Music and film articles from Indianapolis
Sun Crow Quest For Oblivion Ripple Music Links: Bandcamp | Facebook | Ripple Music Every once in a while, I will discover an Instagram reel where I am shook by the sheer magnitude of a musician dominating a musical skill. This is what it feels like when Ben Nechanicky slays … Read More ›
Dana Schechter of Insect Ark talks about what went into making an album like The Vanishing and what this experience meant to the band Links: Official Site | Selective Memory’s Review of The Vanishing It’s the build up. It’s that unnerving feeling of uncertainty or excitement that is synced up … Read More ›
Alunah Violet Hour Heavy Psych Sounds Links: Alunah | Heavy Psych Sounds Beating down heavy riffs like a wall of darkness that settles in, Alunah’s debut release Violet Hour is everything you want from a dark and dreary night of doom-soaked metal. The UK band has spun an impressive weave … Read More ›
Kyle Alexander McDonald Talks to Us About Zaum’s New Album Dip back into time and lore and the world feels fantastical to the mind. Concepts and perceptions spin fables of mysticism and ancient mythical stories that spark imagination. Zaum’s dream state expressions explore the depth and premise of a mystical … Read More ›
11PARANOIAS—Stealing Fire From Heave Ritual Productions Link: Bandcamp Not really a sludge band, but just as postering, 11PARANOIAS are the ghosts that haunt the ward and hallucinations that infect your mind. Stealing Fire From Heaven feels like you are peering through caverns against society and the mustiness of their guitar … Read More ›
YOB Clearing the Path to Ascend Neurot Recordings Links: Official Site | Neurot Recordings The way of YOB is not a simple means to an end, and despite what you think, it’s not about the music. I know it’s a hard pill to swallow, but it’s true because like their … Read More ›
Indian From All Purity Relapse Records ★★★ These Chicago doommakers not only blend bone-crushing apocalyptic sneer, they bleed it through a strainer of extreme noise that is as enjoyable as a mass of paper cuts. My cats are even concerned by the estranged sound coming out of these speakers. “Rape” … Read More ›
When the Deadbolt Breaks Drifting Towards the Edge of the Earth EarOne Productions ★★★ As bands try to outdo each other in concept and delivery, you can expect two things to the Doom and Symphonic Metal genre: longer, more epic songs, and longer, more epic albums. Connecticut Doom band When … Read More ›