On its long-awaited second album, the pedigreed Chapel Hill heavy rock trio harnesses the violence of oceans and earthquakes.
Bryan C. Reed
Bio: Bryan Reed lives in Raleigh, where he nerds out about punk rock and comic books. He's written about music for INDY Week since 2008.Twitter: http://twitter.com/BryanCReed
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Sorry State Compilation American Idylls Makes a Strong Case for the Current Vitality of North Carolina Punk
American Idylls is out from Sorry State Records on Friday, Mar. 8.
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Raleigh Band Mo’ynoq Pushes Far Beyond the Borders of Black Metal on Dreaming in a Dead Language
The self-released album came out on Jan. 11.
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With Veteran Finesse, Metallica Brings Craftsmanship to Its Classic Brew
The titanic ensemble headlines Raleigh’s PNC Arena on Monday.
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Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein Creates His Own Legacy of Brutality
On Friday, the former Misfits guitarist stops in Raleigh at The Maywood.
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Record Review: Tired of Everything Makes a Blistering Debut
You can catch the band at Slim’s Monday night.
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Merging Live Music and Horror Film Screenings Gives New Life to Familiar Frights
You have three opportunities to catch unique live scores of horror movies in the Triangle leading up to Halloween.
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Live: Full of Hell and Outer Heaven Offer Hardcore Catharsis at Local 506
It can feel as though we’re living in a realm of eternal decay, which is perhaps part of the reason why 2018 has been such a banner year for death metal.
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Record Review: Public Acid’s Corrosive, Nonconformist Public Weapons
Beginning from the album’s first few seconds, the band declares its intent to subvert expectations at every turn.
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Record Review: Personality Cult’s Debut Is a Tightly Wound Burst of Pure Excitement
PERSONALITY CULT Personality Cult Drunken Sailor Records Ben Carr doesn’t sit still for long. Over the past decade, the frontman and songwriter has led three bands, each with a distinct angle on garage rock and punk, each of which has thrived on sharp hooks and frenetic brevity. Initially pegged as something of a garage-rock wunderkind, […]
