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Portland, Oregon’s Unto Others have spent their seasons in the abyss and arise from the other side with streams of harsh light breaking through their darkened gothic and classic metal motifs. The band emerged in 2017, turning heads with the Don’t Waste Your Time EP (under their previous moniker Idle Hands), followed by the beloved 2019 full length Mana and 2021’s heavy hitting Strength LP.Continue reading
Butterfly’s full-length debut isn’t the least bit shy about its Seventies Rock inspirations. That is made immediately apparent with the cover art contrasting Vikings and a mystical title with an innocuous band name, but the music plays out like a grab-bag of Montrose, Uriah Heep, and Budgie among others. Its free-spirited attitude is comparable to their contemporaries in Freeways and one can occasionally detect hints of otherworldly haziness in line with Tanith and Brimstone Coven.Continue reading
Early 2000s Rap-Rock hitmakers Crazy Town are currently on a 20th-anniversary tour. Their best-known song and biggest hit ‘Butterfly’, turns 20 next year as well. Watch the current lineup of the band perform the track live at The Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood. Continue reading