Gothic-industrial rockers Lockjaw have a new single and video out this week. Directed by Evie McNeill, the scene finds the band rocking out in reddish hue as vocalist Medavon DeRaj’e’s funeral takes place, and his wife seeks to reunite with him beyond the darkness. The song touches on love that burns even after the storms pass and everything else fades,
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MURDER ZONE, Kleaner’s gothic side project, released a new album this week. It’s ten tracks, beginning with the three-part “MUTINY” series, carrying the ominous cries of Party Clown with foreboding bass guitar and sparse rhythm beneath. Themes of consequences, low blows, ruined hearts and birds of prey are ruminated on. MURDER ZONE brings a haunting Valentine’s Day installation with “MISERY
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We talk to the witch house / electronic producer about playing around the country.
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Horror punks Ratbatspider dropped a deadly Christmas single this year. This bloody ripper tells the story of a kid who gets bullied a lot until he puts a magic hat on, which turns him into a grotesque monster that deals judgment on those who were laughing. Needless to say, no one’s laughing now. Ratbatspider turn a lovable, jolly tale into
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The intensity picks up from the industrial metal hybrid.
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Electro-industrial project Choke Chain released a new EP recently. If you’re in the mood to shout into a cacophonous void, look no further. This tape is a dose of metallic, gothic electronic body music. Mark Trueman shouts gruffly against pounding and rattling textures, adding up to dark triumph. There’s remixes of the first and third tracks on the tape as
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Industrial bass duo Nightfall Heroes recently dropped another single. This one finds the heroes going up against a bipedal radioactive behemoth out in the urban. The song is a progressive synthwave beater that perfectly complements the alternation between battle and retreat. It’s going to take immense strategy and teamwork, but the Nightfall Heroes know what they’re doing.
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Industrial-experimental noise project Death Tape Super Bass released his seventh tape of the year last week. Themed around severe weather in the Midwest, this body of work features chopped-up emergency sirens, windy field recordings, and storm chaser samples. It will remind you of all those times you’ve gotten caught driving in nasty storms, that’s for sure. If you’re looking for
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Gothic-industrial rockers Lockjaw have a new EP out today, dedicated to Mike “Cowboy X” Peed. The hellish rock knights deliver six tracks that touch on lustful love, disorientation, and dying feelings among other emotionally dark things. Noted are some trip hop and psychedelic elements incorporated into the band’s powerful sound, especially with the song “Higher Now.” The record’s an exploration
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Industrial metal band Lockjaw are out with a new record. The long-running hell rockers recorded this during the desolate quarantine winter, bringing fiery grooves and lava-soaked riffage over six tracks. The first few songs make you feel like you’re getting thrust into a void to the underworld and are perfectly aware of what’s happening, while the title track will make
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