Severed Boy-Tragic Encounters EP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Doom, Black Metal, Death Metal
Label: Caligari Records
Tracks: 5
Length: 14.50'

Severed Boy is a two piece band from Somerville, MA who formed in 2020.  Severed Boy play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of doom, black metal, and death metal within their sound.  Musically, Severed Boy can be loosely compared to bands such as Knelte Rote, Noose Rot, Black Tomb, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2020, Severed Boy have released a digital single titled Coughing Up The Night in May of 2020.  Tragic Encounters is the band's debut EP, which was released on cd and cassette via Caligari records on July 15th, 2021.  On Tragic Encounters, Severed Boy offer up five tracks of raw, filthy, and ugly sounding doom, black metal, and death metal.  Overall, Tragic Encounters makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Pidgeon-Deny All Knowledge Of Complicity LP (2021)

Country: Germany
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Adagio 830
Tracks: 10
Length: 30.0'

Pidgeon is a band from Berlin, Germany who formed in 2013, from the looks of things.  Pidgeon play a tense and angular style of music that incorporates elements of punk and post punk within their sound.  Musically, Pidgeon can be loosely compared to bands such as Wire, Gang Of Four, Wipers, Chain Cult, Heat/Dust, Cult Values, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2013, Pidgeon have released a three song EP titled Crooked Teeth in May of 2014, a split EP with Girlie in September of 2016, a digital demo single titled Ex-Pressure in May of 2017, an eleven song self-titled LP in May of 2018, and a five song EP titled Bug in October of 2018.  Deny All Knowledge Of Complicity is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Adagio 830 on June 11th, 2021.  On Deny All Knowledge Of Complicity, Pidgeon offer up ten tracks of tense, moody, and discordant sounding punk and post punk.  Overall, Deny All Knowledge Of Complicity makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!

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Glowing Brain-S/T EP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Metal, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 5
Length: 15.10' 

Glowing Brain is a three piece band from Oakland, California who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Glowing Brain play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Glowing Brain can be loosely compared to bands such as Fight Amp, Drive Like Jehu, Easy Prey, Faking, Fashion Week, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut EP, which was released on September 22nd, 2018.  On their self-titled debut, Glowing Brain offer  up five tracks of raucous and discordant sounding punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Glowing Brain's debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Eaters Of The Soil-S/T EP (2021)

Country: Netherlands
Genre: Doom, Metal, Jazz, Noise 
Label: Forbidden Place
Tracks: 4
Length: 28,20'

Eaters Of The Soil is a three piece band from Utrecht, Netherlands who formed in 2020.  Eaters Of The Soil play an experimental style of music that fuses elements of doom, metal, noise, and jazz improv within their sound.  This is the band's debut LP, which was released via Forbidden Place records on July 16th, 2021.  On their self-titled debut, Eaters Of The Soil offer up four tracks of dark, unsettling, and abrasive sounding doom, metal, noise, and jazz improv.  Overall, Eaters Of The Soil debut LP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Enjoy!

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Hawak-Nước LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Zegema Beach
Tracks: 10
Length: 30.42'

Hawak is a three piece band from California, who formed in 2018.  Hawak features member of Moladar, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Hawak play a killer style of post hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Musically, Hawak can be said to be influenced by bands such as Life At These Speeds, Kidcrash, Beau Navire, A Day In Black And White, Funeral Diner, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Hawak have released a three track EP titled Lift The Mist in July of 2018, a digital single titled Haiyan in September of 2019, and a digital single titled The Hands We Remove in October 26th, 2019.  Nuoc is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Zegema Beach records on August 1st, 2021.  On Nuoc, Hawak offer up ten tracks of killer post hardcore, punk, screamo. Overall, Nuoc makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Eyecandy-Supernova EP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, No-Wave, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 5
Length: 17.10'

