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Rancorous Debuts Diehard Death/Thrash Delights With Into the Nuclear Fire: Stream + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

Flawlessly executed late-'80s/early-'90s-inspired death/thrash perfect for diehard metal fanatics!

Track Premiere + Interview: Mystrionics, “Bedside Manor”

| By Andrew Aversionline

A clearly bizarre, surprisingly catchy, truly distinctive fusion of influences from this genre-defiant Portland, OR trio...

Actors, “Bury Me,” from It Will Come to You (Artoffact, 2018)

| By Andrew Aversionline

A cinematically synthwaved brand of forlorn-yet-danceable post-punk with a lush, modernized air of darkness.

Abjection Ritual Debuts Doom-Scorched Death Industrial Reinvention Through "Blood Mother": Track Premiere + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

A legitimately hard-hitting, head-turning hybrid of death industrial/doom metal evolution...

Review: Omega Diatribe, Trinity (Metal Scrap, 2018)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Top-shelf "extreme groove metal" packed with hulking rhythms and sinewy, psychedelic leads.

Review: Dødsleie, Dødsleie (Subversive Craft, 2018)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Impressive and well-balanced black metal featuring members of Unreal City and Broken Cross...

Track Premiere + Interview: Gridfailure, “Internalizing”

| By Andrew Aversionline

"...infected dark hardcore, world music for the apocalypse, Eraserhead meets Terminator."

Track Premiere + Interview: Affasia, “Dissolute”

| By Andrew Aversionline

Dark, atmospheric metal perfect for fans of October Tide, Novembers Doom, and other greats...

Uncrossing Launches Debut EP of Doom-Tinged Alt.-Metal: Stream + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

Tactfully memorable doom-tinged alternative metal that treads its own path...

Review: Rot in Hell, A Thick Rope and a Strong Branch (Neuropa, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Woefully underrecognized "neo-folk" artistry tendered with grave earnestness...

Review: Sea Lilies, Soonest (Tired as a Chicken, 2018)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Dischord-styled post-hardcore meets mature pop-punk (and more) on what I'm already proclaiming one of my favorite releases of 2018...

Review: A Track-by-Track Initial Reaction to Vegas' Digital Affairs Neurotic + Stream "Gift of Oblivion"

| By Andrew Aversionline

Long-awaited sophomore full-length is a surprisingly diverse—and memorable—contribution to the Vegas maelstrom...

Secondsight, “Touch,” from Promo (Self-Released, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

FINALLY, a new band has completely nailed the somber, borderline emo side of '90s metallic hardcore!

2017 Year-End Favorites

| By Andrew Aversionline

A look back at my favorites of the year, with some honorable mentions for good measure...

Review: Cruelty of the Heavens, Somewhere Between Paranoia & Depression (Self-Released, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Another year-end best from the finest and most underrated band that you REALLY ought to be hearing more about... (Photo: Sydney Carlson)

Wax Wav, “Losing My Mind,” from EP1 (Self-Released, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Excellent emo/indie-tinged pop-punk à la Beach Slang.

Track Premiere: City of Industry, “Sisters”

| By Andrew Aversionline

26 seconds—with meaning—from this occasionally melodic, oft-powerviolence-tinged hardcore/punk outfit.

Firesuite's Outlive Your Body is the Best Album of 2017 That You Might Otherwise Miss: Stream + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

The hard-edged diversity of Aereogramme meets the mainstream appeal of Coldplay...

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