Denver-based moonpool is a heavy shoegaze and grunge act fusing the rawness of post-punk with the crushing beauty of 90s alternative.

Frusen Sorg are a full on, bleak and harrowing black metal noize duo from Stockholm and have released their new EP ‘Jag Springer Med Avbrutna Ben’ last month. Read about their main influences here.

West Irish noise-punk group Nerves is about to release their new EP Iarmhaireach. We asked the band about their main musical influences.

MoonKill play untethered Texas Punk. Inserting ambient spacey sounds & new-wave tension into a punk world that is difficult to pin down. Vocalist Dan Aronov croons and howls with the powerful pipes of young Glenn Danzig, while the rest of the band blasts out tight and infectious melodic, metallic punk rock.

Rún are an experimental Irish trio that blends folk, synth, drone, noise, and heavy grooves into a dark, ethereal, and transcendent mix of long-form explorations and vignettes.

Gus Baldwin is a 20-something singer/songwriter/ex-hippie/part-time punk hailing from Austin, TX. His music spans an array of time periods (80s power-pop, 60s psych, 70s proto-punk, 90s indie rock), and his forthcoming self-titled debut solo LP showcases the immensity of his talents in making all of those influences sound fresh and new. 

The Spectral Light’s new album Obliteration is a visceral, atmospheric journey shaped by improvisation, deep literary roots, and a shared affinity for both crushing heaviness and ghostly ambience

Returning after an eleven year absence, one of the UK’s most exhilarating death metal-infused sludge bands TRUDGER are back with their brand new album, VOID QUEST.

Combining elements of alternative metal, post hardcore, and progressive rock, San Antonio outliers Donella Drive cannot be categorized by a singular label. Consisting of songwriters Aidan Escalante (lead vocals/guitar) and Andrew Salazar (bass/backing vocals) the young San Antonio band hearkens to the hyper-energized punk-prog of fellow Texans At The Drive-In. There’s a decidedly more metallic edge to their sound, but at its heart they’ve got a really refreshing explorative melodic fury.

Counting members of underground greats GNOD, Ghold and US experimental hip-hop legends Dälek amongst its ranks, Holy Scum are back with a new album and 3 musical influences.

Belgian dark pop duo KØCAZE releases their haunting and evocative new EP D’Or et de Sang via Dune Altar. Across six intricately layered tracks, the band dives into themes of grief, transformation, and ancestral memory, weaving neoclassical instrumentation, electronic textures, and brooding dark pop sensibilities into a deeply affecting body of work.

Thank you for this incredible journey from a struggling band that were one time known as Earth to inspiring others to pick up an instrument, and laying the groundwork on the metal genre.

Swiss punk noisers, Torpedo, have released a gut-wrenching third album: What the Fucked Do We All Do Now? | – Lights, projecting us beyond the show, into the rawness of real life, that of you and me in our kitchens, weeping over a human world that has become unbearable for all the Living. . .

All Men Unto Me is the moniker of musical artist Rylan Gleave, who recently released his second album Requiem. We asked Rylan to list 3 releases that have been very influential to him.

The undisputed ‘Godfather of Spaghetti Rock’ Giac Taylor just released his solo album The Last Sicilian Standing. We asked him about 3 releases that have influenced him a lot,