Comebacks from beloved, established artists are difficult. I wish I could fully embrace them, unencumbered from the legacy of incredible music that forms their foundation. But more often than not, this history gets in the way and I end up wishing for material that matches… Read More »Song Review: Infinite – Dangerous
In just four short years, Philly upstarts Unholy Altar have brought no shortage of new followers to worship their brand of second-wave-inspired black metal. Last year, their Veil of Death! Shroud of Nite debut full length even managed to crack Rolling Stone‘s 20 Best Metal Albums of… Read More »UNHOLY ALTAR Premiere New Recording, “Purgatory,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
Photo by Emila Dulla This May, Oakland’s Hectorine will release her third full-length Arrow of Love in May, and it tackles some […] The post Premiere: Hectorine – “Is Love an Illusion?” appeared first on The Alternative.
Low-and-slow Mexican City sludge duo Oculto are back with another psyched-out full-length vinyl LP, Mal de Ojo, exclusively on Things From Beyond Records. This fuzzed-up five-track doom fest—mostly instrumentals—is propelled by Adán Nájera (bass/vocals) and Gerson Paredes (drums), who grind through grimy riffs and crushing, doomy tempos… Read More »Full Album Stream: Oculto –Mal de Ojo
Over the past few years, Decibel has championed Indianapolis sons Mother of Graves due to their continuation of the somber spirit the likes of Anathema, Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride. So smitten are we that each of their full-length offerings, 2022’s Where Shadows Adorn… Read More »KILL SCREEN 058: Corey Clark and Don Curtis of MOTHER OF GRAVES Shatter Their Toughened Visage