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Listen: ‘The Sun Will Always Shine’ by Genune

Posted: 28 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Atmospheric, Consouling Sounds, epic, Genune, Heavy, Post-black metal, The Sun Will Always Shine

Romanian atmospheric post-black metal visionaries Genune return with their third full-length album, Infinite Presence, set to be released on May 17 via Consouling Sounds.
The album will be available on black vinyl, cool blue vinyl, CD, and digital formats, and marks a profound artistic leap — one born from radiant hope and deep absence.

Ahead of the album, they’ve revealed ‘The Sun Will Always Shine’. Hear it here:

Formed in 2012, Genune found their true voice with the 2018 debut Cern Sol, building a unique sonic identity that fuses the intensity of post-black metal with elements of shoegaze, electronica, Americana, and Anatolian rock. Their music is captivating and richly textured, moving between moments of fierce intensity and delicate introspection.

Lyrically, the band continues to explore themes of time, consciousness, identity, and existence, told through a poetic, modernist lens. Their 2021 album Inert & Unerring focused on the intricacies of identity — a theme expanded and transformed on Infinite Presence.

Watch: ‘Touched By The Void’ by Obstruktion

Posted: 27 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: metallic hardcore, Obstruktion, offical video, Single, Stream, Suicide Records, The End Takes Form, Touched By The Void

Gothenburg’s metallic hardcore crew Obstruktion have just dropped a brand-new music video for their latest single, ‘Touched by the Void’ and it hits with the force of a collapsing world.

Taken from the band’s highly anticipated second album The End Takes Form, which is set to be released on May 30 via Suicide Records, this track shows Obstruktion at their most intense, merging pummeling hardcore grooves, death metal heaviness, and raw emotional catharsis.

The band comments: “In many ways, ‘Touched by the Void’ feels like a full-circle moment for us on this album. Much like ‘Death Comes Near’ it draws heavily from our roots in Swedish death metal, but we wanted to expand on that with a hardcore intensity that reflects the urgency of the themes we’re exploring,"

"Lyrically, the song wrestles with two interconnected ideas: the personal struggle to confront our own mortality and the broader, collective destruction we perpetuate as a culture. It’s raw, heavy, and deeply reflective — a snapshot of both individual and societal chaos. This track embodies the duality that defines the album: unrelenting power paired with introspective vulnerability.”

Listen: ‘Son of Glen’ by Jakko M. Jakszyk

Posted: 26 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: InsideOutMusic, Jakko M. Jakszyk, King Crimson, Prog, Single, Son of Glen, Stream

Jakko M. Jakszyk, perhaps most recently known as lead singer and second guitarist in King Crimson, is proud to announce his new solo album Son Of Glen – set for release on the 27th June 2025. The record is a companion piece of sorts to his acclaimed memoir ‘Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair’, that was released in October 2024, and explores many of the themes and the subjects that the book touches upon.

To coincide with this announcement, you can now hear the stunning 10-minute long title track here:

A specially commissioned video for Son Of Glen, will be premiered on the 2nd May. Look out for more information on that soon.

Jakko comments: “A romantic fantasy narrative based on what I discovered about my real father after decades of fruitless searching for him.

Glen Tripp was a US airman based in the UK who fell for a dark-haired Irish singer. And here I was many, many years later repeating what he had done by falling for another. What if he had been watching me and guiding me from ‘afar’?”

Jakko’s remarkable songcraft is evident on ‘Son Of Glen’, as his elegiac lyric muses on our fixation with nostalgia and the human condition, and yet where great songwriting, pathos and poetry would be enough to satiate most listeners, let us not forget that Jakko is (somewhat enviably) also a phenomenal guitarist, exceptional singer and multi-instrumentalist, whose precision production and skill for crafting glorious spatial soundscapes takes his arsenal of talents and skills, to a place where it’s more than justified to say, there is no one else quite like Jakko, doing everything that he does, with the proficiency he does it.

Watch: ‘Godvergeten’ by Growing Horns

Posted: 25 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Doom, Godvergeten, Growing Horns, Metal, Single, Sludge, Stream, The Essence of Suffering, Video

Belgium’s harbingers of doom and despair, Growing Horns, have just unleashed a music video for ‘Godvergeten’, the latest single from their crushing debut album The Essence of Suffering, set to be released on May 3rd.

With riffs that crash like falling cathedral walls and vocals that echo like the wails of the damned, ‘Godvergeten’ is a sludge-soaked sermon of pure sonic punishment. Filmed in stark black and white, the video captures the primal energy and unfiltered bleakness that defines Growing Horns sound.

Formed in 2015 in the shadow-cloaked depths of Kortrijk, Belgium, Growing Horns didn’t emerge as just another sludge band—they rose as a séance. A slow-burning, punishing invocation of pain, fury, and existential dread. Their sound isn’t forged—it’s exorcised.

