A beautiful tale of doomed love, “Origin of the Alimonies” is brilliantly done black metal with orchestral influences and blistering vocals. The mingling of …continue reading Now Hear This: Origin of the Alimonies (2020)
It was a difficult year with a few creative high points, Vile Creature’s 2020 anthem “Glory! Glory! Apathy Took Helm!” about despair and perseverance. …continue reading Now Hear This: “Glory! Glory! Apathy Took Helm!”
Bleary eyed and gentle shoegaze from the heart of Florida, Ethel Cain’s debut album “Golden Age” is a short but lovely bit of reverb-soaked …continue reading Now Hear This: Golden Age (2019)
An exhilarating but swampy experience, the debut record of heavy metal trio Sightless Pit will leave you disoriented and yearning. In an interview with …continue reading Now Hear This: Grave of A Dog (Sightless Pit)
Take a slow ride down memory lane with our Lead Music Writer’s 25 favorite records of the past decade and her picks for the …continue reading Now Hear This: The Decade’s Best Albums
With catchy beats and dark lyrics, Secret Shame makes a strong case for a spot as one of the 2019’s best new acts on …continue reading Now Hear This: Dark Synthetics (Secret Shame)
A little slice of Canadian gothic, “Creep on Creepin On” is absolutely perfect for those chilly nights when you want something a little spectral. …continue reading Now Hear This: Creep On Creepin On (2011)
A triptych of chemical destruction, sideshow oddities, and pulp punk power, The Character Trilogy proves good things come in threes. A review of Roberta, …continue reading Now Hear This: The Character Trilogy (2016-2019)
The “Antichrist” OST (recently re-released for the film’s 10th anniversary) is a magnificently dark soundscape for an extremely dark film. Lars von Trier’s controversial …continue reading Now Hear This: Antichrist OST (10th Anniversary)
Woefully unknown and deserving more, the final Wendy O. Williams record is a gorgeous, gonzo ecological horror story encased in a thrash metal shell. …continue reading Now Hear This: “Maggots: The Record” (Plasmatics)