Mini-Operas in Grind and Glitch By Levi Rubeck • July 26th, 2018 How grindcore taught me to appreciate Tierra Whack.
Daughters Split Open Their Satanic Chrysalis By Levi Rubeck • July 18th, 2018 This country has had no shortage of crusty street preachers, split-lip soothsayers crawling across glass-littered asphalt to cough up a truth few are brave enough to bear.
Ill Considered’s Sublime Echolocation By Levi Rubeck • July 12th, 2018 I watched Lost Highway alone at midnight, on a sweltering Northern California summer evening, and when it was finally over I only really retained two thoughts.
Rookie of the Year Finding the Holy Grail. Again. By Matt Marrone • July 6th, 2018 The folk rock band The Innocence Mission has faded into obscurity, but its small, cult-like following continues to do some crazy things in the name of fandom. Or maybe it’s just me.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – June 2018 By Astrid Budgor • July 5th, 2018 This month in metal sees the awaited return of a few fan favorites and a band named after a freaking Bloodborne item.
Exploits Feature Praying By Amanda Hudgins • July 2nd, 2018 “You had better hope that a higher power is ready to someday forgive you, it says, because I am not.”
The Swamp Sweat of Young Widows By Levi Rubeck • June 20th, 2018 Young Widows tweaked their smoldering incantations from album to album, and DECAYED does more than collect the detritus.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – May 2018 By Astrid Budgor • June 12th, 2018 Astrid hates living in Tampa. These new metal records offer her blistering solace.
Red Hare Refuses to Fade By Levi Rubeck • June 6th, 2018 What can be expected from a community mostly fueled on youthful energy? Life hits with a closed fist, and subsisting against the grain is suspiciously similar to a real job. Except working for yourself has even worse benefits.
Exploits Feature Art vs. Artist By Khee Hoon Chan • June 1st, 2018 There comes a point where death is too good for the artist.
