By Lily O’Delia Vanessa Funke has spent the past several years developing a version of melodic death metal that leaves plenty of room for gothic atmosphere, black metal and electronic music. On her fifth album, Aura, those elements come together with some of her strongest songwriting yet. Across eight tracks, Funke handles every [more…]
Review Title: “A Descent Worth Taking: STOMACH’s Low Demon Drags You Into the Abyss”
Review By Ian Walker There’s heavy, and then there’s Low Demon—the kind of record that doesn’t just pummel the senses but swallows them whole. STOMACH, the Chicago-based trio born of nihilistic fury and sonic extremity, return with their second LP and take sludge metal to a new nadir of pure, unrelenting filth. [more…]
