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Mutoid Man will be back in the UK in April for a few intimate shows presented by The Brooklyn Brewery. Tickets on sale Feb 22. More info here brooklynbrewerypresents.com/brooklynsound/uk/mutoid-man // mutoidman.com

APR 17 Newcastle, UK @ The…

LINGUA IGNOTA – THAT HE MAY NOT RISE AGAIN

Starting off with Lingua Ignota, because I think above all, this music may have had the most impact on me during our off-years. These two Lingua Ignota releases—All…

Earth will play a live film score to Swedish occult classic ‘Haxan’ (1922) on February 18th at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Tickets/info: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/music/events/earth-live-score
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/584399455304665/

Photo: Jody Poorwill

full article via MetalSucks here

Belgian trio Brutus dropped their new single and video, for the track “War,” just as I was stepping onto a plane a couple of weeks ago, so please forgive my late pass on this one. Rest assured, it’s been rattling around my brain ever since, and you’ll soon understand why. 

Full feature via Revolver

Whatever acclaim and success comes to Emma Ruth Rundle, it is all well deserved. Every fan of music knows an artist or two or 12 that doesn’t get their due, and Rundle’s work — from Marriages to Red Sparowes to her solo material — is a case of audience-building through hustle: country by country, city by city, show by show and person by person. Revolver is proud to present an intimate view into that gritty ascension in the form of the new tour documentary On Dark Horses, which makes its premiere above.

Blis. are touring SXSW with Glazed this March. Visit sargenthouse.com/blis for more info.

Full article via Billboard

Famous major-label acts like Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Slipknot have long dominated the best metal performance category at the Grammy Awards. But this year the field is more in tune with the underground: Four of the five nominated acts are signed to independent labels, including first-time nominee Deafheaven (ANTI-). The San Francisco band, which formed in 2010, earned a nod for its Ordinary Corrupt Human Love track “Honeycomb,” an 11-minute primer on its experimental sound.

Lingua Ignota has announced European tour dates with Author & Punisher after dates in Germany with Amenra. Tickets & more at sargenthouse.com/lingua-ignota

with Amenra & E-L-R
FEB 15 Hamburg, DE @ Knust
FEB 16 Berlin…

Emma Ruth Rundle will be touring the midwest / east coast with Thou. They will also be performing a collaborative set at Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands.
More info at emmaruthrundle.com

FEB 08 New Orleans, LA @…

Full Article via Stereogum: HERE

Drummers are often the most dynamic visual component of any given rock band, but they’re almost never the focal point. This is the disappointing evolutionary result of basic logistical compromises and necessities. Drum kits are complicated and cumbersome structures behind which the human at the helm is obscured from view. They’re set up at the back of the stage and seated low, in the shadow of those musicians whose roles allow them more mobility and thus greater visibility. This is primarily why percussionists are rarely the rock band’s frontperson. Secondarily: It’s hard as hell to play drums while also singing. 

Emma Ruth Rundle has announced a full band North American tour supporting MONO on all dates.
Tickets available at emmaruthrundle.com

MAY 15 Detroit, MI @ El Club
MAY 16 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
MAY 17 Montréal, QC…

Full Rock ‘N’ Load review HERE
Full Metal Planet Music review HERE

kick off proceedings to a modest crowd, happy to have the few in front of them they launch into one of the most brutal and visceral performances Norn Iron has witnessed in a very long time. By the end of the 1^st song the few were many and the many were in awe!

Jaye Jayle announce headlining tour dates for Spring 2019 in EU/UK
Tickets and more at sargenthouse.com/jaye-jayle

Full article via MusicRadar

“I’ve been able to do some really cool stuff, despite being undefinable and an outcast,” Chelsea Wolfe tells us.

It’s a strange, especially cruel double-edged sword that the more different you are as a musician to anyone else around at the time, the harder you can become to ‘market’ and gain some reward for that talent. And as compelling as Chelsea Wolfe’s music is when you take the time to listen, and it really is incredible work, there’s no escaping that the Sacramento artist’s five albums to date explore wildly diverse ground that’s difficult to label in traditional terms.

via Premier Guitar

Russian Circles will be touring Australia with We Lost The Sea & Tangled Thoughts of Leaving on the following dates:

APR 23 Adelaide, AU @ The Gov
APR 24 Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel
APR 26 Melbourne, AU…

Deafheaven will be joining Gojira for three shows in North Carolina before playing Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. All ticket links at: deafheaven.com

June 11 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz *
June 12 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *…

Miserable will be performing at this year’s Noise Pop Festival in SF on Feb 26th. Tickets HERE

Deafheaven has been announced to play Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 14. Tickets: bonnaroo.com/tickets

full article via Revolver

King Woman opened 2018 by offering up a one-off cover of the Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored," but frontwoman Kristina Esfandiari spent much of the rest of the year primarily focused on…

Listen to And So I Watch You From Afar’s track, “Arpanoid”. Free download is available below on EarthQuaker Devices. 
https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/blog-posts/asiwyfa

Dylan Carlson has announced his return to EU/UK with solo tour dates in 2019. Tickets at sargenthouse.com/dylan-carlson

7. Emma Ruth Rundle – On Dark Horses

Operating in a genre of metal-influenced folk rock that has suddenly become very busy, Emma Ruth Rundle shows why she is among the best in the category. From her standout single “The Light Song,” which features her partner and hardcore icon Evan Patterson on guest vocals to the excellent “Fever Dreams,” her album On Dark Horses makes for one of the most intriguing listens of 2018. Like her peers in Chelsea Wolfe and Myrkur, Rundle is able to blend the bleakness of heavy metal with beautiful folk music for a sound that’s altogether unique. – Matt Matasci

6. Emma Ruth Rundle – “Light Song”

Full article via CVLT Nation

This year has brought me a lot of shows that would be my first time hearing the performing artists. And this one was not an exception. I had a vague idea of what to expect, yet the actual show proved to be beyond anything I imagined. The bands complimented each other perfectly and the music invoked so much emotion, it was hard to contain.