Locrian

Best Albums: Chino + Isis, Taiwanese symphonic metal, and a polymath poet

Palms: s/t Chthonic: BĂș-Tik Dessa: Parts of Speech Bosnian Rainbows: s/t Rose Windows: The Sun Dogs Locrian: Return to Annihilation

Contest: Win a Relapse Records five-CD prize pack!

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Ambient/noise trio Locrian debuts unreleased track

Ambient/noise trio Locrian, now part of the Relapse roster, has debuted an unreleased track called "Omega Vapors." It will be…

Locrian: Confronting Urban Decay with Ambient Metal

Though it most closely identifies with the Chicago noise scene, Locrian is comfortable with its itinerant musical status, writing songs…

Record Review: Horseback’s The Gorgon Tongue: Impale Golden Horn + Forbidden Planet

Horseback: The Gorgon Tongue: Impale Golden Horn + Forbidden Planet (Relapse, 5/10/11) Horseback: "The Golden Horn" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Golden-Horn.mp3|titles=Horseback: "The Golden Horn"]…