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Track Premiere + Interview: Extra Arms, “Under Surveillance”

| By Andrew Aversionline

Lightly shoegaze-tinged power pop from yet another potential best-of-the-year full-length.

Stream + Interview: Movin’ in Stereo, ‘My Dear Effigy’

| By Andrew Aversionline

Hook-fueled punk rockin' gold for fans of Down by Law, Hot Water Music, etc.

Muzza Chunka: Grungy ‘90s Alt.-Metal That You Won’t Find on Spotify, Volume II

| By Andrew Aversionline

Another bargain bin gem of punk-infused, grunge-metal goodness.

Seattle Trio City of Industry Tackles the Breadth of Addiction in "A Horse and its Master": Track Premiere + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

A minute-long plod of powerviolence-tinged hardcore meets noise rock skronk...

The 1984 Draft Streams Heartfelt Emo/Indie Gem “Wedding”: Track Premiere + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

In the band's own words: "recommended for fans of The Replacements, Beach Slang, The Smoking Popes, and Sugar."

Full Album Stream: Drowning, 23

| By Andrew Aversionline

Chicago hardcore outfit broadens beyond beatdown with impressively diverse sophomore full-length.

YouTube Rabbit Hole: Krabathor Edition

| By Andrew Aversionline

Or, how I finally became a Rotting Christ fan...

Abjection Ritual and Steel Hook Prostheses Find "No Place in Paradise" Through Joint Effort for Forthcoming Compilation, The Portrait of Mortality

| By Andrew Aversionline

"I sometimes want the world to die..."

Wicker Man: Grungy ‘90s Alt.-Metal That You Won’t Find on Spotify, Volume I

| By Andrew Aversionline

Kinda like Tad meets Stompbox, or something...

Money Grip: NJHC Obscurities, Volume I

| By Andrew Aversionline

Under-the-radar early-'90s cohorts of NJ Bloodline and the Elizabeth Town Assault Crew.

Stream the 1998 Demo From Obscure Virginia Thrash Act Mister Yuk

| By Andrew Aversionline

Groove-leaning thrash for fans of the Pavement Music roster of the '90s.

Set the Boy Free Debuts Melodramatic (Hip-)Pop With Jesu-Sampling "Don't Feel Fine": Stream + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

Mining One Tree Hill for somber earworms galore...

Stream + Interview: The Offering

| By Andrew Aversionline

Four tracks of doomy, industrialized metal from this impressive Scottish side project.

Full Album Stream: Vegas, Digital Affairs Neurotic

| By Andrew Aversionline

Hear the long-awaited sophomore full-length from hardcore/punk saboteurs V.E.G.A.S.

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...

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...

Track Premiere + Interview: Gridfailure, “Internalizing”

| By Andrew Aversionline

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

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