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Song of the Day: Peroxide Blonde, “No Reason to Pretend” (Jetsam-Flotsam, 2021)

NYC/NJ quartet returns with a somber indie/alternative sound that can only be described as their own...

Freewill, “You”: Track Premiere + Interview

Just ahead of the SoCal melodic hardcore/punk unit's first new full-length since 1988!

Onsloow, “Being With You”: Track Premiere + Interview

Wide-spanning emo/indie-and-then-some from Norway, ahead of what should be quite a captivating full-length debut.

Song of the Day: The Mourning, “Mood Swings,” from Time Well Wasted (Self-Released, 2021)

Semi-shoegaze, or dream pop for the dark and depressed?

Random Roundup: August, 2021

Shit you should hear from Actors, Aschenvater, The Last Stand, Moira, Sunless, and X. Kubrick.

Song of the Day: Eastwood, “Anthropozentrische Kackscheiße,” from Antibiose (Lixiviat/No Time/etc., 2021)

Almost certainly the finest grindcore album of 2021.

Song of the Day: Incinerate, “Room 101,” from Back to Reality (Dead by Dawn Records, 2021)

Top-notch death/thrash out of Belgium that effortlessly captures the old school aesthetic.

Random Roundup: July, 2021

Shit you should hear from Again in May, Ayanyss, Chain Gang Grave, Hamad Balanayed, In Cold Blood, and Zero Trust.

Best Katatonia B-Sides and Rarities

a.k.a. Katatonia is F-I-N-A-L-L-Y releasing a massive collection of rarities, and here's why that's important!

Song of the Day: Man Destroyed Man, “They Lied/Fantastic Fiction” (Self-Released, 2021)

Two more tracks of inventive melodic/metallic hardcore from ex-members of Elements DEC and All Parallels.

CARTHAGE, “Arclight”: Track/Video Premiere + Interview

U.K. experimental industrial outfit offers a cinematic crawl into a "shifting nighttime world."

Song of the Day: Knub, “Stutter,” from Knub (The Ghost is Clear, 2021)

Noise rock/post-hardcore excellence from this new Baltimore group.

Random Roundup: June, 2021

Shit you should hear from Anxious Arms, No Stress, Onsloow, Rid of Me, Sunrise Dreamer, and The Uptights.

Song of the Day: Neckscars, “Jarring,” from Don't Panic (Sell the Heart/Engineer, 2021)

For once, the promo text nails it with, "FFO: Hot Water Music, Leatherface, Seaweed, etc."

Oslo Trio Flight Mode Expertly Captures ‘90s Emo Nostalgia With “Sixteen”

Nothing short of absolutely superb emo/indie, inspired by the '90s in more ways than one...

Endtimers, “Epilogue Saint”: Track Premiere + Interview

Oslo/Stockholm duo announces their forthcoming—and fantastic—debut with a deluge of emo/indie intensity.

Song of the Day: Olly Steele, “Open” (2021)

Technical and progressive instrumental shred metal with sleek melodies and stellar writing.

End You, “Widowed”: Track Premiere + Interview

Gritty 'n' grungy punk-infused noise rock and beyond...

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