MacDara Conroy surveys the landscape of heavy, noisy and interesting music over the past 12 months
Chicago's Dead Rider play Whelan's on Saturday 20th June with support from No Spill Blood
A new ASIWYFA album entitled The Endless Shimmering is due out soon coming, so here's the video for A Slow Unfolding Of Wings, the first track to surface from it
'Take those notes on top of notes on top of notes and extrapolate a tune, a song, god forbid a melody. These lads do that. They’ve created a strange and vibrant canvas here.' - Dara Higgins on Tera Melos' X'ed Out.
'like a black metal Morrissey, swaying to the music, pretending to conduct the band or using his mic stand like a prop, Alice Cooper style' - Chris Jones on Deafheaven's Sunday night Belfast gig with No Spill Blood
No Spill Blood play Whelan's on Saturday with Melodica Deathship & Zom, ahead of month long European tour in April with Fang Island.
Russian Circles return to Dublin for a gig in The Button Factory this Saturday with Enemies & Deaf Heaven and we've a pair of tickets to give away.
On their return from India ASIWYFA will play a 4 city, 5 show tour of Ireland next month, finishing up with a New Years Eve gig in Cork.
Boris play Dublin, Cork & Belfast in August, marking their 25th anniversary & the release of new LP Dear
U:Mack have announced that Sargent House's Russian Circles will play the Button Factory on Saturday April 28th with Enemies & an as yet unspecified "awesome metal band".