Profound Lore

Dreadnought's third album A Wake In Sacred Waves was one of the best metal albums of 2017, and it proved to be something of a breakthrough for them. They've since signed to Profound Lore...

Heavy post-rockers Sannhet have signed to Profound Lore for the followup to 2015's Revisionist (which came out on The Flenser). Their new album is called So Numb and it drops on August 25 via their new label home. The album was produced by Interpol/The National producer Peter Katis...

Portland's Soft Kill have been channeling the original goth era for a few years now, and for their latest release they signed to Profound Lore, a label usually known for metal bands...

YOB at the Bell House, 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)

As we've said before, Oregonian psych-doom unit YOB may be the best slow-and-heavy band around today...

RJ Ober w/ Magrudergrind at Warsaw in June (more by Joe McCabe)

Much like in years prior, in addition my own favorites list of 2012 I sought out lists from some of my favorite artists as well including members of Loss, Coke Bust, Witch Mountain, Magrudergrind, and much much more...

Recent Profound Lore signees The Bell Witch (members of Samothrace) had copies of their new CD, Longing, when they rolled into Acheron last night (10/16) as part of the band's US tour...

Bloodiest at Saint Vitus, Nov 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Saxophonist, vocalist and all around Chicago rennaissance man, Bruce Lamont welcomes Beyul today, the new LP from his long-running experimental metal outfit Yakuza...

Bruce Lamont of Yakuza, with Bloodiest, Aug 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Chicago experi-metal-ists Yakuza are welcoming their new monster, Beyul, via the venerable Profound Lore Records next week (specifically, 10/16)...

Pallbearer L to R: Devin Holt, Joe Rowland, Chuck Schaaf, Brett Campbell (photo hail from Little Rock, Arkansas, but if that makes you think of down-tuned moonshine madness, you'll have to adjust your expectations...

& BBG


After a day of mayhem and floorpunches with Ringworm on Friday (3/18), the BrooklynVegan/Profound Lore Records day show on Saturday at Lovejoys centered more on the metal side of things...