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Horse Lords Unveil Vocal-Driven Album, Share New Tracks
Experimental rock band Horse Lords have announced their new album ‘Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!’ set for release…
Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
Canadian experimental folk artist Ora Cogan has released her new album ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ which explores themes of r…
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Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…
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…
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.
Butter And The Genre Deliver A Rich, Live-recorded Jazz Experience With ‘Music Is Life’
A live-recorded studio album highlighting the band’s versatility, energy, and collaborative sound. …
Colors that rhyme, clash, and dance - Chicago Reader
“Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color” through 6/1 at the Art Institute of Chicago The post Colors that…
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…
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
Listen to the future. A rhythmic journey through experimental electronica. Beat-driven rhythms, dro…
Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm
The experimental harpist discusses the hand-built electric instrument at the center of her practice…
‘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…
Imaginary Space, Real Feeling — Bayeté's Electric Gospel
Reissued more than fifty years after its creation, Bayeté's ‘Seeking Other Beauty’ finds the Bay Ar…
Willebrant - Night Daze - a vibe of some kind of extra-dimensional jazz club with the sultry trumpet licks ringing through a space that defies common physics
Night Daze blends immersive textures and emotive expanses that invites the listener to conceive a v…
TIM BOWMAN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
Tim Bowman releases a single featuring an enveloping jazz composition that blends emotional depth w…
Jex Ayla - “Battlefront” (feat. Michel Jaensch) | Obscure Sound
“Battlefront” is a dark electronic pop collaboration between Swiss artist Jex Ayla and German produ…
$kiMa$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…
Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos - Sol (Olindo)
Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos’ album ‘SOL’ transcends conventional boundaries, blending Venezuelan …
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…