NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 8-22-25: All the New Metal and Rock You Should Hear


From underground gems to the big time, it’s New Music Friday
8-22-25

Who has the best album cover this week?

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PREVIEW: New Music Friday 8-22-25: All the New Metal and Rock You Should Hear


From underground gems to the big time, it’s New Music Friday
8-22-25

Who has the best album cover this week?

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REVIEWS ROUNDUP: Lucifer, Shi, Crop, and The Lucid Furs


 Lucifer Lucifer IV

With Lucifer releasing albums of a consistent style at a workman’s pace, it’s easy to overlook the underlying trajectory that’s been gradually in motion. There’s not much of those Occult Doom roots left on Lucifer IV (Century Media Records) as the band has seemingly completed their transformation from female-fronted Uncle Acid to what sounds like Karen Carpenter singing over KISS riffs. Fortunately, it’s hardly a drastic change as Johanna Sadonis’ sultry croon and the freerolling grooves remain as common denominators.Continue reading