“NinetyNinePagesOfBotchInaRow” was how I recently described Seattle’s Mercy Ties to a curious friend. He shook his head, after doing what he thought was an imperceptible double take, gave me the usual suspicious side-eye before asking me to “decode, dumbass.” I set the record straight by… Read More »Track Premiere: Mercy Ties are Bringing “A New Hell Every Day”
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