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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…
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…
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Inside the Miraculous Return of Neurosis
The influential metal band are back with their first album in 10 years—plus a new member. Read full…
‘Chasing Shadows’ and the Ancestral Frequencies of Nubiyan Twist
Tom Excell discusses the creation of Nubiyan Twist's fifth album ‘Chasing Shadows,’ which blends Af…
Shinichi Atobe: Silent Way
On his first album for his own Plastic & Sounds label, the Japanese producer sounds pricklier t…
Deep Dive: Any Guy, Strawberry Skies, African Grooves, and a Lo-fi Hip-Hop Vibe - The Static Dive
The Deep Dive playlists feature new releases across multiple genres including indie pop, classical,…
TINKICKER fuse Progressive Metal, Hard Rock and dark tales of toxic relationships, family trauma and emotional poison on “The Forbidden Fruit”
For centuries, the forbidden fruit has stood as a symbol of temptation, transgression and the painf…
Delete Everything! - MSD73 - DA1 (DE04) - F*ck AI sh*t and listen to these three techno bangers!
The new techno release arrives pulsating from the very first second blablabla … this is what a sh…
I Went to a Hip-Hop Streamer Convention and All I Got Was This Piece of Content
Alphonse Pierre's Off the Dome column covers a wide range of hip-hop culture topics. This week's pi…
Spotlight - Against I
Fredrik, the Swedish vocalist behind Against I, channels empathy and raw emotion into Blackened Dea…
demi ton :: cheveu gris - sous la terrasse - demi ton :: cheveu gris weaves slowly burning rock, caught between post‑rock tension, sculpted noise, and visceral math‑rock.
This isn’t a “side project” but the meeting of three fragments of the French independent scene—post…
Neurosis: An Undying Love for a Burning World
On their surprise-released first album in 10 years, the psychedelic Bay Area metal veterans launch …
Neurosis: An Undying Love for a Burning World
On their surprise-released first album in 10 years, the psychedelic Bay Area metal veterans launch …
Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP
The Franco-Chilean conscious hip-hop icon reunites with collaborator DJ Dacel for a mixtape-inspire…
Haywire – “Hang Up The Telephone”
Boston hardcore punk band Haywire releases a new music video for ‘Hang Up The Telephone’ that featu…
21st Century Archetype - Unplugging - Futuristic bass boosted Rapcore/Nu Metal from the gloomy East-European slums
“Unplugging” is a 40-minute sonic exploration that deconstructs nostalgia, technology, and modern m…
Aeon Temple: Golden Veils
Aeon Temple's ‘Golden Veils’ is an underground music release that explores themes of existential pa…
Hip-Hop Rapper HotelEarth Releases Empowering New Single “Divine Feminine”
Rising star in the Hip-Hop scene, HotelEarth, is thrilled to announce the release of his latest sin…
The New Ways Drops The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct
The New Ways, also known as electronic artist Shelbric Fuller, has just released his new House Tech…
billy woods and Mickey Diamond Take a Bite Out of “Peter and the Wolf” » PopMatters
This is the story of an escape: billy woods, Mickey Diamond and the hip-hop fairytale that undergro…
Kim Gordon Is at the Height of Her Powers on ‘Play Me’ » PopMatters
Indie rock icon Kim Gordon acerbically wrestles with the state of the world over hip-hop and indust…
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 …
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.…
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…