Joshua Bentley, Lyle Erickson, and Chad Fifer have certainly made good on their return to the halcyon horror-themed irreverence of Pitch Black Manor, having released two albums and several single/EPs since 2020. Now, “the Quad Cities first and only goth band” is ready to take the next step with the announcement of Pitch Black Manor’s first live performance in 27 years [..]

 
Originally known as Mugen, Oceans in the Sky has been steadily building toward the release of a full-length debut with a number of live performances and several singles. The latest of these is “Ghost,” written and produced by founder Liam Frost during a period of loneliess and insomnia [..]

 
364 days after the release of the band’s Under the Patio debut, Bristol-based post-punk and alt. rock act Little Thief has unveiled a romantic new single. As the band was founded by Charlie Fitzgerald and Rhii Williams in 2015 shortly after the beginning of their relationship seven years ago, “Lost in Love” celebrates the pair’s recently announced engagement [..]

 
Deaf Club has revealed the third music video from the hardcore/noise act’s Bad Songs Forever EP to precede an upcoming series of live dates. “But Does It Fart?” further presents the group’s savage and sardonic approach with a barrage of blastbeats and virulent vocals, with the video adding a touch of wit and whimsy; edited and assembled by regular visual collaborators Displaced/Replaced [..]

 
Acclaimed producer/musician Julian Beeston has been making quite a stir with his Featured project, with the early 2021 release of Girly showcasing not only his own formidable skills, but also those of several exceptional female vocalists in the current industrial and alternative underground scene. Now, he invites into the project’s next phase with the Dicks Incorporated EP [..]

 
Chris Connelly has never been an artist of convention, so it should come as no surprise that his latest album pays tribute to one of the last century’s most unconventional artistic figures – German model, actress, and musician Christa Päffgen, better known as Nico. Recorded by Connelly with producer Chris Bruce from July of 2021 to January of this year, Euology to Christa sees Connelly honoring the renowned bohemian in his inimitably artful and alternative style [..]

 
“It almost killed me,” states Svart, founder and front man for industrial/metal trio Contracult about the band’s forthcoming album, The New Torment. Written and recorded during what the vocalist recalls as a tumultuous time during which he was diagnosed as bipolar, the new album shows the Los Angeles band moving toward a more autonomous and self-reliant approach [..]