Eyecandy is a three piece band from Oxnard, California who formed in 2020, from the looks of things.  Eyecandy play tense, discordant, and frenetic style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, post punk, no-wave, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Eyecandy can be very loosely compared to bands such as Twelve Volt Shock, Haymarket Riot, Drive Like Jehu, Multicult, Rites Of Spring, Sprain, Slint, Unwound, and other like-minded bands.  Supernova is the band's debut EP, which was released on February 14th, 2021.  On Supernova, Eyecandy offer up five tracks of tense, discordant, and frenetic sounding post hardcore, post punk, no-wave, and noise rock.  Overall, Supernova makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Year Of No Light-Consolamentum LP (2021)

Country: France
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Sludge, Shoegaze
Label: Pelagic Records
Tracks: 5
Length: 54.35'

Year Of No Light is a long-running band from Bordeaux, France who formed in 2001.  Year Of No Light play a hauntingly atmospheric, dense, and oppressive style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, doom, sludge, and shoegaze within their sound.  Musically, Year Of No Light can be loosely compared to bands such as Pelican, Isis, Nadja, Lightbearer, Neurosis, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2001, Year Of No Light have put out a total of fifteen LPs, EPs, splits, and singles in their 20 years of existence.  Consolamentum is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Pelagic records on July 2nd, 2021.  On Consolamentum, Year Of No Light offer up five tracks of hauntingly atmospheric, dense, and oppressive sounding post metal, doom, sludge, and shoegaze.  Overall, Consolamentum makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Blood Sun Circle-Deep Cuts LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Noise Rock, Grunge, Shoegaze
Label: Self-Released 
Tracks: 7
Length: 24.30'

Blood Sun Circle is a four piece band from Syracuse, NY who formed in 2012.  Blood Sun Circle features members of Engineer, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Blood Sun Circle play a dark and moody style of music that incorporates elements of noise rock, grunge, and shoegaze within their sound.  Musically, Blood Sun Circle can be loosely compared to bands such as Young Widows, Late-era Suicide Note, Blood Pheasant, Passing Phases, Tideland, True Widow and Sweet Cobra.  Since forming in 2012, Blood Sun Circle have released a self-titled EP in November of 2012,  an eight song LP titled Bloodiest/Sunniest in June of 2014, and an eleven song LP titled  Distorted Forms in May of 2017.  Deep Cuts is the band's latest, and sadly last full-length LP, which was released on July 16th, 2021.  On Deep Cuts., Blood Sun Circle offer up seven tracks of dark, moody, and heavy noise rock, grunge, and shoegaze.  Overall, Deep Cuts makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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Blood Sun Circle-Bloodiest/Sunniest (2014)

Blood Sun Circle-ST EP (2012)

Caged-Stricken By Continuance EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Doom, Death Metal, Black Metal, Sludge
Label: Transylvanian Tapes
Tracks: 4
Length: 31.20'

Caged is a five piece band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Caged play a ugly, raw, filthy, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of doom, death metal, black metal, and sludge within their sound.  Musically, Caged can be loosely compared to bands such as Hell, Primitive Man, Of Feather And Bone, Nooserot, and other like-minded bands.  Stricken By Continuance is the band's debut LP, which was released via Transylvanian Tapes on August 7th, 2020.  On Stricken By Continuance, Caged offer up four tracks of ugly, raw, filthy, and brutal as fuck sounding doom, death metal, black metal, and sludge.  Overall, Stricken By Continuance makes for an awesome listen and definitely shoudl npt be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Ether Coven-Language Is The Instrument Of The Empire EP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Sludge
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 3
Length: 24.10'

Ether Coven is a four piece band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who formed in 2013, from the looks of things.  Ether Coven play an oppressively heavy style of music that incorporates elements of metal, doom, and sludge within their sound.  Musically, Ether Coven can be loosely compared to bands such as Playing Enemy, Eyehategod, Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean, Thou, Burrows, Sweet Cobra, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2013, Ether Coven have released an eight song LP titled Human Error in April of 2013,  an eight song LP titled There Is Nothing Left For Me Here in July of 2017, and a nine song LP titled  Everything Is Temporary Except Suffering in January of 2020.  Language Is The Instrument Of Empire is the band's latest EP, which was released on July 30th, 2021.  On Language Is The Instrument Of The Empire, Ether Coven offer up three tracks of brutal and heavy as fuck sounding metal, doom, and sludge.  Overall, Language Is The Instrument Of The Empire makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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