Based in London and Los Angeles, Drownd had a momentous year in 2019 with the release of two EPs and a full-length debut album. Now, the industrial/rock act has unveiled details for a new album and concept film to appear in 2021, titled (An)Aesthetic; as a special preview of what the album will be offering, Drownd reveals a new track via SoundSphere Magazine [..]

 
With the pandemic forcing the music industry to be the first to close and the last to be reopened, many venues around the world have been forced to shut down; as well, numerous tours, concerts, and festival events have been postponed or cancelled, but the continuation of ColdWaves through these livestream events is but one indication that the music scene will not go down without a fight. Since its inception, ColdWaves has provided a beacon of hope to guide people struggling through dark times, and although the cancellation of this year’s event was saddening, the organizers launched the “Lost Weekend” to keep the spirit alive by showcasing live videos of the first ColdWaves held in 2012, music videos, artist commentaries, and other features. Now, ColdWaves continues with “Season of the Glitch,” taking place on Friday, October 30 [..]

 
Pleasure For Music has announced a limited edition reissue of Harps of the Ancient Temples by American Harpist Gail Laughton. Originally released in 1969 and long out-of-print, the album stands as Laughton’s only solo album release, showcasing the artist’s immersive and celestial musical style that has long been heralded as a significant forerunner to ambient and new age music [..]

 
Hailing from South Africa by way of Canada is Terminal, fronted by songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Thomas Mark Anthony, with the release of the band’s first official music video, “Deadline.” Directed by Heather Rosenfeldt of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and written as a tribute to journalists around the world who have been ostracized, arrested and imprisoned, or even murdered for bringing truth to the masses [..]

 
Following the release of the Chicago post-punk band’s highly anticipated debut this past July, Bellhead continues to move forward with a new single. Recorded and mixed by Neil Strauch, the duo takes on “Sanity Assassin,” originally recorded by goth/rock legends Bauhaus and famously that group’s final single before disbanding in 1983; as well, the single features “Knife (Beware the Light),” a remixed version [..]

 
Combat Records has released a music video for “Auf Wiedersehen,” a cover of the Cheap Trick classic performed by Ellefson, the solo project of legendary bassist Dave Ellefson. The track comes off the artist’s new album, No Cover, a collection of 14 cover songs performed with an assortment of friends and fellow musicians, with “Auf Wiedersehen” notably featuring MINISTRY front man Al Jourgensen [..]

 
Formed in Los Angeles in 2013 and now based in Barlin, Night Nail has announced the release of a new album, titled March to Autumn. Co-produced, mixed, and mastered by Kill Shelter’s Pete Burns, the record was written primarily in 2019 with its themes of nostalgia, fear, and paranoia overcoming a sense of hope resonating in the midst of the current pandemic. [..]