Metal Riot

I was recently in the hospital for a week and one of the first things I did when I could finally relax at home again was just chill and listen to Emma Ruth Rundle‘s all encompassing, big and moody sound to try and let go of all the uncertainty and vertigo I had just gone through. It was a good release. She is one of the most powerful artists out there – much better than a lot of fawned over people who get more press- and it is compelling that there will be a new off kilter alternative collab release called May Our Chambers Be Full between her and one of the most passionate and hard working underground bands, Thou. I was just enjoying their kind of Eyehategod meets drinking floor cleaner much heavier take on Agents Of Oblivion’s “Paroled in ’54” the other night (I am a huge Agents/Dax fan and used to cover ‘The Hangman’s Daughter’ at almost all the earliest Walking Bombs shows I did). Loving New Orleans photographer Craig Mulcahy’s evocative gender cloudy art for the physical edition (Out October 30th via Sacred Bones Alliance).

Pre Order here or here and check out ‘Ancestral Recall’ in all it’s marching glory below. The 2020 musical bar has been raised , folks. Who is gonna top this?

You can now order a new effort from underground heroes Thou via Sacred Bones. The record is called Magus and is certain to be baller. The bandcamp has different art than a press release  I got today, so not sure which is ‘most’ official but it will surely be rad.

We're thrilled to be releasing 'Magus,' the new full-length by Thou, on August 31. You can listen to the song "The Changeling Prince" now, and hear the band interviewed on All Songs Considered, via @nprmusic: https://t.co/K6uSY8KD4P pic.twitter.com/cOgQcgdyKh

— Sacred Bones Records (@SacredBones) May 31, 2018

The initial line up for Basilica Hudson‘s Basilica SoundScape 2017 shows the gem of a little festival continuing to be insanely well curated and offering some of the best in envelope pushing performers every year since inception.

Basilica SoundScape 2017 will feature a wide array of performers, writers, and visual artists whose work spans many different genres, mediums and approaches. More participants will be announced in the coming months, and the initial lineup can be viewed in full below.

Very stoked for the bulk of performers announced so far. Been jamming Zola Jesus’ old album The Spoils a lot of late and serpentwithfeet is one of the most next level performers – with a scary potent voice – I have heard in years.