Their 2019 debut EP, The Nobility of Pain, landed like a blow to the chest. A raw, unrelenting outpouring of emotion that critics called relentless and fans called home. It wasn’t just music—it was a wound. Pulsing. Festering. Unrepentantly real.

Now, the Belgian collective returns with The Essence of Suffering—an album that doesn’t simply gaze into the abyss, but sets up camp, builds an altar, and lights black candles in its honor. Heavier, darker, and more immersive than anything before, this new chapter digs even deeper into their signature sound: a harrowing fusion of sludge, doom, and stoner-infused despair.

Watch: ‘Geist Girl’ by Witch of the East

Posted: 25 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Aeris Houlihan, Chambers, Geist Girl, response, stream single, transphobia, UK ruling, Video, Witch of the East

Before Witch of the East, there was Chambers. They were a killer band. Since Chambers, Aeris Houlihan has been producing more electronically-orientated works Witch of the East. We’ll let her words and the music speak for themselves here.

This video is a response to the wave of negative messages I received after publicly sharing my truth as a transgender woman. Following a major legal ruling that questions the identity of trans women in the UK, these messages came pouring in — each one a window into a growing cultural shift. But this video isn’t just about one person or one moment. It’s about what happens when fear turns into division — and how that division is used. History has shown us: it never stops with just one group. It always spreads. Until even those watching in silence realise: they were never safe either. This is a document. A reflection. A call to think deeper, love louder, and stand together before more is lost. — Witch of the East

Listen: ‘Ms Rain on my Parade’ by Astari Nite

Posted: 24 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Astari Nite, goth, Ms Rain on my Parade, Negative Gain Productions, Post-Punk, Single, Stream

ASTARI NITE has just announced the release of their new single, ‘Miss Rain On My Parade’ courtesy of Negative Gain Productions. The highly-anticipated single follows the recently successful, ‘Unisex Games’.

Vocalist Mychael states: “Validation is not love, and some people are confused by the two. It’s unfortunate how many live their lives, yearning for that certain approval by others. This world can be very dishonest if you allow it to be and the longer you continue to dive into someone else’s sea of lies, you’ll always be alone, with your telephone, and all four walls of the room.”

ASTARI NITE is an alternative rock band that has made a significant mark in the dark wave music scene. Originating from Miami, Fl, their music blends elements of alternative, post-punk and new wave, resulting in a distinctive dark glam sound.

ASTARI NITE’s style is reminiscent of classic alternative bands like Clan of Xymox and Placebo, yet their modern production and unique lyrical content give them a contemporary edge. ASTARI NITE have supported notable acts such as Peter Murphy, The Damned, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cold Cave, Peter Hook and The Light, Psychedelic Furs, Modern English, Midge Ure (UltraVox) as well as newer acts on the scene: Actors, Twin Tribes, Then Comes Silence, Rosegarden Funeral Party and Bestial Mouths.

Watch: ‘Discretion’ by Kill Your Boyfriend

Posted: 23 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Alice Lorenzon, Disco Kills, Discretion, electro, Kill Your Boyfriend, Neu Oscuro, Official Video, Post-Punk, Single, Sister 9 Recordings, Stream, Tour Dates

Italian post-punk duo Kill Your Boyfriend has recently announced the release of their new EP Disco Kills on 9 May via Sister 9 Recordings.

Today they share new track ‘Discretion’. The song explores how the absence of truth can cause the downfall of a power structure that should be devoid of secrets. The sound captures the sense of a suffocating atmosphere through a series of echoes and reverberations. Right from the start, Kill Your Boyfriend immerses you in a vibrant, dark dance floor, creating a liberating universe.

The video, shot by Alice Lorenzon, takes up the idea of a claustrophobic and frenetic dancefloor, where we can give vent to our most sincere ‘self’ free of secrets and that mask we are forced to wear in everyday life.

Disco Kills was created from the band’s desire to explore the hopes, obsessions, illusions, and disappointments of the many young people who frequent clubs and meeting places during the so-called ‘growth’ years, at a point when everyone is still searching for their true selves.

The EP sees Kill Your Boyfriend experimenting with new sounds that lean towards electronic music, creating a more rarefied space for the guitars while maintaining the dark atmospheres that distinguish them. It features 6 songs drawing inspiration from past greats such as Kraftwerk, Moroder, and New Order, while also keeping an eye on artists like the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, and Paul Kalkbrenner.

Kill Your Boyfriend have confirmed a series of European live dates in May and September this year, with more to be announced soon.

