The Quietus — Celebrity support for Monoliths & Dimensions spreads from HP to daytime TV more info

The Quietus — Premier raises The Claw in praise of Monoliths & Dimensions more info

Guardian Music — Over the past decade one group has helped destroy the idea that the heavier reaches of metal are conservative backwaters, forever in thrall to black leather and compulsive musical onanism. Formed by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson as a tribute ban... more info

Pitchfork — With their black robes and impossibly foggy live shows, drone-metal duo Sunn O))) could be mistaken for a parody, if they didn't make music that heaves with the intensity of a contemplative Deathlord. We called their last solo studio album, Black On... more info

Pitchfork — 'Tis the season for giving and hall-decking and so forth, and in the spirit of both, Oregon's Glass Casters Union is back with another round of indie rock-themed charity ornaments. Last year, the GCU offered up decorations designed by the l... more info

Pitchfork — 'Tis the season for giving and hall-decking and so forth, and in the spirit of both, Oregon's Glass Casters Union is back with another round of indie rock-themed charity ornaments. Last year, the GCU offered up decorations designed by the likes of Wo... more info

Stereogum — Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden that may otherwise pass by unnoticed. This installm... more info

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The Quietus — Church gig comes out via Southern Lord more info

Pitchfork — YACHT on a yacht, Bloc Party at a Block Party, and now, yes, Sunn O))) live in an ancient cathedral way the hell up in Norway. The revered doom duo set up shop in the historic house of worship in Bergen for a special show back in March of 2007, and p... more info