Music
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Suicide Queen: The Ritual and Purpose of Pain with ‘Crowned In Blood’
On their sophomore album, ‘Crowned In Blood,’ Los Angeles industrial act Suicide Queen moves beyond mere provocation. We explore how…
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Therion: The Beast Reinterpreted on ‘Con Orquesta’ Live Album, DVD, and Blu-Ray
Seventeen years after their last orchestral summit, Christofer Johnsson’s symphonic metal project returns not to repeat the past, but to…
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Crowen: Discovering a Soul with ‘Where The Darkness Falls’ to the Voice of ‘Ember Wraith’
Crowen’s 2024 EP, ‘Where The Darkness Falls,’ was a masterwork that revealed a new folk-driven voice. The new single ‘Ember…
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Eye of Melian: ‘Blackthorn Winter’ Opens the Path to ‘Forest of Forgetting’
The symphonic-fantasy collective, rooted in the worlds of Delain and Auri, charts a path from ‘Legends of Light’ into a…
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Unfyros: Giving Solid Ritualistic Black Metal Form to the Unseen with ‘Star Blood’
For Finnish trio Unfyros, black metal is a tool for reaching beyond known dimensions. Their new album, ‘Star Blood,’ and…
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Novembre: Painting the Inward Silence with ‘Words of Indigo’
After a near-decade of silence, Italian gothic metal masters Novembre return with ‘Words of Indigo.’ The album is a profound…
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Omnium Gatherum: Illuminating Their Past with ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’
The Finnish stalwarts’ tenth album began as an “accidental thesis” found in an airport. It became a deliberate act of…
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Catalyst Crime: ‘Cursebreaker,’ An Anthem of Defiance Born from Fire
In the wake of a public storm, Zoe Marie Federoff returns to her creative home. With new single ‘Cursebreaker’ and…
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Lindsay Schoolcraft: The Framework of Autonomy with ‘Crucified’
On her heaviest and most honest single to date, ‘Crucified,’ the Canadian artist reclaims her narrative from the ashes of…
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HÉR: Evoking a Powerful Ritual of Presence on Their Debut ‘Monochrome’
The Polish ensemble HÉR, featuring members of the country’s avant-garde jazz scene, announces its debut, ‘Monochrome.’ This is a work…
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Frenchy and the Punk: Breaking the Bonds of Cabaret with ‘Not Under Your Spell’
After years as beloved figures in the steampunk and cabaret scenes, Frenchy and the Punk unleash ‘Not Under Your Spell,’…
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Diamanda Galás: Returns with ‘De-formation’ and ‘Devil’ Reissue
On Día de Los Muertos, the noted avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás released two major works: a new, harrowing piano variation…
