Punishment of Luxury – Puppet Life: The Complete Recordings
Punishment of Luxury are a band that have much in common with The Fall, in the sense of being hugely influential and also in…
post punk
Bauhaus – The Bela Session (12” EP)
In order to really appreciate just how radical Bauhaus was in the early stages of their career, one must recognize what they did seemingly…
Naked Giants – Sluff LP
Upon first glance at Naked Giants‘ New West Records debut album, Sluff, those who pick the album up might assume that they’re staring into…
Kriegs Legion – The Anti-State War Machine EP
It’s impossible to listen to Kriegs Legion‘s new EP and not flash on the crew of bands which came before them who didn’t exactly…
Publicist UK – Forgive Yourself
It’s always nice to hear new music in the form of yesterdays or decades gone by or in terms of genre. This may be…
Wailin Storms – One Foot in the Flesh Grave
“Holy Danzig Homage, Batman!” That was pretty much my first thought upon hearing the opening track of this Carolina quartet’s second record. “Don’t Forget…
Bastard Sapling – Instinct is Forever
I’d heard a lot of good things about Bastard Sapling’s debut album, Dragged From Our Restless Trance, but their newest offering, Instinct is Forever,…
Pixies – Indie Cindy
When the Pixies announced that they were reuniting in 2011 after an eleven-year hiatus, the wave of excitement which crashed into the remaining residents…
Nachtmystium – Not so black metal
While the practice of genre blending is nothing new to the world of metal, few bands have taken it to the extremes that Chicago band Nachtmystium have. Built on a strong foundation of second wave black metal, that band have evolved progressively into a psychedelic, industrial and post punk fueled black metal behemoth, culminating in their latest concoction, Addicts: Black Meddle Part II. Lead singer, guitarist and band mastermind Blake Judd weighs in on the band’s directional shifts and his growth as a musician in this exclusive interview with Hellbound’s Dave Sanders.