Dirty Honey’s Marc LaBelle connected with us at Download Festival and spoke about the band’s plans, touring, Iron Maiden parties, Airborne, and more.
Here are 10 major reasons you need to attend FutureStops Festival, Toronto’s 21st-century Organ experience, ft. Kara-Lis Coverdale, FUJI||||||||||TA, Amina Claudine Myers, Charlemagne Palestine, and Sandra Boss.
Los Angeles rockers Palaye Royale brought their brand of glam rock to NYC’s Webster Hall along with their friend and opening act Mod Sun.
NIK NOCTURNAL
“I was kicked off the Honours programme but didn’t care, I just wanted to cover songs”
Content Creator talks about his career, gateway into heavy music and the shifting music landscape post-lockdown.
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GAEREA – ‘Mirage’ [Album Review]
Visceral, haunting, yet staggeringly beautiful in places, GAEREA’s ‘Mirage’ (Season of Mist) is a cathartic contender for the underground black metal record of this year.
Sam Valdez – “Charlie” [Song Review]
Like an exegesis of an individual’s life, “Charlie” pulsates on brooding tones topped by the evocative voice of Sam Valdez.
Sarah Shafey – ‘Blackbox Universe’ [Album Review]
Characterized by scrummy suffusions of lustrous electro-pop and the crème de la crème voice of Sarah Shafey, ‘Blackbox Universe’ is a gem of an album.
Electric Callboy – ‘Tekkno’ [Album Review]
In these tough times, we need to party harder than ever. German techno/metallers Electric Callboy have the perfect soundtrack in ‘Tekkno.’
KEN mode – ‘NULL’ [Album Review]
If variety is the spice of life, KEN mode’s ‘NULL’ (Artoffact Records) is serving up an absolute punishing flight of hot ones that even Shawn Evans would enjoy.
Omophagia – ‘Rebirth in Black’ [Album Review]
Omophagia’s new album ‘Rebirth in Black’ (Unique Leader Records) is a savage sonic assault. Come and read our thoughts on this slab of brutality here.
Phobophilic – ‘Enveloping Absurdity’ [Album Review]
Keen for a good, traditional romp through the dirtier streets of the old-school death metal scene? Look no further than Phobophilic’s latest offering, ‘Enveloping Absurdity’ (Prosthetic Records).
Clutch – ‘Sunshine on Slaughter Beach’ [Album Review]
‘Sunshine on Slaughter Beach’ (Weathermaker Music) clearly declares that Clutch will continue to both experiment with their signature sound, and evolve.
Irist – ‘Gloria’ [EP] [Album Review]
Atlanta progressive death metal group Irist follow up their debut with ‘Gloria,’ a short but stunning collection. Read our review here.
Behemoth – ‘Opvs Contra Natvram’ [Album Review]
With their 12th studio album, ‘Opvs Contra Natvram,’ Poland’s extreme metal titans Behemoth have compiled a mostly captivating record with a ton of potential for future work.
Diver Through – ‘All Nighter’ [Album Review]
Simultaneously vaguely familiar and oh so persuasive, Diver Through’s All Nighter’ (Subluna Records ) is a grand album brimming with tantalizing sonic balance.
Revocation – ‘Netherheaven’ [Album Review]
Boston shredders Revocation deliver a frantic slice of progressive death/thrash metal on their new album ‘Netherheaven.’ Read our thoughts here…
Having recently performed at Dunder Con, the first-ever The Office convention, we were interested in chatting with KellyMarie to learn more about what inspired this unique concept album.
Social: Producer David C. Fein speaks about the fully restored Director’s Edition of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture,’ out now via Paramount Home Entertainment.
Supporting David Strickland’s newest album, ‘Spirit of Hip Hop 2’ (MNRK Music Group), we chat with the artist about crypto, including NFTs, the $PIECE Token by $GATS, and Bitcoin Tattoos.
“Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion” by Harry Sword [Book Review]
At its heart, Harry Sword’s ‘Monolithic Undertow’ (out via Third Man Books) is a book that tries to describe, decode, explain and provide a profundity of examples of the drone in its many forms.
“Bands do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn, by Bands, for Everyone” by Sam Sumpter [Book Review]
In her new book, ‘Bands do BK’ (Lit Riot Press), author/journalist Sam Sumpter consults an impressive cross-section of Brooklyn’s music scene, asking them what their favourite spots are in the borough.
Between Exultation and Aggression – An Extreme/Death Metal Documentary Film (Noise Dosage Media) [Documentary Review]
Creator/director Jon Lambert delivers ‘Between Exultation and Aggression’ (Noise Dosage Media), a bare-bones extreme music documentary that tackles the subject matter with no bullshit and even fewer frills.
“STAG” – A film by Alexandra Spieth [Movie Review]
Bottom line: the strength of Alexandra Spieth’s new horror-comedy ‘STAG’ is its seamless ability to integrate the conversational, natural dialogue steeped in antagonism and unclear motives.
It Came from Aquarius Records (by Kenneth Thomas) [Documentary Review]
Overall, ‘It Came from Aquarius Records’ (by Kenneth Thomas) successfully weaves its tale with enough charm to spill over into other documentaries one might wish would be made about its charming cast of personalities.
“The Insatiable Necrosexual #1” by Necrosexual [Comic Book Review]
The Insatiable Necrosexual comic is just as batshit as fans could hope for. It’s an appeal to a very specific crowd who are all already in on the joke.
Max Boyle’s new EP, Change Is Your Friend? is a very modern-sounding pop record that veers left and right into varied musical territory, consistently showcasing Boyle’s versatility and impressive pop vocal abilities.
Boston alternative rock pioneers Letters to Cleo have confirmed a short run of Fall 2022 U.S. tour dates; intimate shows, including their annual pair of homecoming gigs at the Paradise Rock Club.
Cape Town, South Africa’s four-piece Wicked World premiere their music video for “Music,” a free-styling, free-spirited affair, with the band demonstrating their “wicked” chemistry and heartwarming togetherness.
If you’ve yet to hear the cover of Nirvana’s smash single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Toronto composer and pianist Thompson Egbo-Egbo, then now’s as good a time as any.
Elsewhere premiere their brand new single, “Life…is A Fraction: V. Diagnosis,” a track off the band’s ambitious album, due for release on November 4th.
Basel, Switzerland noise crew, Asbest, has confirmed a string of November 2022 tour dates in France, supporting Unsane.
Disturbed are set to drop their eighth full-length album, ‘Divisive,’ on November 18, 2022, via Reprise Records, and have just unveiled its second single, “Unstoppable.”
BC-based musician Ben Arsenault has unveiled his new single and music video, “Hold On To You,” the lead track from his debut solo album due on December 2nd.