The title track of Sumac’s latest album, 2020’s May You Be Held (Thrill Jockey), is a tough-love affirmation built for trying times, when soothing sounds just don’t cut it anymore […]
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On May You Be Held, Sumac are a beast of free improvisation, noise, and metal
There’s a lot of room in the vast and aesthetically diverse landscape of metal, but one powerhouse trio occupies its own sound-deconstructing universe: Sumac. The heady metal-centric music that guitarist […]
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Celestial sludge-metal supergroup Old Man Gloom return after tragedy with two new full-lengths
Metalcore supergroup Old Man Gloom have often fallen silent for years at a stretch, but for two decades now they’ve occasionally emerged from the depths with an offering of their […]
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‘Predators’ is the heavy-as-hell return of experimental hardcore supergroup Old Man Gloom
A new track from the heavy metal team.
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Black metal supergroup Twilight debut a new track from their upcoming final album
Largely-local American black metal supergroup Twilight debut a new track from their upcoming final record.
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Ryan Hemsworth’s cleaned-up, poppy Guilt Trips and 15 more record reviews
Nine Reader writers tackle 16 albums, including the Dismemberment Plan, Omar Souleyman, and more.
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Best Fallout From a Breakup
No matter what these weirdos get up to, it’s worth your time.