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CHRCH’s Unanswered Hymns LP Available to Preorder
Sacramento five-piece CHRCH — who were Church when they first digitally released their debut album, Unanswered Hymns (review here), back in April — are getting ready to oversee the vinyl issue of that...
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Roadburn 2016: Bang, The Body, Blood Ceremony, CHRCH, Repulsion, Behold! the...
Another day, another sigh heaved by Roadburn 2016 and a list of, I don’t know, like, 45 lineup additions expelled. Like it’s just happenstance, no big deal. Oh, Repulsion are playing Lee Dorrian‘s...
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The Obelisk Presents: The Top 20 Debut Albums of 2015
Please note: This list is not culled in any way from the Readers Poll, which is ongoing. If you haven’t yet contributed your favorites of 2015 to that, please do. — I’ll note right away that this list...
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Behold! the Monolith and CHRCH Announce European Tour
Both Behold! the Monolith and CHRCH were announced for Roadburn 2016 back in November, but they’ve solidified a full round of European dates leading up to and through that fest that begins March 20 in...
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Crucialfest 6 Announces Lineup; Russian Circles, SubRosa, Mos Generator, Fuzz...
Fucking a, Crucialfest 6. You win this round. The Salt Lake City-based festival has announced its 2016 lineup, and it’s both all over the place stylistically and awesome, so kudos all around. My...
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Southwest Terror Fest V: Initial Lineup Announced
Granted, the type of extremity might vary, but five editions deep, Southwest Terror Fest is on its shit. Southwest Terror Fest V, set for this October in scenic — literally; the desert is gorgeous —...
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ROADBURN 2016 DAY ONE: Cosmic Truth
04.15.16 – 00:16 — Hotel room, Tilburg Already it seems like Roadburn is in full swing. There’s no sense of the outside world, only Roadburn, which always has and always will. Familiar faces abound,...
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Roadburn 2016 Audio Streams: CHRCH, Bliksem, Chaos Echoes, Yodok III, Daniel...
This invariably happens every year. I’ll grant that the audio streams from Roadburn 2016 seem especially quick in arriving — the last batch was only 10 days ago — but at some point every year there’s...
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Northwest Terror Fest 2017: Coven and John Haughm Added to Lineup
Losing Warning is a bummer, but Northwest Terror Fest 2017 is taking it in stride and taking its game to another level entirely by adding Coven to the bill for their first US show in 27 years. I had...
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CHRCH & Fister Release Split LP Tomorrow
Do you love atmospherically switched on and utterly skull-cleaving extreme doom? Sure, we all do. One should therefore take note of tomorrow as the release date of the new split between Los Angeles...
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CHRCH Sign to Neurot Recordings; Light Will Consume us All Due Spring 2018
If there was any doubt that Sacramento megadoomers CHRCH made an impression with their 2015 Battleground Records debut album, Unanswered Hymns (review here), that might’ve been leftover after they hit...
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Desertfest London 2018 Lineup Complete: Hawkwind, Radio Moscow, Wino,...
A well-earned slow clap for Desertfest London 2018 on the occasion of completing what is unquestionably its broadest, biggest and most staggering lineup to-date. The festival has been outdoing itself...
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CHRCH to Release Light Will Consume Us All April 27; Album Details Revealed
Yeah, the dark cover art is cool, and it’s nice to know that immediately upon releasing their new album, CHRCH will make a break for European shores to tour with 2017 splitmates Fister, but what I...
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CHRCH Announce West Coast Tour Dates with YOB & Acid King; On the Road Next...
Californian hyperbole-inspiration specialists CHRCH head out on a tour next week that will take them to Austin Terror Fest the lineup for which indeed looks duly terrifying. Perhaps even scarier than...
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Quarterly Review: CHRCH, Bongripper, King Chiefs, Bonnacons of Doom, Boar,...
You know the deal by now, I’m sure: 50 reviews this week between now and Friday, in batches of 10 per day. It’s an unholy amount of music, but those who really dig in always seem to find something...
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Psycho Smokeout Set for April 20 in Los Angeles; Elder, Monolord, Amenra,...
With the advent of the Psycho Smokeout in Los Angeles next April 20, Psycho Entertainment partners with RidingEasy Records and enters the fray of a busy Spring festival season, pushing Elder and...
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CHRCH & Fister Release Split LP Tomorrow
Do you love atmospherically switched on and utterly skull-cleaving extreme doom? Sure, we all do. One should therefore take note of tomorrow as the release date of the new split between Los Angeles...
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CHRCH Sign to Neurot Recordings; Light Will Consume us All Due Spring 2018
If there was any doubt that Sacramento megadoomers CHRCH made an impression with their 2015 Battleground Records debut album, Unanswered Hymns (review here), that might’ve been leftover after they hit...
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Desertfest London 2018 Lineup Complete: Hawkwind, Radio Moscow, Wino,...
A well-earned slow clap for Desertfest London 2018 on the occasion of completing what is unquestionably its broadest, biggest and most staggering lineup to-date. The festival has been outdoing itself...
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CHRCH to Release Light Will Consume Us All April 27; Album Details Revealed
Yeah, the dark cover art is cool, and it’s nice to know that immediately upon releasing their new album, CHRCH will make a break for European shores to tour with 2017 splitmates Fister, but what I...
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