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Sled Island announces initial 2018 lineup

Deerhoof is the this year’s Guest Curator and the initial 2018 lineup includes Dirty Projectors, 40 Watt Sun, Wye Oak, John Maus, Shabazz Palaces, Cherry Glazerr, Mount Eerie, 2017 Polaris Prize winner Lido Pimienta, Wand, Grouper, Tyondai Braxton and more.

Primitive Man touring with Spectral Voice, playing Terror Fests

Colorado metal bands Primitive Man and Spectral Voice will continue to support their great 2017 albums on tour together this year.

Warning playing 'Watching from a Distance' on US tour (IO Presents)

Warning will play their beloved 2006 album Watching from a Distance in full on a US tour this October, presented by Invisible Oranges. Support comes from The Body, Thou, and Worm Ouroboros.

The Best Metal of 2016

Check out year-end lists from our metal sister site Invisible Oranges, an average top 10 from all the contributor votes, and more.

40 Watt Sun share "Pictures" from new LP

“Pictures” is another slow, sad stunner of a track. It’s got an achingly beautiful melody that, after seven minutes or so, shifts to an unbelievably emotional climax.

40 Watt Sun releasing 'Wider than the Sky' (stream "Beyond You")

Following the band shedding former label, Metal Blade, it was only a matter of time before 40 Watt Sun shed any semblance of Patrick Walker and Christian Leitch’s metallic past. The clean, sparse sound of Wider than the Sky will be a shock to some, and superficial changes are the easiest to notice, but I can’t think of a more worthy spiritual successor to their debut…

The Heavy Lowdown: 40 Watt Sun LP news, new Autopsy, Misery Index at MDF +++ more

40 Watt Sun at Public Assembly, 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro) HLD time — let’s get to it. First, some miscellaneous news: Misery Index have replaced Hemdale at this year’s Maryland Deathfest — they’ll be playing on Sunday…

Pitchfork lists the best metal of 2011, All Pigs Must Die & Seven Sisters of Sleep schedule a Brooklyn show

Seven Sisters of Sleep at A389 2011 (more by BBG) Seven Sisters of Sleep (mems Tafkata) are two for two with releases in 2011, dropping both their excellent debut and their similarly crushing split with Children of God this year…

Decibel Magazine's Top 40 of 2011

Tombs at BV-Rocks Off Official CMJ Showcase 2011 (more by Jonathan McPhail) Decibel released their list of the best LPs of 2011. The list features a few repeat offenders and not too many surprises…

40 Watt Sun, Woe & Pilgrim played Public Assembly (pics)

40 Watt Sun played their US debut at Public Assembly on Friday (9/16), headlining a show with lightning fast black metal crew Woe and traditional doom upstarts Pilgrim…
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