SubRosa

“Killing Rapture” is one of the more direct, immediate songs in SubRosa’s catalogue. All of their music has a strong, sorrowful emotional core, but this one in particular evokes such an old, Americana-laced sadness for its first half…

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SubRosa have always excelled at a kind of slow-building, tension-and-release model of doom, and here they’ve stretched and amplified their songwriting approach. Clocking in at 13:28 (they’re no strangers to long songs), SubRosa display the kind of dynamic range and tight songcraft that makes a lengthy listen like this worthwhile…

We mentioned back in April that psychedelic sludge vets Kylesa were heading on “indefinite hiatus.” That seems to mean that the members will have time for other projects, and among those is the old, pre-Kylesa band of guitarist Phillip Cope, Damad.

Calgary’s Sled Island Festival shared its initial lineup back in February and now the full lineup has been announced, featuring more than 100 additions. Those include Speedy Ortiz, Kaytranada, Julia Holter, The Besnard Lakes, ESG, Oneida, SubRosa, HEALTH, Land of Talk, Dead Cross, Valient Thorr and more. This year’s guest curator Peaches also selected some […]

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Al Cisnero (Sleep) and Emil Amos’ (Grails, Holy Sons) band OM have a few dates coming up this year. They were part of today’s initial NXNE lineup announcement, and also playing Santa Ana’s Psycho California Festival (May 15-17) with Sleep, Pentagram (performing First Daze Here), Cult of Luna, Earth, Kylesa, Russian Circles, Eyehategod, Indian, Pallbearer, Old Man Gloom, Cave In, Tombs an…

Blue Note Entertaiment Group, the people behind NYC venues Blue Note Jazz Club, BB King Blues Club and Highline Ballroom, will be opening a new venue focusing on Latin and world music in the Meatpacking District…

Uninvited Festival will be kicking off on September 18 – 21 at Brooklyn’s Nihil Gallery. The festival promises to bring together skate sessions, art, and a loaded lineup of metal that includes stoner favorites Weedeater, Orchid, Elder, SubRosa, and many, many more…

We knew about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre party. THE ANNOUNCEMENT READS:Heavy metal legend Philip Anselmo and best-selling true crime author Corey Mitchell’s groundbreaking horror-meets-metal event, the Housecore Horror Film Festival, is creeping ever closer…