Posted: September 12, 2024 8:42 am

Albertan deathrock denizens, Pøltergeist, have signed with independent music label Bad Omen Records (Watch Hazel, Satan’s Satyrs). The Canadian new musick trio will release its debut LP, ‘Nachtmusik’, on October 25th. Described as a mix of Post-Punk, traditional metal, and shoegaze from the frostbitten plains, Pøltergeist plays propulsive, crypt-kicking coldwave that charts a pathway from the catacombs to the cosmos. Perhaps the most perfectContinue reading “Pøltergeist to release debut album ‘Nachtmusik’”

Posted: March 31, 2023 6:19 am

For many all-time-great rock bands in the ascendant, the fourth album is often the point where youthful years of febrile creativity and progressive momentum culminate in a masterwork for the ages, setting the seal on an early signature sound while opening it up to future possibilities. From enchanting 2016 debut Prelude, through 2018’s assured II:Continue reading “Wytch Hazel announce “IV: Sacrament””

Posted: March 17, 2023 3:27 pm

Arriving directly from a zone between dream and waking, the fourth album from Spell is here to weave its potent magick. Established as intrepid pathfinders on the journey of classic Heavy Metal into the mystic, Tragic Magic sees the Vancouver outfit honing their approach to seductive effect. The turbulent two-year period following their triumphant thirdContinue reading “Spell release ‘Tragic Magic’”

Posted: May 31, 2022 8:14 am

Southern California psychedelic/progressive rock outfit, Birth, will release its full-length debut LP, ‘Born’, on July 15 Featuring members of San Diego’s revered retro rockers Astra, along with current or former members of Joy, Radio Moscow, and Sacri Monti, Birth owns a cavernous cache of credibility rarely found in developing musical groups. Described as “a magic-eye journey into kaleidoscopic sound“, andContinue reading “Birth announce debut album “Born””

Posted: May 31, 2018 3:34 pm

Wytch Hazel’s stellar 2016 debut Prelude confirmed these Lancastrian apprentice wizards to be Britain’s most promising new hard rock band. Two years on, that promise comes to abundant fruition on II: Sojourn, an album that moves Wytch Hazel on from the innocence and exuberance of the debut to a darker, more profound and complex place,Continue reading “Wytch Hazel return with “II: Sojourn””