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Quarterly Review: Bell Witch, Plainride, Benthic Realm, Cervus, Unsafe Space...
Welcome to day two of the Summer 2023 Quarterly Review. Yesterday was a genuine hoot — I didn’t realize I had packed it so full of bands’ debut albums, and not repeating myself in noting that in the...
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Quarterly Review: Khanate, Space Queen, King Potenaz, Treedeon, Orsak:Oslo,...
Ah, a Quarterly Review Wednesday. Always a special occasion. Monday starts out with a daunting look at the task ahead. Tuesday is all digging in and just not trying to repeat myself too much....
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Joseph Schafer of Colony Drop
The Obelisk Questionnaire is a series of open questions intended to give the answerer an opportunity to explore these ideas and stories from their life as deeply as they choose. Answers can be short...
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Friday Full-Length: Ancient Warlocks, Ancient Warlocks
This album turns a decade old this Fall, but the truth is I’ve been wanting to revisit it for like two years, so whatever on album anniversaries. But Seattle heavy rockers Ancient Warlocks released...
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Rain City Doom Fest Announces Lineup for Dec. 16
An all-dayer set for Saturday, Dec. 16, at El Corazon and Funhouse in Seattle, Washington, Rain City Doom Fest was announced late last week by the bands. There are eight of those, which is probably...
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Sandrider Stream New Single Aviary/Baleen; 7″ Due Next Month on Alternative...
I didn’t have to get any further than ‘recorded when they did Enveletration‘ to know I was on board for the new Sandrider single, and if you want the actual truth, I wasn’t much past seeing the band’s...
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Bell Witch Announce Massive Eight-Week European Tour
This will be one of two times that at least some of these dates will be posted, as happens from time to time on a run that features more than one killer band with stuff to talk about, but to look at...
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Sandrider Post “Aviary” Video; 7″ Out Now
Look, just because I haven’t posted about it in the last 35 seconds doesn’t mean I didn’t have Sandrider‘s 2023 album, Enveletration (review here), on yesterday. So no, I’m not over it yet, and the...
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Sorcia Announce April Tour Dates
Seattle sludge rockers Sorcia will hit the road in April to support their Desert Records-issued sophomore LP, Lost Season (review here), on a weekend-to-weekend stint around their appearance at Rocky...
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Snail Announce Thou Art There Live Album Out March 15
This will be a thing I’ll enjoy owning. The Obelisk All-Dayer was an event I put together starting in 2015 for Aug. 20, 2016. It was held at the Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn. Heavy Temple and King...
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