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Home » postmetal

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Locrian
Posted inMusic

Experimental metal trio Locrian break their seven-year silence with the exploratory New Catastrophism

by Luca Cimarusti August 9, 2022August 1, 2022

Experimental metal trio Locrian have spent the past 17 years branching out into unknown realms, but lately they’ve been reexamining their roots. Formed in Chicago in 2005 by guitarist André […]

Sumac
Posted inMusic

Sumac headline a night of dynamic, heavy music

by Monica Kendrick August 4, 2022August 9, 2022

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 […]

Moody black and white close up of the four members of Absent in Body
Posted inMusic

Sludge-metal all-stars Absent in Body live up to their lineup on their debut LP

by Luca Cimarusti March 21, 2022March 15, 2022

Like it or not, supergroups are an inevitable part of the music landscape. There’s always a new one in the works, in no small part because they reliably attract media […]

Posted inMusic

Heavy experimentalists Nadja turn from shoegazing to stargazing on Luminious Rot

by Jamie Ludwig May 28, 2021August 18, 2021

Experimental drone and postmetal outfit Nadja got their start in 2003 as the solo studio project of ambient musician Aidan Baker, but by 2005 he’d enlisted the help of bassist […]

Justin Broadrick and Sanford Parker
Posted inFilm

Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker

by Luca Cimarusti April 8, 2014August 18, 2021

Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks drum machines, Crass, and 80s hip-hop with producer Sanford Parker.

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