Southern Lord

Gathering storm: A Storm of Light announces fourth full-length, Nations to Flames

Brooklyn post-metal heavies A Storm of Light will be dropping a new album, Nations to Flames, later this year. Recorded…

Interview: Pelican stretches far, geographically and acoustically, on Ataraxia / Taraxis

More than ten years after formation, Pelican still can surprise, showing a new piece of its "creative yang" on Ataraxia…

Review: Enabler’s All Hail the Void

Metalcore "newcomers" Enabler — featuring ex-members of Shai Hulud, Trap Them, Today is the Day, and more — are back…

Review: Sleep’s Dopesmoker

Since its adulterated release and subsequent reissue, Sleep’s Dopesmoker (also released as Jerusalem) has stood as a monolith of metal.…

Scott “Wino” Weinrich: The Dogged Determination of an Underexposed Rock Legend

Saint Vitus, Probot, Warhorse/The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand, Shrinebuilder — you name it, heavy-rock legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich…

Q&A: Dylan Carlson of Earth

Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light Vol. 1 (Southern Lord, 2/22/11) Earth: "Father Midnight" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20110113_specialmusic_earth.mp3|titles=Earth: "Father Midnight"] Most God-fearing…

The Metal Examiner: Weedeater’s Jason…The Dragon

Weedeater: Jason...The Dragon (Southern Lord, 3/1/11) Weedeater: "Mancoon" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Weedeater_Mancoon.mp3|titles=Weedeater: "Mancoon"] North Carolina-based Weedeater has always balanced its stoner- and sludge-metal…

The Secret to tour US in March

After touring here in 2009 and releasing a new album in late 2010 (Solve Et Coagula (Southern Lord)), Italian metal…

Guest Spots: Aaron Turner’s favorite musicians / visual artists

Aaron Turner, founder of Hydra Head Records and frontman for pioneering metal band Isis, is no stranger to the art of…

Boris to release Live In Japan DVD

Experimental Japanese rock band Boris is set to release its first live DVD, appropriately titled Live In Japan. The DVD,…

The Metal Examiner: The Secret’s Solve Et Coagula

Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. The Secret:…

Boris & Ian Astbury: The Cult’s Voice in a Fist-Pounding Sludge-Rock Collaboration

Japanese sludgy drone rockers and frequent collaborators Boris teamed up with Ian Astbury of The Cult for a heavy, moody…