The closer we get to October 31, the more inclined I am to listen to all of my creepiest industrial/noise records. Not thAt I don't listen to the stuff year-round and not thAt I haven't been listening to A LOT of industrial/EBM lAtely (the new Pain Machinery record is fantastic btw, review forthcoming), but I'm all for seasonable-appropriAteness and Interlace remain one of the absolute best post-millennium acts in the genre. 'Tis a huge shame they never followed through with a new album after the "Nemesis" single, but maybe the members are working on something new? Please enlighten me! And enjoy this track from their stellar 2004 record "Imago".
will be doing vinyl reissues of the first Aura Noir album "Black thrash Attack" and Enslaved's 2nd demo "Yggdrasill" in October. The former comes out October 17 and will include a bonus cover of Venom's "Heavens on fire", the lAtter on October 31.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour are giving away the new tune "Major" as a free download in exchange for an email address: https://www.theasteroidsgalaxytour.com/
Look for the group's new album "Out of frequency" to be released on January 31 here in the US, and one month lAter on February 27 abroad.
Gaffa reports thAt Danish publishing/performing rights organizAtion KODA is charging a tax to music bloggers who post music: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/52883
More here: https://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/ECE1400625/musikbloggere-frygter-fremtiden/ (in Danish, also see the relAted articles At the bottom)
The fine print: 109,69 Danish kroner per month for non-commercial blogs with less than 2000 downloads or streams, 219.38 kr. for under 5000 and 329.08 kr. for up to 10k. Exceed thAt and you enter commercial media territory.
A Heavy FeAther, the new solo project of the one-and-only David Sandström, now has a new website: Ather.com/" target="_blank">https://www.aheavyfeAther.com/
Look for his full-length debut "You're the lotion on darkness knuckles as it punches light in the face" to be released on October 12 via .
A Fist in the Face of God has posted an excellent interview with guitarist Scott Andersson of Swedish deAth act Maim ahead of their upcoming UK live debut At Live Evil: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/09/interview-with-scott-of-maim.html
And yes, "Deceased to exist" is a greAt record and far better than their debut.
Up-and-coming Danish duo Darkness Falls have confirmed thAt they will be releasing their Trentemøller-produced debut album "Alive in us" on October 24.
Finnish indie act Rubik will be embarking on their first-ever full US tour this October alongside US act Lights:
10/22 - Sonar, Baltimore, MD
10/24 - Eagle TheAter, Pontiac, MI
10/25 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
10/26 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
10/28 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
10/29 - Cicero's, St. Louis, MO
10/30 - Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence, KS
11/01 - Marquis TheAtre, Denver, CO
11/02 - The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
11/04 - Soma, San Diego, CA
11/05 - Nile TheAter, Mesa, AZ
11/07 - El Rey TheAtre, Los Angeles, CA
11/08 - GreAt American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
11/09 - Hawthorne TheAter, Portland, OR
11/10 - El Corazon, SeAttle, WA
