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Viking's Choice: Desert Death Metal, Heavy Pink Psych And Japanese Grindcore

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Viking's Choice: Desert Death Metal, Heavy Pink Psych And Japanese Grindcore

October 1, 2019 • Gatecreeper's no-frills death metal offers a masterclass in buzzsaw songcraft, Twink returns to apocalyptic psych and Gridlink's Takafumi Matsubara gets a worldwide assist on his solo debut.

New Music Friday: 7 Albums You Should Stream Today

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New Music Friday: 7 Albums You Should Stream Today

May 25, 2018 • This week's sprint through Friday's new albums includes an instant classic from rapper Pusha-T, raw guitar rock from Thunderpussy, reggaetón singer J Balvin and more.

New Music Friday: 7 Albums You Should Stream Today

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'Kayla Is Our Dio': Hear Witch Mountain's New Song

"It's like we won the lottery twice in a row," drummer Nate Carson says of Witch Mountain's new vocalist, Kayla Dixon. Alyssa Herrman/Foto Phortress hide caption

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'Kayla Is Our Dio': Hear Witch Mountain's New Song

August 25, 2016 • After three stellar albums, the Portland doom-metal band lost its singer. Enter Kayla Dixon, a singer with soul, dynamism, drama, control and poise, all heard in the savage "Burn You Down."

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Songs We Love: Witch Mountain, 'Psycho Animundi'

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Songs We Love: Witch Mountain, 'Psycho Animundi'

July 25, 2014 • The doom metal band sure has been busy since 2011. Hear the leadoff track from its third LP, Mobile of Angels. It's indebted to heavy blues and — surprisingly — Fairport Convention.

Song Premiere: Witch Mountain, 'Bloodhound'

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Song Premiere: Witch Mountain, 'Bloodhound'

October 11, 2012 • The single transitions from an abyssal doom-metal riff into guitarist Rob Wrong's nastiest solo yet.

Bloodhound

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The Best Metal Of 2011

November 30, 2011 • Metallic meditations ruled Lars Gotrich's 2011, but so did knotty death-metal and "The Grain."

Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

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Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

November 30, 2011 • Lars Gotrich highlights the year in Swiss gondola recordings, progressive metal and dramatic drone.

Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

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Witch Mountain: Doom Metal Aged 10 Years, Just 'South Of Salem'

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Witch Mountain: Doom Metal Aged 10 Years, Just 'South Of Salem'

April 8, 2011 • Portland, Ore., has become a place to watch for up-and-coming metal bands in the last year. Drummer Nate Carson refers to Witch Mountain's members as "old fogies that just never gave up."

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