Music
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Night in Gales: A Thirty-Year Echo in the Gothenburg Sound with ‘Sylphlike’
Three decades after its underground genesis, the German band revisits its foundational demo, ‘Sylphlike.’ This re-recording is not an act…
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Amulet: Reimagines ‘So Cold’ and Ushers in a New Dawn for Darkwave with ‘Purification’ EP
Following their sprawling 2024 opus ‘Katharsis,’ Washington, D.C. darkwave duo Amulet embarks on a journey of artistic refinement with their…
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Outlaw: Confronting the Ghosts of a German Tragedy with ‘Opus Mortis’
With their latest album, the Brazilian/German blackened thrash metal entity Outlaw unleashes a torrent of uncompromising fury, tackling the historical…
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Herejía: Confronting a History of Violence with ‘In Nomine Obscuritatis’
Returning with an album born from tragedy, pioneering Colombian band Herejía honors their late founder by forging a new chapter…
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Sirenia: ‘An Elixir for Existence’ on Wax, ‘Amanita Messis’ for the Harvest
There is a particular scent memory that belongs to the early 2000s, a time before the algorithm dictated our discoveries.…
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Ellende: The Art of Disintegration, Collapse and Renewal on ‘Zerfall’
The Austrian atmospheric black metal project confronts destruction and renewal on its sixth full-length album. Mastermind L.G. channels personal tragedy…
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Das Ich: A Beacon in the Rubble Confronting a Ruined World with ‘Fanal’
After nearly two decades of silence, the architects of Neue Deutsche Todeskunst return not with a warning, but with a…
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Dark Minimal Project: The Sacred and Profane Fall From Grace in ‘Pleasure Is A Sin’
Temptation is rarely a solitary affair. In most foundational myths, it is a transaction—a serpent and a woman, a demon…
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Ductape: The Alchemy of ‘Fine’ and the Resilient Promise of ‘Faded Flowers’
Turkish duo Ductape’s new single, ‘Fine,’ heralds an album that channels the legacy of Turkish artistic dissent, transforming the weight…
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Heartlay: The Act of Reshaping Sonic Identity with ‘The Alteration’
The French industrial metal project Heartlay has released ‘The Alteration,’ a new album built on a foundation of deconstruction. This…
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Brainblast: From ‘Relentless Rise’ to ‘Colossus Suprema,’ a Symphony of the Spirit
With their debut album, the Colombian band moves beyond a national history defined by violence, embracing a new, intellectually ambitious…
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The Old Dead Tree: Confronting Ghosts in Hallowed Halls with ‘London Sessions’
Following a triumphant return, the French progressive metal luminaries enter London’s Abbey Road Studios to record a new EP, ‘London…
