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Song of the Day: Vegas, “A Herd That Will Not Thin,” from A Herd That Will Not Thin (Sin-Eater, 2016)

The latest hand-numbered limited edition release, gone in a flash...

Song of the Day: Ten Times Worse, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. You Better Hide,” from Demo (2000 - 2006)

Who knew there was a post-Neglect band that still kinda sounded like Neglect!?

Song of the Day: The Osedax, “The Fire Thief,” from Titans Lament (Replenish Records, 2015)

High-level droning, ambient doom metal—with a twist.

Interview: Troy Dixler (Sindrome)

Getting the scoop behind the legendary Chicago thrashers' long overdue complete discography collection.

Song of the Day: 夢遊病者, “Black Ribbon,” from 5772 (Self-Released, 2016)

A genre-free, improvisational-sounding mindfuck...

Song of the Day: Abuse of Power, “Plead,” from Demo 2016 (Self-Released, 2016)

This would've been right at home as a 7" on New Age Records circa 1994, right?

Interview: Steven “Skogger” Meketa (Apartment 213, Lockweld)

The former practitioner of powerviolence (and power tools) on "skogging" away from a near-death experience...

Song of the Day: The Blow Monkeys, “It Doesn't Have to be This Way,” from She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter (RCA, 1987)

"You've only got yourselves to blame, for playing the game..."

Song of the Day: UVB-76, “...a floating globe of brittle bone,” from .corpse's hands melted onto table surface... (Self-Released, 2016)

Simple yet very effective experimental noise from the UK.

Song of the Day: F.A.L.M., “Wretched Visions of the Night,” from A.D:C. N.T.P:B.T. (Self-Released, 2015)

Apocalyptic metallic hardcore with G.I.S.M.'s visual flare...

Song of the Day: Swan Song, “Deceit,” from Coming Up Short (Self-Released, 2015)

'90s-styled European metalcore done right...

Review: Chinatown, The Night Market (Self-Released, 2016)

Raw '90s emo, post-punk-esque somberness, and undeniable emotional impact...

Song of the Day: Prisonknife, “Rated Break Point,” from Bitter Peace (Self-Released, 2016)

A great mix of the dark, explosive force of Integrity and the driving melodies of His Hero is Gone...

Review: Vegas, Catatonic Crawl/No Evom (Vegas Jugend, 2015)

By the time you read this, possibly sold out...

Song of the Day: Hrvst, “Profound Love,” from Fortress. (Self-Released, 2016)

It's dark, it's got groove, and I'm into it.

Song of the Day: Black Sails, “Shelter Drawings,” from What Belongs to the Gallows (Self-Released, 2015)

Dark, metallic hardcore/punk from Croatia that would fit in nicely on the Deathwish Inc. roster.

Interview: T (Vegas)

Eluding the fabric of actuality through the shroud of intuition.

2015 Year-End Favorites

A snapshot of what my less-than-stellar memory can recall having been excited about over the past year.

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