In Episode 2 on Danzig, Glenn simultaneously makes a Heavy Metal masterpiece and a generational Blues album? How? We explore every angle on GMP!
Rick Rubin “keeps working his magic,” and Don reveals the history of the album and the secret meaning behind the title. Continue reading
In many ways, Chat Pile’s new album Who Loves the Sun (The Flenser) ironically feels like their Sunbather (Deafheaven). The album will elevate them to a new level as artists not made for radio airplay. You might even think these guys are going to take Noise-Rock to the mainstream. Still, it has pivoted from the hard and fast definition of that genre as a grim post-Grunge sonic effigy of society’s collapse, to one that these songs blame apathy for being the chief motivator. Maybe there is some truth to that theory, but to be honest, I don’t care. Continue reading
Synth-Punk duo Point Line Plane originally formed in 2002, only to split up in 2005 after releasing two albums. They have now reformed and are re-releasing their debut self-titled record (Skin Graft Records), which comes out on vinyl and digital for the first time. The band consists of Joshua Blanchard (vocals/keyboards) and Nathan Carson (Witch Mountain, Nanotear Booking, drums). Continue reading
The Crosses is the literal translation of Die Kreuzen, and was around for a decade, a tribute to that legendary band. Ever since that group’s premature 1992 split, Vocalist Daniel Kubinski has been busying himself with a multitude of projects too numerous to list, but includes Deadfinger, Fuckface, Decapitado, Chainfall, and a collaboration with The Lord a.k.a. Greg Anderson (Goatsnake, Sunn))), Southern Lord Records) on the excellent 2023 track “Palliare.” Continue reading
ADULT. has become a staple of dark electronic music, moving dance floors for 25 years. Kissing Luck Goodbye (Dais Records) continues their sonic legacy, even if it takes it in an unexpected direction. The project’s sound fall closet to industrial than darkwave in terms of aggression, though Nicola Kuperus‘ vocals are certainly influenced by it. Their industrial slant should not be surprising, considering one of their frequent collaborators was Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb (RIP). The stomping anger of the track would be post-punk if this were being made by guitars. Leaning heavier into the electronics for ” R U 4 SALE”, where they take complete control of the dance floor with buzzing synths grooving chaotically, even the lyrics admit that “the chaos is what they want”. Continue reading
GhostCultKeefy goes deep on the comeback album from Neurosis – “An Undying Love For A Burning World” out now via NeurotRecordings !
First things first. Heaven & Hell was Black Sabbath, and no amount of name changes or lawsuits can change that. Yes, everyone loved Ozzy (RIP), but Ronnie James Dio played an equally important role, helping to bring Sabbath back from the brink of the abyss not once, but three times. Continue reading
Named after 1998’s Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (directed by Twin Peaks’ Joan Chen), San Jose, California trio Xiu Xiu have an astonishing fifteen full-length records to their name, of which Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1 (Polyvinyl Records) is the latest. Continue reading
Austrian black metal wizards Ellende are back with Zerfall (AOP Records), this time even more atmospheric but with stunning guitar work and a haze of melancholy, embossing their waves of scathing picking. The wrathful vocals are more scornful this time around. Halfway through “Wahrheit,” a melodic swathe of clean guitar with Folk elements emerges. It works from the melodic themes established in the song. If you are already a fan, the first song makes it clear you are getting what you want from them.
Life On The Moon (Deathwish Inc) is Modern Life Is War’s first full-length in over a decade. They have returned and are deviating from what you might expect from Punk in 2025. It does not stray dramatically from what the definition of Punk was in the mid seventies. They still carry most of the aggression, though layers of singing chime in for the chorus of “First Song On The Moon.” The guitars carry a frantic jangle rather than a Hardcore chug. “There Is A Telephone That Never Stops Ringing” finds the urgency building into an explosion. The kind of organic chaos The Stooges once kicked up. Continue reading