Unsane Special – Pt. 1 – Mixtape

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

New York City’s Unsane assisted in pioneering a more aggressive, less studied version of noise rock, one that blended the scum/art industrial sturm und drang of Foetus, the Swans, Einsturzende Neubauten, and Sonic Youth with the decidedly more straightforward hardcore idiom favored by acts like Sick of It All. While developing the blueprint for noise-metal [...]

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Unsane In The News – May ’12 – Melvins Cover Alleged, Album Stream, Tour and more!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

On March 20th, NYC noise-rock powerhouse Unsane released Wreck – their latest full-length (via Jello Biafra’s label Alternative Tentacles). You can stream the album in its entirety via MetalSucks and/or check out a couple of reviews from Pitchfork, The Needle Drop and Boston Phoenix. The band is currently wrapping up tour with Melvins – the [...]

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Guest Review – Helmet – Strap It On (Sean Caldwell)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Helmet Strap It On Amphetamine Reptile Originally released: ‘90 Re-released: 11/91 via Interscope   My first jazz records may possibly have been by Helmet. Pondering their arrangements, metallic and noisy with the oddest arrhythmic attacks, perplexing and at times frustratingly off time, my tape deck would muscle this strangeness out of the speakers and I [...]

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Another Preview of Boston Not La Part Deux!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

More music from local artists (and some former Bostonians)….grab the first 19 tracks from the compilation here or check out track-by track breakdown below. Oh, and don’t forget that this one features great artwork courtesy of Frank Germano!   Bands: Destroy Babylon | RIBS | Uranium Daughters | Many Mansions | Skyjelly Static Of The [...]

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AmRep Mixtape Pt. 1 – Boss Hog, Cows and more!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

To celebrate recent releases from Melvins, Unsane and Feedtime (The Bulls And The Bees, Wreck and The Aberrant Years respectively) as well as upcoming doc The Color Of Noise – here’s a collection of music from one of the best labels around! Historical note: Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep Industries) is a nationally renowned record label which was founded [...]

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Killing Joke Special – Grand Finale + Poll Results

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Time to reveal Killing Joke special in its entirety… Mixtape – features videos and audio clips from all of the band’s official albums, as well as a teaser for new album MMXII Covers – featuring Helmet, Metallica, Econoline Crush and more The Death And Resurrection Show – details on upcoming documentary about the band Guilty By [...]

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Stream – Death Grips – The Money Store

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

The Money Store is a debut album from Death Grips –  Sacramento, CA experimental hip-hop trio of Stefan Burnett, Zach Hill and Andy Morin. The album is coming on April 24th, but in the meantime you can stream it in its entirety at Tiny Mix Tapes. Death Grips also hit the road starting May 5th [...]

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Poll – Best Killing Joke Album

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

  Best Killing Joke Album

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Killing Joke Special – Guilty By Association Mixtape

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

To celebrate the recent release of MMXII – fifteenth studio album from legendary UK band Killing Joke – IHRTN presents a 5-day marathon of all things KJ! Up next – a collection of music from various side projects/other bands involving members of Killing Joke.   Murder Inc. Murder, Inc. was a short-lived industrial metalsupergroup formed in 1991, featuring [...]

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Killing Joke Special – The Death And Resurrection Show

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

To celebrate the recent release of MMXII - fifteenth studio album from legendary UK band Killing Joke - IHRTN presents a 5-day marathon of all things KJ! Up next – teasers for The Death And Resurrection Show – an upcoming documentary on the band from Coffee Films. The Death and Resurrection Show is a feature length music documentary charting the [...]

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