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Tricks Of Perception: An Interview & Mix From Helm

Wed, May 01 2013 10:35am - Source: The Quietus

Luke Younger's work as Helm operates on the peripheries: of noise, of the city, and sometimes of your hearing.

For Victory: An Interview With Narrows

Mon, April 22 2013 9:58am - Source: The Quietus

"The world is a beautiful place if you have the ability to travel it," reflects Rob Moran of Narrows.

Swans Leader Michael Gira On Aging, Social Networking, And Life After The Seer

Tue, March 12 2013 3:40pm - Source: Stereogum

Swans founder Michael Gira isn't afraid to let songs wander around the half-hour mark.

Horns Up Ya Shitters! February's Best Metal Reviewed

Wed, February 27 2013 2:20pm - Source: The Quietus

It's a very particular, pivotal moment in your life when you start phoning up your local council to report potholes and faulty manhole covers, once it's done there's no turning back and you'll have forever joined the fraternity of the suburban dammed, the curtain-twitching cunts with better looking geraniums than record collections.

Mark Kozelek: Live at Phoenix Public House Melbourne/Like Rats

Tue, February 19 2013 6:20am - Source: Pitchfork Media

"So I spent all yesterday hanging out by myself," says Mark Kozelek between songs on his new live album.

Stream Mark Kozelek Like Rats

Tue, February 12 2013 7:22pm - Source: Stereogum

I'm not exactly an obsessive fan of the guy, but if you and I talked in detail about my one-way relationship with Mark Kozelek over the past 20 years, you'd probably walk away thinking I was an obsessive fan.

Hear New Albums From Matmos, Mark Kozelek, Eat Skull on Pitchfork's Streaming Platform Advance

Tue, February 12 2013 5:06pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Electronic experimentalist duo Matmos ' new album The Marriage of True Minds is out next week via Thrill Jockey.

Mark Kozelek – “Like Rats” (Godflesh Cover) Video

Thu, January 31 2013 5:03pm - Source: Stereogum

Mark Kozelek has delivered a catalog's worth of unexpected covers — most famously dedicating entire albums to covers of Modest Mouse and Bon Scott-era AC/DC, respectively, but he's crafted trademark variations of everything from Wings to Genesis to Ace Frehley to Will Oldham to "Send In The Clowns" — so it's no surprise that his next release , Like Rats , will be a collection of covers of artists including Bad Brains, Sonny & Cher, and the Misfits.

LIVE REPORT: Neurosis & Godflesh

Mon, December 17 2012 9:46am - Source: The Quietus

We all did it at high school, didn't we, and it was great, wasn't it?

Godflesh reissuing 'Hymns' (stream a bonus track); Deafheaven preps new LP

Fri, December 14 2012 4:32pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The final effort by the great Godflesh has been given the VIP treatment, and will see the light of day in the start of the new year. 2001 Hymns will be reissued and remastered via The End Records on February 19, featuring a second disc of demo material. (

Andy O’Connor’s Top Fifteen Metal Albums of 2012

Tue, December 04 2012 4:09pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Unlike most people assigned to do these things, I actually enjoy making lists.

Mogwai - A Wrenched Virile Lore

Sun, December 02 2012 9:20pm - Source: The Quietus

In a recent essay for The Slate , Simon Reynolds mused on the practice of artistic theft, in particular the "emerging movement of critics, theorists, writers, and artists [who] argue that techniques of appropriation and quotation are inherent to the creative process."

Kylesa: From the Vaults, Vol. 1

Fri, November 30 2012 6:26am - Source: Pitchfork Media

These days, especially for active bands, rarity compilations seem like fading vestiges of an antiquated industry.

Sun Kil Moon And The Album Leaf Join Forces For New Album Perils From The Sea

Wed, November 28 2012 6:34pm - Source: Stereogum

Sun Kil Moon's Mark Kozelek has scaled back his musical operations considerably over the last decade or so.

JK Flesh (Justin Broadrick) and Prurient share split for final Hydra Head release (stream it)

Tue, November 27 2012 7:10pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Between his remix contributions, work as Jesu and other psuedonyms, and overall pioneering work ethic, it seems somewhat appropriate (but sad) to watch the influential labelHydra Head Records sail off into the sunset with a final release from an artist of Justin Broadrick 's influence.

CMU Planner – w/c 26 Nov 2012

Mon, November 26 2012 10:53am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

It's so nice that they are now forced to do it twice – the Independent Label Market is back at London's Old Spitalfields Market this weekend with a two day event featuring stalls manned by the bosses of indie record companies including Bella Union, One Little Indian, Soul Jazz, Rough Trade, Infectious, !K7, No Pain In Pop, and Planet Mu. Record Of The Day Awards.

November In Metal, Part III: Anaal Nathrakh, Isis, Kylesa and Nidingr

Sat, November 24 2012 5:41am - Source: Pop Dose

It's the most natural way to describe the duo that makes up Anaal Nathrakh.

Where Are They Now? Jonah Jenkins of Only Living Witness

Fri, November 23 2012 4:06pm - Source: Noisecreep

The most recent endeavor has been the Milligram reunion.

Isis: Temporal

Thu, November 15 2012 6:29am - Source: Pitchfork Media

During their 13-year career of erratic modulation from steely-eyed metal to starry-eyed post-metal, Isis released just five albums.

Isis Clean Godflesh’s Streets

Wed, November 07 2012 7:15pm - Source: Metal Sucks

The now-defunct Isis have released a cover of Godflesh's "Streetcleaner," which will appear Temporal , an upcoming CD/DVD collection of rarities, remixes, and videos.

