Australian aural insanity demons Mekigah are back with “Broken Rhythm Pressure” – a haunting preview of their upcoming album, To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart, set for release in August 2024 via Aesthetic Death. Originating from a collaboration that took an unexpected and deeply personal… Read More »Track Premiere: Mekigah – “Broken Rhythm Pressure”
The Aurochs, the debut album from already-prolific New Zealand post-metal outfit Thousand Limbs, is a big undertaking. Inspired by Kakuan Shien’s Ten Ox-herding Pictures, each of the 10 songs is based on a woodcutting from the aforementioned work. Told strictly through music and without lyrics or… Read More »Full Album Stream: Thousand Limbs – “The Aurochs”
Earlier this year, Waker’s debut slipped between the cracks for many listeners. A complete lack of music show promotion probably didn’t help, but I want to go to bat for the song because I still think Atlantis is a 2024 highlight. The guys have now… Read More »Song Review: Waker – Vanilla Choco Shake
– July 16th, 2024 – European Festival Run To Commence This Week Photo by Fergal Flannery Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal legends PRIMORDIAL today unveil their video for “Nothing New Under The Sun.” The track comes by way of the band’s acclaimed How It Ends full-length,… Read More »Primordial Unveils Video for “Nothing New Under the Sun”
The world of one-man / one-woman / one-person black metal bands is a smelly, unhygienic and highly opinionated microcosm filled with shut-ins, incels and trolls. But, as Hunter S. famously pointed out, there’s also a downside: Tons of shitty music. Luckily, there’s a handful of… Read More »Track Premiere: Dusk Shrine’s “Torn Forest” is Glorious One-Man Black Metal