Kayo Dot to Share A New Track – “The Knight Errant” at Roadburn Redux


 

Kayo Dot leader Toby Driver has announced the band will use this weekend’s showcase of Roadburn Redux to premiere of a brand new track from their forthcoming new album Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike, due out later in 2021 via Prophecy Productions. The song “The Knight Errant” will be released tomorrow, Friday, April 16 at 16:30 CEST at the link below.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Psalm Zero – Sparta


The more disparate aspects influence a band, the more it’s able to grow. Psalm Zero‘s music prior to the new album Sparta (Last Things Records) was all aggravated Indie, the tunes given an edge by guitarist Andrew Hock. With his departure and the subsequent recruitment of Kayo Dot pairing Keith Abrams and Ron Vodun, remaining founder member Charlie Looker has added a warmer, heavier feel to the Grungey lightness and this, together with a tantalising contribution from Lingua Ignota‘s Kristin Hayter, makes the album an enticing prospect.Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: September 6th New Music Releases


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CONTEST EXTENDED: Last Chance To Win Tickets To Prophecy Fest In New York This Weekend


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Prophecy Fest USA is getting closer, and going down this weekend in Brooklyn, NY on November 2nd and 3rd at the Knitting Factory! Celebrating the Prophecy Productions label and featuring Alcest ( playing Kodama in its entirety – possibly for the last time) Novembers Doom, Eye Of Nix, Crowhurst, Xasthur, So Hideous, Year of The Cobra, new signees Kayo Dot and more! To win a pair of tickets for the weekend head over to Ghost Cult’s Instagram account and share our post to win. You can also see the full lineup, set times, a preview trailer, and a link to buy tickets. Continue reading


Kayo Dot Signs With Prophecy Productions


Kayo Dot, led by Avant-garde experimentalist Toby Driver has signed to the Prophecy Productions label. Formed in 2003 by the members of the legendary metal band, maudlin of the well, the band has carved out a high-minded musical aesthetic ranging from free-form Jazz to epic black metal. Frontman Driver’s list of collaborators includes names like Randall Dunn (WITTR, Myrkur, Sunn 0))), Secret Chiefs 3 (Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle), John Zorn, and G. Stuart Dahlquist (Burning Witch, Asva), among many others. His solo work includes collaborations with Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as his touring outfit Piggy Black Cross. Further announcements are expected about a new Kayo Dot release on Prophecy in the future. Continue reading


Kjeld Added To Roadburn, Festival Begins Next Week


Long-revered European music festival Roadburn kicks off four days of heavy, avant-garde and challenging music and art experiences in Tilburg, NL. Dutch black metal entity Kjeld has been added to the bill due to Cocatenatus dropping off due to a family situation. In a post, Roadburn founder and creative force Walter Hoeijmakers updated attendees on the last minute changes to the bill.Continue reading


Roadburn Announces Cul De Sac Lineup And Pre-Party


Roadburn 2018 is shaping up to be another incredible festival. In addition to the main lineup of bands, and special programs, Roadburn has announced its Cul de Sac lineup of special bands in Roadburn’s most intimate venue as well as the site of its Pre-Party. The festival takes place, as always, Tilburg, NL between April 19-22 and tickets are expected to sell out as usual. Continue reading


Ehnahre – The Marrow


Let’s be honest – for all its talk of “extremes”, Metal is largely a pretty conservative genre. Few bands experiment beyond the controlled combination of rigorously defined subgenres, and even those who do truly push the boundaries are normally content to do so only once. Ehnahre – formed with the stated intention of creating the most horrible and perverse music imaginable – have been a dedicated exception to this rule from the beginning, to the extent that they frequently don’t sound like a Metal band at all.Continue reading


Sabbath Assembly – Rites Of Passage


Having slowly transformed themselves from ’60s/’70s psychedelia into a full-blown Occult Rock/Doom Metal act, as well as having undergone several changes in personnel in their eight-year existence, it makes perfect sense that Sabbath Assembly see new album Rites of Passage (Svart Records) as a reflection on the transitional stages of life.Continue reading


Incubate 2016 Part II: Tilburg, The Netherlands


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An Ocean Of Storms, Susanne A. Maathuis Photography

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Not many bands can say they played every single day of a four-day festival. Well, Slow Down, Molasses can! The Canadian shoegazers took to the stage at various venues over the weekend. They mostly played songs from their brand new record 100% Sunshine, which you could buy on PINK vinyl (needless to say, we did). Continue reading