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Dark Oz – Alligators
Review — October 21, 2019
A few years removed from 2015's ¡Piratas!, a record I found singularly outstanding, Portland, Oregon band Dark Oz returned with a second EP entitled Alligators. Unsurprisingly given circumstances affecting the Dark Oz project around the time of Piratas' release, namely, the death of drummer Lorien Bourne (a.k.a. …
Dark Days – How Have We Done This
Review — May 27, 2009
Dark Days is a new band from the Bay Area of California and this is their five-song demo recording. It was printed on both cassette tapes (limited to 50 copies each with a different cover) and CD-R. Musically, I'd compare them to Trash Talk. They make use of short fast …
Life In The Dark – The Sunya Is Rising / Limbs In Gloom
Review — May 30, 2011
This sucker is loooooong gone in the physical format (but we all know 99% of you just go steal your music anyway), and that is truly a sad shame because this double CD collection from Life In The Dark is quickly becoming an essential component of my listening habits of …
Life In The Dark – Hushed Bloom
Review — January 16, 2012
I need to stop listening to this, but, wait, no, I really do because it is getting rather ridiculous repeatedly listening to the same piece of music over again and that is exactly what is going on with Hushed Bloom and my headphones; these tones reverberate inside my head as …
Dark Oz – ¡Piratas!
Review — September 14, 2015
I’m not sure I could come up with a worse scenario for a band than having one of its players pass away while the group was touring, but that’s sadly what occurred in September 2014 when Lorein Bourne, a.k.a. Styx and drummer for Portland, Oregon-based and self-proclaimed “garunge” duo Dark …
Dark Ages – Vapor
Review — May 18, 2015
“You have been wasted. You have been taken for a ride.” That line from the title track of the new Dark Ages LP accurately sums up the feeling you get listening to it. Which is to say it’s difficult to compartmentalize exactly what’s going on here. (Not surprisingly there’s a …Obituaries: Dimebag Darrell R.I.P.
News — December 8, 2004
I'm sad to report that Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, along with a number of show-goers and members of his new band Damageplan, was killed in an insane concert shooting past evening in Columbus, OH. For more info click here.
Records: Burial Waves' debut
News — October 15, 2021
Dark, brooding and heavy are just a few terms to describe Burial Waves, a new band from Baltimore, MD/Washing, DC. The band members each bring an impressive resume, with former members of Black Clouds, Pianos Become The Teeth, Caverns, and The Effects joining together. Now the group has an …
Labels: New It Came From The Abyss compilation series
News — July 15, 2018
Dark Operative will release It Came From The Abyss (Volume 1), the first in a series of thematic compilations, on August 10 on both digital and vinyl formats. The theme of Volume 1 is an A-side of genre heavy-hitters from metal and hardcore, such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, …
Records: What is Waste of Space Orchestra?
News — February 2, 2019
Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising have teamed up on a full-length project under the name Waste of Space Orchestra. The collective started as a commissioned piece for Roadburn 2018 and it will bear fruit: a full-length titled Syntheosis this April on Svart Records. The album is described as …
Records: Bleach Everything full-length coming soon
News — June 1, 2019
Richmond, VA's Bleach Everything, who released the zine and 2012 demo titled "I Killed a Werewolf Once (It's On Film),"are back with a full-length release titled So We Gnaw on July 12 via Dark Operative. "I Killed a Wereworld Once (It's On Film)" is based on theory that Gary Busey …
Tours: The Savage Imperial Death March II w/ Melvins & Napalm Death
News — November 20, 2024
After teaming up in 2016 for a joint tour, The Melvins and Napalm Death are prepping for 2025's "The Savage Imperial Death March II," a co-headlining affair of heavy, heavy music. “Napalm Death! Melvins! What a dream! Not only are we looking forward to being on the road with …
Records: Integrity & Bleach Everything cover Septic Death and Rocket From the Crypt
News — September 29, 2019
On Halloween, Integirty and Bleach Everything will releases a split LP titled SDK x RFTCC (Septic Death Karaoke x Rocket From the Crypt Covers), which was inspired by/pays tribute to a limited split EP between the two covered bands, originally released in 1992. On this tribute, Integrity covers …
Records: Pay for Pain debut
News — April 27, 2020
Comprised of Adam McIlwee (Wicca Phase Springs Eternal) and Dennis Mishko and Pat Brier (Three Man Cannon), the new Pay for Pain has anounced a June 5 self-titled EP to come courtesy of Dark Medicine. All three musicians previously played together in Tigers Jaw, which disbanded in 2013. The …
Records: Pray For Pain on June 5
News — May 20, 2020
A new band dubbed Pay For Pain will release its debut, self-titled EP on June 5. The band features some familiar faces: Adam McIlwee (Wicca Phase Springs Eternal), and Dennis Mishko and Pat Brier (Three Man Cannon). All three also played in Tigers Jaw before that band's demise. A …
Records: Live Power Trip
News — June 11, 2020
Power Trip (and pretty much all other bands) may not be playing concerts right now, but the band has a new live album to help comfort fans who miss the live experience. The band just released a new live album, simply titled Live In Seattle 05.28.18, which is available …Shows: Rock the Gate to feature 60+ bands and raise funds
News — November 20, 2014
Sydney, Australia will host Rock the Gate, a 7-venue, 64-band program centered in The Enmore Theatreaon Nov. 23. The festival is to raise awareness of the anti-fracking movement and will feature artists such as Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses, Natalie Pa’apa’a, and many more.
Records: This Crying, This Screaming, My Voice Is Being Born at 25
News — October 31, 2020
Now 25 years old, Boysetsfire's debut album, This Crying, This Screaming, My Voice Is Being Born, is to be reissed on vinyl and digital formats via Dark Operative. The record was originally recorded in March 1996. The reissue will be packaged in a chipboard stock LP cover evocative …
Records: Bleach Everything: old and new
News — December 13, 2020
Bleach Everything has released a collection of rare tracks from out of print 7"s, splits, complitaions, and flexis from the band's first six years. Streaming now, the collection is called Welcome Idiots: 2012-2018. While the record spans six years of releases, the material was all originally recorded in …
