EARTH RELEASE SERPENTINING GUITAR EPIC “THE MANDRAKE’S HYMN”The legendary duo’s ninth studio album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, is out now on Sargent House. // Catch them tour with Helms Alee in May & June.  With the release of their ninth album approaching, monolithic minimalists Earth have unveiled yet another piece of theFull Upon Her Burning Lips puzzle. “The Mandrake’s Hymn,” a dusty, Morricone-tinged five minute epic, is a masterclass in melodic restraint and unassailable skill. Listen to Earth's “The Mandrake’s Hymn” via Guitar Mag today (or directly on YouTube). Over the course of ..read more

BORIS ANNOUNCE ‘LφVE & EVφL’ & NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN CELEBRATIONLφVE & EVφL will be released via Third Man Records in August.  Re-issues of Boris’s Akuma no Uta andFeedbacker are forthcoming.   Boris have never been one for sentimentality—they simply wave goodbye to old worlds in favor of new horizons. That’s exactly the logic behind the band’s two forthcoming reissues of Akuma No Uta and Feedbacker, which will be released via Third Man Records this year, marking a new partnership between the band and label. The batch of reissues also makes way for Boris's first new album in two y ..read more

DROWSE DIVES INTO THE DEPTHS OF NATURE AND ILLNESS WITH  NEW “BIPOLAR 1” MUSIC VIDEOThe slowcore project will be releasing Light Mirror via The Flenser on was released  June 7.   Drowse, the experimental slowgaze project heralded by multi-instrumentalist Kyle Bates, has never shied away from life’s darkest depths. His latest single, “Bipolar 1,” squares off with the illness and anguish that has colored his singular body of work. The track is the latest teaser of Drowse’s forthcoming album Light Mirror. Watch the naturescaping video for “Bipolar 1” now via The Four Oh Five (or directly on YouTu ..read more

CAVE IN RELEASE SPACE ROCK TINGED NEW SINGLE “SHAKE MY BLOOD”The track is off the forthcoming Final Transmission LP, Came out June 7th via Hydra Head.  Trudging forth as a band redefined by the loss of bassist Caleb Scofield, Cave In have been slowly teasing their continued identity as one of post-hardcore’s most resilient contingents. With the June 7 release of their Final Transmission LP rapidly approaching, the band has released yet another glimpse of the future’s promise.  Listen to “Shake My Blood” and read a new interview with Cave In on AltPress.com. With nearly seven years elapsed sinc ..read more

OAKLAND THRASHERS VALE UNLEASH DEBUT ALBUM - LISTEN NOWBurden Of Sight will be released this Friday via The Flenser. // Catch VALE on tour throughout North America starting this month.  The wait is now over: Oakland thrashers Vale have unleashed their debut LP for public consumption (ahead of its May 24 release date). Burden Of Sight, Vale’s crushing foray into the world, is now streaming via Decibel Magazine.   Providing a devastating soundtrack to a grim, post-apocalyptic future, Vale spend six tracks on the brink of sonic destruction.  Listen to Burden Of Sight in its scorching entirety via ..read more

 RUSSIAN CIRCLES ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW ALBUM, ‘BLOOD YEAR,' & NORTH AMERICAN TOURThe formidable trio’s seventh studio album will be released on August 2 via Sargent House.  Check out the first single “Arluck” now.  "Russian Circles have made great use of post-rock most familiar's dynamic tricks—loud and quiet; stop and start, swell and subside. But they’ve never had qualms about splicing elements of everything from metal and noise-rock to krautrock and post-hardcore into their darkly dramatic, instrumental compositions." - Pitchfork   There are few things one can be sure of these days, though ..read more

DRAB MAJESTY DIVIDE AND CONQUER ON “LONG DIVISION,” ANNOUNCE WORLD TOURThe post-punk duo’s forthcoming album Modern Mirror is due out July 12 on Dais Records. See Drab Majesty on tour in North America July 24 through August 30.Intergalactic stars Drab Majesty have announced a batch of live demonstrations across the globe in celebration of their forthcoming album Modern Mirror.  Their North American run is slotted to run from July 24th through August 30th with Body of Light and Xeno & Oaklander supporting select dates, and their European tour is September 18th through November 2nd featurin ..read more

PALLBEARER PERFORM THEIR LANDMARK ALBUM ‘SORROW & EXTINCTION’ IN FULL TONIGHT; ANNOUNCE SHOWS WITH BARONESS   Ascending Arkansas progressive doom quartet Pallbearer are headlining Union Transfer in Philadelphia tonight for Tired Hands Brewing Birth Day where they’ll be performing their celebrated debut full-length Sorrow & Extinction in its entirety.  Released in 2012, the album received countless amounts of praise, including Best New Music from Pitchfork, and catapulted Pallbearer into the upper echelons of heavy music.  Today Pallbearer have also announced a pair of shows with Barone ..read more

CULTURE ABUSE DROP “WAR TIME DUB” AHEAD OF NORTH AMERICAN TOURThe Bay punks will kick off their headline tour this Thursday, June 6th.   After spending a majority of 2018 on the world’s stages alongside Nothing, Green Day, The Bronx, and more, Culture Abuse are conquering the open road yet again—this time, for their first-ever full headlining North American tour. On the heels of kickoff, Culture Abuse have dropped another new single, “War Time Dub,” alongside a music video by David Kelling and Tyler Bradberry. Watch & share the music video for Culture Abuse’s brand new track “War Time Dub ..read more

LINGUA IGNOTA ANNOUNCES FIRST LEG OF HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOURKristin Hayter will present a new live presentation featuring material from her upcoming album CALIGULA in select cities in USA and Canada this September.    After announcing her hotly anticipated sophomore album, Lingua Ignota (aka Kristin Hayter) is poising herself for a North American tour behind CALIGULA. Fusing classical vocal stylings and industrialized soundscapes, Lingua Ignota has become a one-woman tour de force and one of heavy music’s top titans. Profound Lore will be releasing CALIGULA on July 19th, and Lingua Igno ..read more