shoegaze
Track Premiere: Am Himmel – “The Patience And Silence of a Saint’s Death”
June 6, 2022 Chris Dick
Netherlands-based shoegaze black metal outfit Am Himmel unfurls new spectral track “The Patience And Silence Of A Saint’s Death.”
Track Premiere: Museum of Light – “Soft Openings”
April 7, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
If you’re looking for a soft, introspective lunch break soundtrack that still delivers doomy riffs, “Soft Openings” from the upcoming Museum of Light LP Horizon is four minutes of bliss.
Full Album Premiere: Waternoose – “All Pain, No Feeling”
May 4, 2021 Gene Meyer
If you are a fan of any era of Daughters, the Locust or Saetia, it’s time to tune into the powerviolence/screamo/shoegaze hybrid of Waternoose.
Blast Worship: Sugar Wounds
April 13, 2021 Gene Meyer
Are Myrtle Beach’s Sugar Wounds the world’s first “shoegrind” band? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to their Calico Dreams release right now.
Q&A: Bryan Buchanan (Bound) Lures Us Into The Rabbit Hole
November 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Washington, D.C.’s Bound multi-thread into the darker recesses of the sonic rift on new album, Haunts. New interview with guitarist/vocalist Bryan Buchanan is just the start of our journey together.
Track Premiere: Deeper Graves – ‘Last Transmission’
August 27, 2020 Emily Bellino
Watch Deeper Graves‘ “Last Transmission.”
Video Premiere: Sorxe – ‘Dependence Day’
November 7, 2019 Emily Bellino
Watch a psychedelic new video from post-metal trio Sorxe.
Album Premiere: Sylvaine “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone” + Q&A With Sylvaine
October 30, 2018 Chris Dick
Norwegian post-black metal outfit Sylvaine premieres dreamy new album, “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone,” on Decibel.
Track Premiere: Sun Voyager – ‘Too Much’
January 22, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the new song from Sun Voyager right now.
Label Spotlight: Transcending Records
November 6, 2017 Emily Bellino
Get familiar with independent label Transcending Records.
Full Album Stream: Loviatar – “Loviatar”
July 27, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream the epic doom debut from Loviatar now!
Track Premiere: Mindkult – ‘Nightmares’
July 3, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from Mindkult‘s Transcending Obscurity debut.
For Those About To Squawk: Loss, Danzig, The Holy Circle, Full of Hell
May 12, 2017 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new releases from Loss, The Holy Circle, Danzig and Full of Hell.
Dust Moth Premiere Haunting New Video For ‘A Veil In Between,’ Announce Tour Dates
January 25, 2017 Emily Bellino
Dust Moth premiere a new video and announce a tour with He Whose Ox Is Gored.
For Those About To Squawk: Waldo’s Pecks Of The Year
December 23, 2016 Blake Harrison
Ulcerate, Whores, Gatecreeper, Full of Hell/Nails, Gendo Ikari and everything else Waldo pecked on in 2016.
Eye On the Baal: Exclusive Das Rad Premiere!
September 9, 2014 Shawn Macomber
Check out our exclusive stream below of Toronto psych-metallers Das Rad cleverly embedding a subversive catchiness into the fuzzy, atmospheric doom of “Eye of Baal,” a track off the band’s upcoming debut full-length Radiation. And if you like the Hawkwind-meets-shoegaze-meets-Can vibe, there’s another preview track here.