodic. It …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 20, 2026
metal
Floating Nest - Blow Off Steam - A Spanish Progressive Rock/Metal album with psychedelic touches
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Floating Nest - Blow Off Steam - A Spanish Progressive Rock/Metal album with psychedelic touches

Blow Off Steam by Floating Nest is one of those records that slowly pulls you in with every listen.…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 20, 2026
metal
Acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond plays sci-fi-themed fingerstyle blues at escape velocity - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond plays sci-fi-themed fingerstyle blues at escape velocity - Chicago Reader

Though Raymond was raised in Wales and presently lives in Brighton, England, her acoustic fingerpic…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 20, 2026
acoustic
Barbaric Oath — Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance (Caligari)
Dusted Manazine

Barbaric Oath — Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance (Caligari)

It’s not often this reviewer is so grateful for the distorting effects of the death metal growl, th…

dustedmagazine.tumblr.com · Mar 20, 2026
metal
KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip
GetMusic - Latest Releases

KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip

Your most beautiful nightmarish trip… recorded in a parking lot inside a car… between bombing and s…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 20, 2026
metal
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
Bandcamp Daily News

Essential Releases, March 20, 2026

Brazilian metal, jazz funk, alternative, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 20, 2026
jazz
Splendidula - Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras) - Atmospheric black/doom metal featuring guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ).
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Splendidula - Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras) - Atmospheric black/doom metal featuring guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ).

Absentia is the third single and title track from Splendidula’s upcoming fourth full-length album, …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 19, 2026
doom
Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”
Bandcamp Daily

Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”

Featuring members of Amenra, Oathbreakers, and others, the Belgian metal band have the power and pe…

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 19, 2026
metal
Rare Kreature - Noises Beyond - Noises Beyond is an ‘80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.
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Rare Kreature - Noises Beyond - Noises Beyond is an ‘80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.

Rare Kreature is no stranger to using horror imagery in his songs, and he often uses this motif to …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 19, 2026
post-punk
‘Rock of Pages’ Argues for the High of Literature in the Low of Heavy Metal » PopMatters
PopMatters

‘Rock of Pages’ Argues for the High of Literature in the Low of Heavy Metal » PopMatters

Rock of Pages makes a lively case that the theatricality of 1980s heavy metal concealed a more lite…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 18, 2026
metal
Chalk, “Crystalpunk” | I Die: You Die
I Die You Die

Chalk, “Crystalpunk” | I Die: You Die

Irish duo Chalk releases their debut LP ‘Crystalpunk’, featuring an industrialized post-punk sound …

www.idieyoudie.com · Mar 17, 2026
post-punk
Jinjer Get Crystal Lake, Entheos for North American Tour │ Exclaim!
Exclaim!

Jinjer Get Crystal Lake, Entheos for North American Tour │ Exclaim!

Ukrainian metal band Jinjer has announced a North American tour featuring support from Crystal Lake…

exclaim.ca · Mar 17, 2026
metal
LISTEN: My Life As A Moth Crafts Intricate & Beautiful Post-Punk On “Maybe” - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine

LISTEN: My Life As A Moth Crafts Intricate & Beautiful Post-Punk On “Maybe” - Glide Magazine

My Life as A Moth created the post-punk song ‘Maybe’ while sitting at her piano in pajamas during t…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 17, 2026
post-punk
LISTEN: Gregory Ackerman’s “Call Me Crazy” Is Refreshing Folk With Soaring Harmonies and Jazzy Undertones - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine News

LISTEN: Gregory Ackerman’s “Call Me Crazy” Is Refreshing Folk With Soaring Harmonies and Jazzy Undertones - Glide Magazine

Los Angeles-born musician Gregory Ackerman, now based in Amsterdam, is releasing his debut single “…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 17, 2026
acoustic
Sagor Som Leder Mot Slutet: Magma
Destroy//Exist

Sagor Som Leder Mot Slutet: Magma

Sagor Som Leder Mot Slutet releases ‘Magma’, an album exploring existential themes through undergro…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 17, 2026
metal
Electronic Body Building Music — Valisia Odell Gets Physical in Video for “Breaths” — Post-Punk.com
Post-punk.com

Electronic Body Building Music — Valisia Odell Gets Physical in Video for “Breaths” — Post-Punk.com

Valisia Odell's track ‘Breaths’ captures the tense moment before panic sets in, transforming bodily…

post-punk.com · Mar 17, 2026
electronic
Burning Plains – Into The Violet Sky: The Sound of Shattered Illusions in Modern Metal
Jamsphere

Burning Plains – Into The Violet Sky: The Sound of Shattered Illusions in Modern Metal

Ukrainian metal band Burning Plains releases ‘Into The Violet Sky,’ a heavy single exploring existe…

jamsphere.com · Mar 17, 2026
metal
Unverkalt’s ‘Héréditaire’ Takes a Revealing Post-metal Look At The Burdens We Carry (INTERVIEW) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Interview

Unverkalt’s ‘Héréditaire’ Takes a Revealing Post-metal Look At The Burdens We Carry (INTERVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Berlin-based post-metal band Unverkalt released their third album ‘Héréditaire’ on February 27th th…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 16, 2026
metal
Cronos: Dancing in the Fire
Spectrum Culture

Cronos: Dancing in the Fire

After black metal pioneers Venom disbanded, frontman Cronos released a solo album that departed fro…

spectrumculture.com · Mar 16, 2026
metal
Steve Earle + Margaret Glaspy - The Gramercy Theatre (New York) - March 13, 2026
Big Takeover

Steve Earle + Margaret Glaspy - The Gramercy Theatre (New York) - March 13, 2026

Steve Earle delivered a captivating performance at The Gramercy Theatre in New York, performing 18 …

bigtakeover.com · Mar 16, 2026
acoustic