15 h. ago Agriculture: The Spiritual Sound review – unabashedly gorgeous noise from ‘ecstatic black metal’ band

(The Flenser)The LA group’s second album pairs all the power and euphoria of heavy music with imaginative detailing and poignant lyrics – it will have you levitating with joy All of the euphoria, transcendence and power of heavy music emanates with blinding force from the second album by this self-described “ecstatic black metal” band from Los Angeles.The Spiritual Sound pairs crushing weight with imaginative detailing. Lead single Bodhidharma rides a riff fit for a biker gang, then a burst of static and screaming heralds a sad post-rock middle eight. The maligned art of the widdly-woo solo is spectacularly resurrected by guitarist Richard Chowenhill, whose soloing here and on highlight Flea will have you levitating with joy – but then the calm ballad Hallelujah features falling guitar notes played with childlike simplicity. Continue reading...

Culture

7 d. ago Geese: Getting Killed review – Cameron Winter and co’s surreal, swaggering spectacular

(Partisan/PIAS)Opaque but brilliant, the Brooklyn indie-rock band’s fourth album is full of the dread and dark absurdity of our current momentAt the end of last year, 23-year-old New Yorker Cameron Winter scored an industry hit with his solo debut Heavy Metal. The title was not indicative of its contents – this was a collection of droll, desolate dirges recalling the lugubrious greats (Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits) – yet Trinidad, the opener of his band Geese’s fourth album, actually does feature some metal-style screaming. What begins as an exercise in dreamlike, deconstructed soul soon erupts into a nightmarish cacophony of erratically parping brass, scrambled guitar and the shrieked refrain: “There’s a bomb in my car!”Getting Killed ripples with a timely dread: a combination of sonic dissonance – 100 Horses’ ramshackle maximalism, the title track’s frantic pile-up of voices and grooves – and surreal, sardonic lyrics. (“All people must smile in times of war”; “I’m getting killed by a ...

Events

1 week ago Metal band 'behead Elon Musk and murder Donald Trump' on stage in controversial show

The iconic metal band Gwar staged a mock beheading of Elon Musk at an event called Riot Festival in Chicago this weekend, with many calling the skit 'bad timing'

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1 week ago Massive metal band teases huge 2026 gig date and fans are hoping it's in Cardiff

Metallica are performing in Cardiff in summer 2026 and if rumours prove correct, metal fans could be on for a massive double bill of icons

Politics

1 week ago Rock icons tease huge 2026 gig date and fans are hoping it's in Cardiff

Metallica are performing in Cardiff in summer 2026 and if rumours prove correct, metal fans could be on for a massive double bill of icons

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3 w. ago Paranormal expert and rock queen Brocarde releases new single with Korn legend

The Daily Star's resident expert in things that go bump in the night is back to her singing roots as Brocarde joins up with the drummer from a huge US metal band

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