Obscure Sound — Chicago-based band Deep Cricket Night craft a memorable sound throughout their Mind Gets Flayed EP, unveiling a balance between post-punk moodiness and charming new-wave approachability. Two tracks feature on the EP: the compelling opener “Sudden S... more info

Stereogum — Wesley Eisold is pretty busy at the moment. The Cold Cave figurehead is gearing up for the release of his new LP Passion Depression , contributing to Refused’s tribute album, and suing Cody Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics over trademark rights. Howev... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Flood (U2, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, New Order, Sigur Rós, et al). Enjoy the silence. The post Happy Birthday Flood (U2, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, New Order, Sigur Rós, Et Al) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Green River. One of the three finest CCR albums from 1969. Read our Sound Check column on the best of the best-ofs: CCR, Leonard Cohen, the Go-Betweens, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds an... more info

Antimusic Rock — Testament are proud to announce an explosive celebration of the band's enduring legacy more info

Stereogum — The Corona Capital festival will return to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City this Nov. 15-17, and its lineup is pleasingly random. The big-font headliners for each day are as follows: Green Day, Toto, and Zedd on Friday; Shawn Mendes, ... more info

Metal Injection — Updating the '80s. more info

Metalsucks — Both are coming this July. The post Testament to Release Remastered Versions of The Legacy and The New Order appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival). ‘Til forever, on it goes, through the circle, fast and slow. Read our Sound Check column on the best of the best-ofs: CCR, Leonard Cohen, the Go-Betweens, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad S... more info

Stereogum — My favorite song on A Grand Don’t Come For Free is “Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.” Over a skittery percussion loop hinting at drums and bass and a keyboard line that refuses to develop into a phrase, Mike Skinner depicts the experience o... more info