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News: Wraith – New album + Entire stream!
U.S. blackened thrash trio WRAITH are proud to announce today’s release of Absolute Power, the band’s full-length debut. Those interested in the sonic equivalent of a throat-punch should visit the link below. LISTEN / STREAM HERE: https://wraith219.bandcamp.com/album/absolute-power The wounds left by the 2018 full-length debut – Heed The Warning – still fresh, WRAITH is back …
News: Cerebral Rot New album and Tour.
Odious Descent Into Decay, the debut full-length excursion into the grimy depths of death metal from Seattle death metal outfit, CEREBRAL ROT, is out now and streaming in its putrid entirety through the deathmongers at 20 Buck Spin. The album is expulsed into the public domain just over two weeks before the band’s trek across …
News: Necropanther begin recording!
Colorado metal practitioners NECROPANTHER will begin recording their third full-length next month. Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Allegaeon, Khemmis, Primitive Man) of Flatline Audio in Denver will mix and master the as-yet-untitled offering. States Otero, “I’ve been following NECROPANTHER for a long while and have been of fan of their melodic approach and the honest feel …
INTERVIEW: RUN INTO THE NIGHT
The indie/post punk Glasgow duo are back and with a new single on the way. Ahead of it’s upcoming release we caught up with the undefinable rock n roll mavericks. Tell us about the new single? The new single is called Mon Cheri, an experimental track channelling influences from a range of genres and has …
News: UNBURNT – Canadian Blackened Death Metal Project
Canadian blackened death metal project Unburnt recently announced the upcoming August 16th release of their four-song EP, Arcane Evolution. It is the follow up to the group’s 2016 debut single, “Harnessing Black Flame”. Unlike many new bands struggling to find their sound early on, Unburnt consists of seasoned metal musicians spread throughout various parts of …
Obituary: David Berman from Purple Mountains/Silver Jews dies.
It was only last month that Backseat Mafia reviewed the great new album from David Berman’s Purple Mountains project, saying it was: a beautiful album from beginning to end – a bleak vignette of some mid-western USA existence leavened by a twisted sense of humour, a sweet acceptance of the bitterness of a worn out …
WIRE documentary ‘People In A Film’ in the works.
Wire are the definitive post-punk band. Now there’s going to be a documentary about them. Released in 1977, Wire’s debut album ‘Pink Flag’ was like nothing before it – 21 tracks of bold dada statement, with several songs under a minute. Forty years later in 2017, their most recent album ‘Silver/Lead’ was lauded by the music press at large, with …
FAD GADGET: The Best of… – vinyl reissue
Mute have announced a double silver-vinyl release of The Best of Fad Gadget, out on 6 September 2019. Available here for the first time on vinyl, part of the ongoing MUTE 4.0 (1978 > TOMORROW) campaign, the release marks the 40th anniversary of Fad Gadget’s debut 7”, the double A-side single, ‘Back to Nature’ / ‘The Box’.The original 2001 CD was the …
LIKE GIANTS ANNOUNCE FIRST SHOWS
Pop-punk 4 piece Like Giants have announced their first ever UK shows later starting later this month. Speaking about their first shows frontman Daniel Kai said “We’re so stoked to bring our high energy performance to 3 of the biggest historical rock cities in the UK. To have Stoke, London and Birmingham as the first 3 shows we …
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES
Stiff Little Fingers have announced UK/EIRE tour dates this summer. After the traditional and critically acclaimed run of UK dates in March, the band is back on the road in May and August to deliver their usual energetic and spellbinding performance to fans across the country. With a career spanning over more than 40th years, Stiff Little Fingers’ …