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Meet: Sam Grant and Ewan Mackenzie of Pigs x 7 ahead of new album Death Hilarious

Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have never been a band to do things by halves. Their latest album, Death Hilarious, is a calculated onslaught—raw, aggressive, and laced…

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Album review: SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks; Heavy, hypnotic, and unexpectedly beautiful

Despite its post-metal and deep psych leanings, also perhaps metalgaze, if such a thing exists (the band prefer Spacegaze) —The Pattern Speaks is far from an exercise in unrelenting heaviness.…

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Meet: Skloss ahead of their debut album The Pattern Speaks

Austin/Glasgow duo SKLOSS are making waves with their debut album The Pattern Speaks, an immersive blend of heavy psychedelia, post-metal drones, and ethereal atmospherics. Formed during the COVID lockdown by…

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Album Review: Harvestman –Triptych Part Three : The final chapter of Steve Von Till’s awesome homage to the changing moons.

If you missed gazing at the Hunter Moon last week then here’s a permanent audio reminder of its beauty, significance and restorative power. Steve Von Till aka Harvestman, the prolific…

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Album Review : Harvestman –‘Triptych Part Two’ : A pulsating second album in Steve Von Till’s ambitious, post-metal trilogy.

Officially released on 21st July to coincide with the Buck Moon, Steve Von Till (aka Harvestman) delivers ‘Part Two’ of his ambitious ‘Triptych’ album cycle (‘Part One’ coincided with April’s…

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Album Review: Big|Brave – ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’ : The Montreal rock trio craft a post-metal touchstone.

Ever since Big|Brave‘s core members Robin Wattie (vocals/guitar) and Mathieu Ball (guitars) experienced a ‘loud can be quiet’ epiphany over a decade ago, ditching the acoustics and plugging in, their…

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Track/Video : Post-metal ground-breakers BIG|BRAVE preview the poetic ‘canon: in canon’ from new album ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’

So the release of the Montreal post metal unit BIG|BRAVE’s eighth album ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’ is arcing steadily towards a conclusion (out 19th April via Thrill Jockey Records). This…

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Album Review: BIG|BRAVE – nature morte : a profound, powerful post-metal statement.

If nothing else the release of nature morte, the sixth album from the Montreal post metal unit BIG|BRAVE, is a testament to the band’s stamina and stoic dedication to their…

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NEWS: TOOL’s ‘Fear Inoculum’ three-disc 180-gram vinyl arrives August 5th

TOOL’s critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY®-Award winning fifth album, Fear Inoculum, arrives as a 3-disc, 180g vinyl release on Aug. 5 via Music For Nations. The collection, which is available for pre-order now, features new artwork from Adam Jones, and…

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