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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…

Review: Primate’s Draw Back a Stump

Featuring members of Mastodon, Brutal Truth, and The Despised, Atlanta's Primate is a new hardcore super-group — a furious bastard…

Review: Dying Fetus’ Reign Supreme

With its signature mixture of technicality, speed, and groove, death-metal trio Dying Fetus remains a Frankenstein’s Monster of riffs, heaving…

Dying Fetus previews Reign Supreme with “Second Skin”

Hear a preview of Dying Fetus’ new album, Reign Supreme, with "Second Skin." The album is out 6/19 on Relapse.

Video: Tombs’ “Passageways”

Bearing baritone vocals that speak to post-hardcore influences, "Passageways" is an example of a turning point on Tombs’ Path of…

Guest Spots: Chris Connelly’s track-by-track breakdown of Artificial Madness

Chris Connelly: Artificial Madness (Relapse, 11/8/11) Chris Connelly: "Wait for Amateur" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Chris_Connelly_Wait_for_Amateur.mp3|titles=Chris Connelly: "Wait for Amateur"] Chris Connelly, formerly a…

Guest Spots: Rabbits’ rat-filled allegory of cooperation

Rabbits: Lower Forms (Relapse, 2/15/11) Rabbits: "Duck The Pigs" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Rabbits_Duck_The_Pigs.mp3|titles=Rabbits: "Duck The Pigs"] Portland, Oregon-based sludge-rock trio Rabbits isn't big…

Q&A: Bloodiest

Bloodiest: Descent (Relapse, 3/29/11) Bloodiest: "Pastures" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Bloodiest_Pastures.mp3|titles=Bloodiest: "Pastures"] In structure and sound, Chicago post-metal septet Bloodiest is a vast and…

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"]…

MP3 Premiere: Horseback’s “The Golden Horn”

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"]…

Tombs: Political, Apocalyptic Metal

The members of Brooklyn-based metal trio Tombs take pride in their work ethic and don't bother worrying about what others…

MP3 Premiere: Rabbits’ “Duck, The Pigs”

Rabbits: "Duck, The Pigs" (Lower Forms, Relapse, 2/15/11) Rabbits: "Duck, The Pigs" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Rabbits_Duck_The_Pigs.mp3|titles=Rabbits: "Duck The Pigs"] This week's MP3 premiere…