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It’s an old joke that’s worth repeating. How many lead singers does it take to change a lightbulb? The answer is zero: Vocalists hold the light bulb and the world turns around them. The 10 instrumental bands featured in this APTV video don’t get the joke. And for good reason. Sometimes singers just get in […]

Vocalists are often the main focus of a band no matter how good the other members are at their instruments. On the flip side, there wouldn’t be any music to back the singer without instruments, and some bands are doing an incredible job of creating complex and captivating material without any words necessary. From prog […]

Just a day after revealing plans of hitting the studio to record their first record since 2013, Pelican guitarist Trevor de Brauw shared that his house was robbed. Read more: Members of Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, more, help Harm’s Way following theft The guitarist took to Twitter to share the news of the robbery, where he […]

Last year, when Judas Priest and King Diamond were announced as headliners at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest, excitement emanated from metal nation. Everyone was drooling small rivers: from creaky old dudes relishing the opportunity to see their steel-wielding heroes to the young breed looking forward to witnessing those bands live for the first time. […]

Chicago quartet Pelican have released a new track titled “The Cliff.” The song is from the band’s forthcoming LP, Forever Becoming, which is due out on October 15 via Southern Lords Recordings—fans can pre-order their copy on bandcamp today.  Give the song a stream, and let us know what you think. You can also catch […]

Pelican have posted a new song titled “Deny The Absolute.” According to the band’s Facebook page, this will be the “lead song” on their Deny The Absolute 7″, which drops August 20 via The Mylene Sheath. The track will also appear on their upcoming full-length, Forever Becoming, out October 15 via Southern Lord Records. Stream […]

ÆGES will release a new 7″, which features “Southern Comfort” backed with “Stars,” on October 16 via The Mylene Sheath.

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 […]

The new EP from Pelican, Ataraxia/Taraxis, can be streamed below. It's due out next Tuesday via Southern Lord.

Pelican has released a new song for free download titled “Lathe Biosas.” The track will appear on the band's upcoming EP Ataraxia/Taraxis, due out April 10 via Southern Lord. Grab it here.

Pelican will release a new EP titled Ataraxia/Taraxis on April 10 via Southern Lord, following up the instrumental band's 2009 full-length What We All Come To Need. Check out the track listing as well as the group's upcoming European tour dates below. 1. Ataraxia 2. Lathe Biosas 3. Parasite Colony 4. Taraxis PELICAN Upcoming Tour Dates: […]