Leila Abdul-Rauf Share “Eros Anima” Video from Sixth Album East Coast with Vaelastrasz Underway

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Omar Cordy

Oakland-based dark ambient and ritual folk artist Leila Abdul-Rauf drops the haunting video for “Eros Anima” from her sixth solo album Andros Insidium, out now via 20 Buck Spin, and is currently on the Andros Insidium Tour with Vaelastrasz through October 10. Watch it now and stream the album below. Continue reading →

ALBUM REVIEW: Lacolpa – In Absentia Lucis

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Wil Cifer

Lacolpa’s new album, In Absentia Lucis (Brucia Records) finds the Italian band diving deeper into darkness. Their brand of darkness this time is more experimental than most heard this year. While they still self-identify as a Sludge band there is more common ground with Current 93 than with Neurosis.