Strzyyga out of Kansas City, Missouri play blackened crust with raw black metal fury. Nocturnal Famishment dropped March 6, 2026 with six tracks of hissing, primeval hatred. D-beat rhythms collide with lo-fi black metal tremolo and grim atmosphere throughout. The trio - Blasphoghol, Ahriman, and Hammerlich - spew over 14 minutes of nocturnal aggression.
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Remain Sedate is a five piece band from Kansas City, Missouri who formed in 2018, from the looks of things. Remain Sedate was formerly known as Crisis Actor and features the drummer from KC's noise rock act Nerver. Remain Sedate play an ugly, caustic, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, and noise rock within their sound. Musically, Remain Sedate can be loosely be compared to bands such as Breather Resist, Deadguy, Kiss It Goodbye, Rorschach, Meatwound, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2018, Remain Sedate have released a five song EP titled Crisis Actor in March of 2019. Unwell is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on cassette via The Ghost Is Clear records on December 3rd, 2021. On Unwell, Remain Sedate offer up ten tracks of ugly, caustic, and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, punk, metal, and noise rock. Overall, Unwell makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Here's a killer split featuring two of my favorite bands offering up covers of awesome 90's bands. These two killer covers come courtesy of CT's Intercourse and Kansas City, Missouri's Canyons. Regular readers of the blog should be very familiar with both bands appearing on the split, so I'll spare you from enduring my usual spiel here. The 1st cover comes courtesy of Intercourse who offer up a cover of Harvey Danger's Flagpole Sitta. The second cover comes courtesy of Canyons who offer up a killer cover Folk Implosion's Natural One. Overall, this is a fun compilation of songs and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended. Lover for this killer split 7" to be released via The Ghost Is Clear records in December.
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Pozzum is a band from Kansas City, Missouri who formed in 2020, from the looks of things. Pozzum play a ugly, vicious, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of punk tinged raw black metal and cybergrind within their sound. "..." is the band's debut EP, which was released on April 6th, 2021. On "...", Pozzum offer up five tracks of ugly, vicious, and brutal as fuck sounding punk tinged raw black metal and cybergrind. Overall, "..." makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Canyons is a four piece band from Kansas City, Missouri who formed in 2008. Canyons play a loud, dirty, and completely blown-out style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, sludge, post hardcore, and noise rock. Canyons can be said to be influenced by bands such as Fight Amp, Coalesce, Botch, Breather Resist, Engineer, and other like-minded bands. Since their inception in 2008, a three song tour demo in July of 2008, a split with Regret, The Informer in December of 2008, a split with Mons Wolf in July of 2009, a compilation of their earlier material called Rufus Collection in February of 2010, a 3-way split LP titled Can't Have Nothing Nice with Tigon and Foreign Theaters in November of 2010, a split with Creeper in June of 2013, a 6-way split LP with Wounded Knee, Sohns, Anodes, American Thunder Band, and Duck. Little Brother, Duck! in October of 2015, a four way split 7" with Life In A Vacuum, Crowning, and Hundreds Of AU in May of 2019, and a nine song 12" titled One Man's Trash in late 2019. Stay Buried is Canyons' latest album, which was released digitally via The Ghost Is Clear records on August 7th, 2020. On Stay Buried, Canyons offer up nine tracks of sludgy and noise damaged hardcore. Overall, Stay Buried makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
*Update: Stay Buried is finally being released on cassette via Knife Hits records on March 18th, 2021!!!
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Canyons-Big Dealer (Single)
Canyons-One Man's Trash LP (2019)
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Synthwave, Newave
Label: Feel It/Computer Human Records
Tracks: 13
Length: 31.25'
Silicone Prairie is a one person band from Kansas City, Missouri who began forming in 2017. Silicone Prairie play a weird style of futuristic, yet deconstructed/minimalistic sounding style of post punk, punk, synthwave, and newave. Since forming in 2017, Silicone Prairie have released a six song EP titled Natural Man & The Flaming Band in August of 2017, a twelve song LP titled Mutants 4 Nuclear Waste Vs. GWTW in April of 2018, an eight song EP titled Living In A Chemical World With The Natural Man Band in July of 2019, and a two song EP in May of 2020. My Life On The Silicone Prairie is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Feel It records on February 5th, 2021. On My Life On The Silicone Valley, Silicone Prairie offer up thirteen tracks of minimalistic/deconstructed Devo, Talking Heads, and Television inspired post punk, punk, synthwave, amd newwave. Overall, My Life On The Silicone Valley makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Great stuff! Enjoy!
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Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Emo, Alt. Rock, Indie Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length: 36.0'
The Casket Lottery are a four piece band from Kansas City, Missouri who formed in 1997. The Casket Lottery features members of Coalesce, The Appleseed Cast, Old Canes, Jackie Carol, and Able Baker Fox, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special. The Casket Lottery play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, emo, alt. rock, and indie rock within their sound. Since forming in 1997, The Casket Lottery have released four full-length LPs, seven EPs, as well as split EPs with Waxwing, Reflector, Small Brown Bike, Hot Water Music, and Touche Amore. Short Songs For End Times is the band's latest full-length LP, and first since their 2012 LP Real Fear. On Short Songs For End Times, The Casket Lottery offer up ten tracks of killer post hardcore, punk, emo, alt. rock, and indie rock. Overall, Short Songs For End Times makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