Thu 08 May – Cemento – Cosenza, Italy

Fri 09 May – La Gramaccia – Macerata, Italy

Fri 30 May - PMK – Innsbruck, Austria w./ New Candys

Sat 31 May - Rockhaus – Salzburg, Austria w./ New Candys

Fri 12 Sept – Kampus Hybernska – Prague, Czech Republic

Sat 13 Sept – UV Klub – Lodz, Poland

Sun 14 Sept – Chmury – Warsaw, Poland

Wed 17 Sept – Kult 41 – Bonn, Germany

Fri 19 Sept – Parkside Studios – Offenbach, Germany

Sat 20 Sept – Kradhalle – Ulm, Germany

Watch: ‘Stains in the Sofa’ by Piramid Scheme

Posted: 22 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Charade, Lisa Said, Official music video, Piramid Scheme, Single, Stains in the Sofa, Stream, Tall Short Records

Now based in Lisbon, PIRAMID SCHEME returns with a seductive new visual for their single ‘Stains in the Sofa’, released April 17. The music video, now available on YouTube, reimagines the classic 1963 film Charade, using precision editing cuts to transform the romantic thriller into a fragmented dreamscape.

The track appears on the band’s upcoming EP, Shockwave Syndrome, out April 25 on Tall Short Records. Co-produced by the band’s lead & songwriter Lisa Said and Brazilian sound engineer Lucas Mirovski, the EP blends glam, garage, and psych rock influences with urgent lyrics and layered textures.

‘Stains in the Sofa’ leans into the cinematic through a retro-tinted lens. The video repurposes Charade (dir. Stanley Donen), a film now in the public domain, stitching together moments of tension, cheekiness, and estrangement in rhythm with the track’s infectious pull.

Shockwave Syndrome marks PIRAMID SCHEME’s third release and a bold new chapter for the band, now fronted live by Valentina Presley—the glam-charged, rock royalty performance persona of Lisa Said.

Watch: ‘Mars On A Half Moon Rising’ by Knox Chandler

Posted: 21 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Cinematic, Collage, Cyndi Lauper, Environment, instrumental, Knox Chandler, Mars On A Half Moon Rising, meditative, memoir, Single, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Stream, The Psychedelic Furs, The Sound, Video

‘Mars On A Half Moon Rising’ is the first video from The Sound, the solo debut of much-travelled musician / producer / arranger / painter Knox Chandler. This project is a musical / visual memoir depicting the shift in his surroundings from the urban to the rural, specifically the Connecticut shoreline off the Long Island Sound and the impact of this dramatic change of environment on his consciousness and the art-work that leads to.

At The Sound’s core is Chandler’s “Soundribbon” style of meditative, powerfully cinematic instrumental performance on guitar, accompanied by upright bass and percussion which comprises the audio component of the release. The visual portion is a book of paintings, photographs, sketches and written meditations, interpreting nature through technology. The blending of these mediums is Knox’s attempt to make the diaristic intent of his music explicit. The Sound is being released on Knox’s new label Blue Elastic on May 30. The album is available on digital download and on streaming platforms on its own, or the book comes with a download code. I hope you’ll consider covering Knox with an interview, feature, news story or album review.

Knox Chandler’s career has spanned for over four decades including long stints as a member of The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Cyndi Lauper band, extraordinary experiences in recording and performing live around the world. Chandler’s also performed, recorded, arranged and produced, working with acts such as REM, Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Marianne Faithful, Natalie Merchant, Tricky, The Creatures, Dave Gahan Paper Monsters and The Golden Palominos etc.

Knox spent a decade residing in Berlin, Germany, while he explored sound-scaping. He developed a technique he calls “Soundribbons”, which he recorded and performed in its own right as well as applying it to different genres and mediums . He composed, recorded, toured, produced, and wrote string arrangements for Herbert Grönemeyer, Jesper Munk, Pure Reason Revolution,The Still, TAU, Miss Kenichi and the Sun, Mars William’s Albert Ayler Xmas, Rita Redshoes, Them There, The Night, etc. While living in Germany received a Post Graduate certification in education and was the head of the guitar department at BIMM College.

Watch: ‘White Guilt Atrocity Quilt’ lyric video by Leftöver Crack

Posted: 20 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: anger, Brad Sabbath, Leftöver Crack, Lyric Video, Political, Punk, single stream, White Guilt Atrocity Quilt

Punk legends Leftöver Crack have released their new single, ‘White Guilt Atrocity Quilt’ along with the B-side, ‘Brad Sabbath’.

The band says, “The new song by Leftöver Crack is about the history of white self-proclaimed Americans and the injustice, displacement, genocide, rape, disease, enslavement, human commodification and trafficking, cruelty, brutality, exploitation, broken promises, and vilification of the native Indigenous population, as well as the populations of African countries, for the benefit of the privileged class and rich “elite” whites—who behave no differently than the Europeans that forced them to seek a new world where they could live in peace, practice their religions freely, and avoid paying financial tribute to British royalty, only to demand that the subjugated peoples of this country fatten their own oligarchic coffers and bow down to their own demented dynasties, all while presenting a facade of caring about those destroyed in their scorched wake. ‘Brad Sabbath’ is about the mistakes inherent in following gods and the minced words used to justify so much grisly atrocity.”

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