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INTERVIEW: Morgan Y. Evans Interviews Leila Abdul-Rauf (Solo, Vastum, The Bastard Noise)

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As much as I love speeding and blasting The Haunted around SoCal, sometimes you need something more heady and all-encompassing. Leila Abdul-Rauf is known for a wide array of brilliant solo and group works within the underground and remains one of the music world’s most uninhibited creative thinkers. Calls From A Seething Edge is her latest solo endeavor, a remarkable heartfelt journey of mourning polycrisis whilst still holding space for dreams of a better world. It is a must-hear 2024 haunting release that will seep into your pores and remain with you for a long time, body music for the head and soul.Continue reading →


PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Livestream 12-27-24

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Catch up on what you missed in the world of Rock and Metal news this week! 

Happy Holidays, if you are celebrating!

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Vastum Book a Headlining US Tour and Festival Appearances

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Oakland, California’s death metal faction, Vastum embark on the intense Violations On The Cross US Tour in 2025, starting in Tacoma on March 27th and ending in Atlanta on April 11th. The live run comes in support of their latest album, Inward To Gethsemane, out now on 20 Buck Spin records, and streaming in full on the label’s YouTube channel. Find it below, along with live listings and more.
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Exodus, Dismember, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Vastum, Demolition Hammer, Eternal Champion, Devil Master, Sonja, and More booked for Decibel Metal and Beer Fest Philly 2025

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Catton Park, United kingdom, 12 Aug 2022, Exodus performing on the Ronnie James Dio Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival Credit: Rich Price/Ghost Cult Magazine

Decibel Metal and Beer Fest Philadelphia 2025 has booked a banger of a musical lineup and a murderous row of brewers for the exclusive event! Produced by Decibel Magazine and taking place at the Filmore, April 4-5, 2025 and features a ton of bands and some exclusive sets! Exodus, Dismember, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Vastum, Demolition Hammer, Eternal Champion, Devil Master, Sonja, and more will perform with the full lineup below! The fest will also celebrate Relapse Records in honor of their 35th anniversary. Tickets on sale this week and more info can be found at the links below.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Leila Abdul-Rauf – Calls From a Seething Edge

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Leila Abdul-Rauf is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer who has been part of various bands (Vastum, Hammers of Misfortune, Saros, Amber Asylum) since the 1990s. Calls From a Seething Edge (Cyclic Law Music / Syrup Moose Records) is her fifth solo album.Continue reading →


Decrepisy (Acephalix, Ascended Dead, Funebrarum) Reissue Their Debut Album “Emetic Communion” – Out Now

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Oregon death metal collective, Decrepisy, (Thanamagus, Vastum, Acephalix, Ascended Dead), have reissued their four track debut album, Emetic Communion, on Carbonized Records. It is now available on limited edition vinyl (Blood Red and Silver w/ Black Splatter). Keep reading for more details.
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TOP DEATH METAL ALBUMS OF 2023 by Through the Cracks of Death

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His mind sundered by unimaginable horrors, Richard Benton’s psyche shatters into twenty pieces, each trapped in its own maze of nightmares more surreal than the last…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Vastum – Inward To Gethsemane

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For those unaware, there has been a resurgence in metal when it comes to unsettling, haunting noise and eerie, sonically paralyzing sound. 

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 11-10-23roop

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What new albums are you excited for this week!? 

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Vastum Shares a New Single “Indwelling Archon” – New Album Coming Soon

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Four years and one pandemic on from Orificial Purge, Vastum, the longest running band on the 20 Buck Spin roster, offers up its fifth bludgeoning document of psychic malaise and lost faith with Inward To Gethsemane. As before, the abject disgust unsparingly captured in Vastum’s unique approach continues to drape the music with an aura of discomfiting unease. Stream Vastum’s “Indwelling Archon” here:

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