It would be difficult to overstate the impact made by Hydra Head Records, the metal label founded in 1993 by Aaron Turner (otherwise best known as the singer for Isis). The label has released music by many of the genre’s most forward-thinking artists, from Neurosis to Converge to Sunn O))) to Xasthur to Torche to [...]

Sunn O))) have been forced to pull out of their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand after running into issues with the Aussie promoter

As we prepare ourselves for this weekend’s pleasingly loud ATP NY (see: Holy Mountain, Superfuzz Bigmuff, Raw Power, Sunn O))) + Boris, SY, ATP regulars Fuck Buttons, etc.), it’s been announced that on 7/1 of next year Flaming Lips will do the 11-year-old The Soft Bulletin, Dinosaur the older Bug (one of my all-time favorites...

Southern Lord Recording Artists Sunn O))) and Boris will unite to perform as Altar

We gave you a preliminary rundown of this fall’s ATP NY, but the folks at ATP have thrown Tortoise, Bardo Pond, and Sleepy Sun onto the bill and guest curator Jim Jarmusch added folks to his Sunday showcase. In addition to Jarmusch’s previously mentioned cast of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Raekwon, Girls, Fucked Up, Wooden Shji...