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The Lead - Brand New Calamity: If downloading won’t kill labels, maybe the post office will

With the explosion in file-sharing on the internet and the incremental obsolescence of the CD, traditional models for purchasing music have been hit hard in the last decade. But for years, a steadfast dedication to buying music the old-fashioned way—on vinyl and cassettes—has helped indie-music labels stay afloat. A recent change in the process of […]

Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis EP

Pelican Ataraxia/Taraxis EP This review originally ran in AP 286. After a two-year dormancy, instrumental post-metal outfit Pelican have lurched out of the ether for an ambitious four-track EP. Wisely, the quartet avoid the well-trodden road of “epic” guitar rock to deliver textures loaded with lyrical guitar phrasings within over-modulated grit and distortion. The fabulous […]

Helms Alee - Weatherhead

Helms Alee Weatherhead This Seattle-based trio fronted by Ben Verellen, formerly of sludgy rumblers Harkonen, can get heavy when they feel like it, but just as often, if not more so, they drift into more psychedelic, shoegazey spaces. Verellen is supported by bassist Dana James and drummer Hozoji Matheson-Margullis, each of whom also sing. In […]

Cave In - White Silence

Cave In White Silence White Silence marks an important chapter in the return from dormancy for Massachusetts experimental alt-metal kings Cave In. True, the band issued the spastically heavy, proggy EP Planets Of Old in 2009, but White Silence is their first long-player in almost six years. Even that last full-length, 2005's warmly received Perfect Pitch […]

Cave In announce album details

Cave In will be releasing White Silence on May 24 on Hydra Head Records.  Check out the cover art and track listing below, and head to Amazon to hear clips from every song.   1. White Silence 2. Serpents 3. Sing My Loves 4. Vicious Circles 5. Centered 6. Summit Fever 7. Heartbreaks, Earthquakes 8. […]