Supersonic 2012: Nic Bullen Interviewed

Wed, October 17 2012 11:15am - Source: The Quietus

"More should be made of Napalm Death... there should be a 40ft tall brass statue of Napalm Death, perhaps leaning against the wall of the Bullring, smoking massive brass cigarettes... if you add up the influence of not just Napalm Death but of Godflesh, Jesu, Techno Animal, Cathedral, Rise Above Records, Head Of David, Painkiller, Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine and Scorn, then you are left with arguably the most 'important' leftfield or extreme band of the last 25 years."

Preview: Supersonic 2012

Wed, October 10 2012 11:25am - Source: ClashMusic.com

At the turn of the century, Birmingham was not the place to go for the more experimental and exciting areas of music.

DOWNLOAD: Justin Broadrick Remixes Mogwai

Fri, October 05 2012 4:09pm - Source: The Quietus

A Wrenched Virile Lore will feature reworkings of the album's tracks from some rather choice, Quietus-certified artists, including Tim Hecker, The Soft Moon and Robert Hampson.

Isis To Release Rarities Comp

Mon, October 01 2012 12:36pm - Source: The Quietus

Isis, the now-disbanded five-piece renowned for their hypnotic, largely instrumental and groove-driven metal, are set to release a posthumous compilation of rare and unreleased material from throughout their career.

Blut Aus Nord: 777: Cosmosophy

Fri, September 28 2012 5:36am - Source: Pitchfork Media

It seems almost instinctual to want to see your favorite band live.

Uglyhead - The Garden (special edition) 2012 experimental rock noise goth ambient

Sat, September 08 2012 10:47am - Source: MOG

Having over 10 years of musical experience, Uglyhead released their newest album The Garden in very special way.

Neurosis & Godflesh London Show

Mon, September 03 2012 4:44pm - Source: The Quietus

Two steel plated titans of heavy music, Neurosis and Godflesh, have announced that they are to play a special ATP promoted one-off London show at the Forum on 2nd December.

Mechanical Intensity: An Interview With Necro Deathmort

Wed, August 08 2012 9:17am - Source: The Quietus

Dwelling within the fittingly polluted surroundings of London's eternally grey haze, AJ Cookson and Matthew Rozeik (aka Necro Deathmort) have only been conjuring up their funereal amalgamation of abrasive industrial beats and lurching drone for a mere five years now, yet over the course of three records, their music has endured more warped mutation than many bands could muster in an entire decade.

The Quietus Presents: King Midas Sound & JK Flesh

Tue, July 03 2012 12:46pm - Source: The Quietus

Supersonic Festival and The Quietus would like to present two shows this Autumn featuring King Midas Sound and JK Flesh.

Non-Metal Bands at Metallica's Orion Music + More Festival: A Headbanger's Guide

Thu, June 21 2012 3:47pm - Source: Noisecreep

Metallica stood on stages in 2011 alongside Slayer , Megadeth , and Anthrax.

Horns Up Ya Shitters! The Best Metal Of May Reviewed

Thu, June 07 2012 1:05pm - Source: The Quietus

In a slight change to our regularly scheduled programming – where I question the value of a life spent playing rock music to plants or putting bread on cats – here's some things I learned in honour of 'metal Friday' at ATP's recent I'll Be Your Mirror festival in London. 1) Here's a list of things that are better than Slayer... ... ...

Forgotten series: Jesu – Jesu (2005)

Sat, June 02 2012 11:05am - Source: Something Else!

Godflesh was gone, but one of the men behind it, Justin Broadrick, resurrected the sound and infused it into a new band, Jesu. Where Godflesh pummelled the listener with chunky, deep-gouging riffs, Jesu takes on the task by intensifying every riff by simplifying and extending it.

Maryland Deathfest Day 2: Godflesh, Napalm Death, Nasum, Today is The Day, Unsane, Ghoul, Demigod and more

Tue, May 29 2012 1:35pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Hand in hand, the gasmask wielding pair strolled on to the stage to the sound of air raid sirens.

JK Flesh - Posthuman

Thu, May 24 2012 1:09pm - Source: The Quietus

I used to know someone who was a serious connoisseur of twentieth century classical music.

an interview with Anders Jakobson of Nasum

Mon, May 21 2012 8:57pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Did you feel like there were things left unsaid after Mieszko's passing?

Extreme Language: An Interview With Justin K. Broadrick

Wed, May 09 2012 8:36am - Source: The Quietus

If you're a metal fan, Justin K. Broadrick stands as a figure as important and valuable as Stephen O'Malley or Aaron Turner: someone who has traversed the decades at the forefront of the genre's constant and fascinating evolutions.

The Bug Collaborates With Death Grips, Grouper, Gonjasufi, Hype Williams, Justin Broadrick

Thu, April 26 2012 5:04pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

A few months ago, Kevin Martin, aka the Bug , teased an unexpected collaboration with Grouper's Liz Harris.

JK Flesh - Posthuman (Album Review)

Fri, April 20 2012 11:56am - Source: Stereoboard

Is there anything Justin K. Broadrick hasnt tried his hand at yet?

Roadburn Recap 2012 Companion to Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine

Thu, April 19 2012 4:18pm - Source: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

Devil, 40 Watt Sun, Tombs, Jucifer, Alkerdeel, Bong, Black Cobra, Electric Orange, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Aun, Gnod, Solstafir, Hexvessel, Nachtmystium, End of Level Boss, Celeste, Conan, Valient Thorr, Black Breath, Chelsea Wolfe, White Static Demon/JK Flesh, Om, diSEMBOWELMENT, Michael Gira, Christian MIstress, La Otracina, Hammers of Misfortune, Spiders, Ancestors- that list alone could make a fine festival!

From Gallows Mountain To Traitor's Villa: Necessary Interviewed

Wed, April 18 2012 7:39am - Source: The Quietus

It's hard to parse what's going on when you listen to Necessary's new album Galgeberg/Gimle.

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