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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…
Terror Announces Tour Supporting New Album ‘Still Suffer’
Veteran hardcore band Terror has announced an upcoming tour with Pain of Truth, End It, and Start Today as supporting a…
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TRAITRS: Possessor
TRAITRS releases ‘Possessor’, an album that explores themes of existential pain through underground…
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…
Local witch-house artist Häxa welcomes spring at Reggies Music Joint - Chicago Reader
Häxa Sun 3/29 at Reggies Music Joint The post Local witch-house artist Häxa welcomes spring at Regg…
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…
Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Mee…
KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip
Your most beautiful nightmarish trip… recorded in a parking lot inside a car… between bombing and s…
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
Brazilian metal, jazz funk, alternative, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.
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, …
Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”
Featuring members of Amenra, Oathbreakers, and others, the Belgian metal band have the power and pe…
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 …
‘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…
$kiMa$k $ummerz - Save Us - SAVE US Full Free Techno Album - Limited time only
$kiMa$k $ummerz has released a limited-time promotional techno album titled ‘Save Us’ featuring 5 t…
DJ Super Will reinventa “Viva La Vida” con house - La Caverna
Detroit-based American producer DJ Super Will has released a new house music version of Coldplay's …
Chalk, “Crystalpunk” | I Die: You Die
Irish duo Chalk releases their debut LP ‘Crystalpunk’, featuring an industrialized post-punk sound …
Helicopter Leaves - What's One More Place?
Various Small Flames previews a new single ‘What's One More Place?’ from Helicopter Leaves’ upcomin…
The Early - I Want To Be Ready (Island House Recordings)
The Early, the collaborative duo of Alex Lewis and Jake Nussbaum, release ‘I Want To Be Ready’ on I…
Chiodos Book 2026 North American Tour │ Exclaim!
Post-hardcore band Chiodos has announced a 2026 North American tour with Canadian stops in six majo…
Fentanyl Announce New Self-Titled Album: Hear ‘Cobrar El Dolor’
Bay Area heavy hardcore artist Kenneth Turner, formerly of Foghorn, has launched a new project call…
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…
Youth Valley: cerberus
Youth Valley's ‘cerberus’ explores underground music and pop culture through an existential lens. T…
Premiere: Doug Gillard Shares New Single “Yes She Loves Me”
The guitar work and songwriting of Ohio-bred and New York-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrum…
Prince Daddy & The Hyena Share New Song ‘24-03-04_Birthday_B4’: Listen
Albany pop-punk band Prince Daddy & The Hyena are releasing their new album Hotwire Trip Switch…