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First Listen: Ephel Duath, 'Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness'

Ephel Duath's new album, Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness, comes out Nov. 26. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Ephel Duath, 'Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness'

David Tiso concocts gnarled, hydra-Zorn headbangers like some kind of metal mad scientist on Ephel Duath's fifth album. Producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel) grounds the insanity with a vicious low-end.

Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness

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New Mix: John Vanderslice, Hospitality, Marijuana Deathsquads, More

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New Mix: John Vanderslice, Hospitality, Marijuana Deathsquads, More

On this week's show, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton talk about the importance of seeing live music, discover gnarled metal music from Italy, consider a new direction for the breezy pop band Hospitality, and channel the ghost of former intern Thor Slaughter.

New Mix: John Vanderslice, Hospitality, Marijuana Deathsquads, More

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