MP3 Premiere: Silent Lions’ “Runnin’ Me Down”
Need something heavy but soulful? Maybe like a post-The Third Hand RJD2 with more distorted bass? Well, friends, then we have a treat for you.
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MP3 Premiere: Murmur’s “Zeta II Reticuli”
Chicago experimental-metal quartet Murmur’s “Zeta II Reticuli” comprises fuzzy, black-metal menace and obvious punk-rock energy, but toward the end of this seven-minute track, it veers into a caterwauling assault of computer-generated weirdness.
Best Albums: Sage Francis, Mastodon, Beastmilk
Sage Francis: Sick to D(eat)h
Mastodon: Live at Brixton
Beastmilk: Climax
Best Albums: Secret Chiefs 3, Mutoid Man, Deicide, Sole, Soundgarden
Secret Chiefs 3: Book of Souls: Folio A
Mutoid Man: Helium Head
Deicide: In the Minds of Evil
Sole: Crimes Against Totality
Soundgarden: Screaming Life / Fopp reissue
Video Premiere: Netherlands trains the Tenenbaums in “Silicon Vapor”
Netherlands wants to save your lives from insidious “Silicon Vapor” in its new, Royal Tenenbaums-referencing video.
Best Albums: Sandrider, Ghost, Mark Orton, Mick Turner, Audiences
Sandrider: Good to Die
Ghost: If You Have Ghost EP
Mark Orton: Nebraska soundtrack
Mick Turner: Don’t Tell the Driver
Audiences: Roam
Best Albums: Vaura, Weekend Nachos, Grizzly Bear, Exivious, Brutal Truth / Bastard Noise
Vaura: The Missing
Weekend Nachos: Still
Grizzly Bear: Shields: B-Sides
Exivious: Liminal
Brutal Truth / Bastard Noise: The Axiom of Post-Inhumanity
Videos!: Secret Chiefs 3 does Halloween, Sepultura leaves the Vatican, and more
With too many great videos releasing all at once, we put them all together in one epic post.
Best Albums: Melvins, Bryce Dessner & Kronos Quartet, Czar, Phuture Doom
Melvins: Tres Cabrones
Bryce Dessner & Kronos Quartet: Aheym
Czar: No One Is Alone If No One Is Alive
Best Albums: Russian Circles, Sepultura, Big Business, Son Lux, Mutation
Russian Circles: Memorial
Sepultura: The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart
Big Business: Battlefields Forever
Son Lux: Lanterns
Mutation: Error 500
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan: Uzu
Best Albums: Spindrift, So Hideous, Calibro 35, Dosh
Spindrift: Ghost of the West soundtrack
So Hideous: Last Poem / First Light
Calibro 35: Traditori di Tutti
Dosh: Milk Money
Best Albums: Doomriders, Cults, Red Fang, Pelican, Marijuana Deathsquads
Doomriders: Grand Blood
Cults: Static
Red Fang: Whales and Leeches
Pelican: Forever Becoming
Marijuana Deathsquads: Oh My Sexy Lord
Mikael Jørgensen & Greg O’Keeffe: s/t