NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM JAN 1 – JAN 7

Hi all. OK, a few things to do and a few people to thank. First of all, this week saw the release of a brand-new Pillars of the 90s interview with Canadian mathcore/hardcore… להמשיך לקרוא

Machine Music's Pillars of the 90s: An Interview With Acacia

[This is the 15th installment of the Pillars interview series. You can check out the rest here] Artist: Acacia Album: Untune the Sky Year: 1998 Label: Goodfellow Records Favorite Song: "Second Skin" and "Closing Circle" The Bare Bones: Untune… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM DEC 25 – DEC 31

I have been so knocked over the head with the whole year-end nonsense that as of right now my brain needs to unwind. So this is not the usual post. It might have… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM DEC 18 – DEC 24

Does it make sense to do a weekly post when I am, literally, still dead from doing that stupid year-end list? No, it make no sense whatsoever. But, I took a stroll down… להמשיך לקרוא

Machine Music Presents: The Best Metal of 2022

What a year. What. A. Year. It was a great year for music, it was a fucking horrible year for basically anything else, and at times one that brought on that uneasy feeling… להמשיך לקרוא

MACHINE MUSIC'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR: AN INTERVIEW WITH SkyThala

Artist: SkyThala Album: Boreal Despair Label: Moonlight Cypress Archetypes / I, Voidhanger Records Favorite Song: "Variegated Stances of Self Mockery" The Bare Bones: Boreal Despair is the debut album from American black metal/classical project SkyThala, featuring members… להמשיך לקרוא

Machine Music's Album of the Year: An Interview with Scarcity

Artist: Scarcity Album: Aveilut Label: The Flenser  Favorite Song: "III" The Bare Bones: Aveilut (Hebrew for "grief") is the debut album from American avant-garde black metal project Scarcity, featuring composer Brendon Randall-Myers and… להמשיך לקרוא

Track Premiere: Succumb to the Death Metal Avalanche of Nothingness

My torrid love affair with Minnesota death metal geniuses Nothingness began one fine day in September of 2019, when I ran into their incredible debut The Hollow Gaze of Death. I was blown away,… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM NOV 27 – DEC 3

Keep safe, y'all. Shitload of interviews coming your sweet way. Much thanks for the kind and lovely support.  As always, check out our various interview projects and other cool shit. And if you'd like to… להמשיך לקרוא

THE WAR INSIDE MY HEAD: AN INTERVIEW WITH CRYPTAE

In a year that has already produced some of the best, most exciting albums in recent memory, the analog devastation that is Capsule, the newest album from Dutch fuck-it-let's-call-death-metal duo Cryptae, shines like… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM NOV 20 – NOV 26

A super insane time, which is why I took a bit of a break last week. Thanks for bearing with me. Also, check out this new interview with the wonderful Spider God. They… להמשיך לקרוא

The War Inside My Head: An Interview with Spider God

Ever since their debut release, the wonderful Den Inre Borgen / The Interior Castle I have been in L.O.V.E love with UK black metal project Spider God. And, as I stated in my… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM NOV 6 – NOV 12

Another week of hurling toward death. But also a week in which I published one of my favorite interviews, a new conversation with Australian heavy/death metal band Sacriphyx about their timeless 2013 masterpiece The… להמשיך לקרוא

Machine Music's Albums of the Decade: An Interview with Sacriphyx

This is the 50th installment of the Albums of the Decade series of interviews. For the rest of the series go HERE.] Artist: Sacriphyx Album: The Western Front Year: 2013 Label: Nuclear War Now! Productions Favorite… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM OCT 30 – NOV 5

Same as every week. Overworked, over-excited, over-anxious, and tired. Roadburn announcements season is upon us again, which means another winter and spring of heartache. What the kids call FOMO, I believe. One day.… להמשיך לקרוא

NINE SONGS I LIKED THIS WEEK IN LIST FORM OCT 22 – OCT 29

Other than stressing over life, kids, work, and breathing, I basically did one thing this week: Listened to three new and upcoming albums (aside from the wonderful crop below, naturally), all already mentioned… להמשיך לקרוא