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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…
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…
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Ben Wendel's ‘BaRcoDe’ Is Unique and Uniquely Excellent » PopMatters
Ben Wendel has played with groove-oriented rhythms, electronics, and unusual instrumentation, as if…
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…
Scott Ruhs - Shock Raw - WARNING! Chakras are meant to be aligned. Shock Raw will knock them all out of kilter again!
WARNING! Chakras are meant to be aligned. Shock Raw will knock them all out of kilter again! Guitar…
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…
3 New Emotional Deep Melodic Songs You Need to Hear Right Now
Today we are pleased to bring you another three must-hear tracks to brighten up your day and your p…
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.…
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…
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. …
Beach Cruiser - Thunderbird - Sonic blast from south of Poland.
“Thunderbird,” released at the end of 2025, is the debut album of the Wrocław-based quartet Beach C…
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…
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 …
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…