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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…
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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The Violent Youth, “tsvety” | I Die: You Die
Depressive Euro post-punk is the order of the day on the latest from The Violent Youth. The post Th…
New Release ‘Electric Rebound’ from Ricardo Formoso
Fusing the freedom of jazz with the drive of progressive rock, this record delivers dynamic rhythms…
Aeon Temple: Golden Veils
Aeon Temple's ‘Golden Veils’ is an underground music release that explores themes of existential pa…
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…
Juanma Trujillo — A Cantaclaro in Barcelona | The Tonearm
‘Música Para Quinteto: Live at Jazz Cava’ captures Juanma Trujillo's Barcelona quintet at full burn…
On Their Own Terms: How the AACM Built a New American Music
For 50 years, The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Has Redefined Jazz & Be…
Preserving the French Underground: A Guide to Souffle Continu
The label spotlights artists who crafted visionary music blending free improvisation, jazz, prog ro…
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…
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…
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…
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…