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FREE SHIT. I MEAN REALLY A WHOLE LOT OF FREE SHIT. TONS OF IT. MEGATONS OF...
I guess it may seem that I made my point in the headline, but I really only made part of my point. Because “free” doesn’t mean “good”. “Free” takes on real significance only when the gift makes you...
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SEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: BEASTWARS, HIDEOUS DIVINITY, FEARED, FORMLESS,...
Some people may have noticed that I failed to compile even one round-up of new music all of this past week (unless you count that little Warriors in Forests thing). I’ve still been spending hours...
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UPDATES: LORD IMPALER AND OAK PANTHEON
Here are a couple of quick news items of interest that qualify as updates to recent posts here at our putrid site. LORD IMPALER In a Shades of Black post yesterday I included a video of the first...
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FREE SHIT: A NORDVIS SAMPLER
I’ll make this quick because I’m busy readying a few more posts for today — but this news doesn’t require a lot of elaboration anyway. The news is that the excellent Swedish label Nordvis has today...
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IT DJENTS: “THIS DOESN’T DJENT”
(Austin Weber brings us news about a new free comp that he helped curate.) While I’m constantly pitching spur-of-the-moment ideas to Islander that relate to growing the scene as a whole, not every...
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FREE SHIT FROM ARGUNAUTA RECORDS: “DEVOURING THE MOUNTAINS (VOL. III)”
As explained yesterday, I intended to take a break from blogging this weekend. I have paused a few times in my eating, drinking, and merry-making long enough to scan what’s happening on Facebook,...
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SHADES OF BLACK: WINDFAERER, MAR MORTUUM, HIDING, ANTHRO HALAUST, AEGRUS,...
Greetings from Seattle and welcome to another edition of Shades of Black. I wasn’t able to prepare one of these installments last Sunday due to fucking off, so I’ve accumulated an especially large...
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“INTO THE DARKNESS”: A 2016 SAMPLER FROM REDEFINING DARKNESS AND SEEING RED
Your humble editor hasn’t had time to assemble a round-up of new music since the weekend, but I thought I would at least alert you to this new sampler — because it’s FREE (though contributions are...
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FREE SHIT: A TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY SAMPLER — AND A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE SHIRT
Those of you who have been hanging around our putrid site for more than a few weeks will recognize the name Transcending Obscurity, since we’ve been regularly highlighting albums on that label for...
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COMP YOURSELF: LES ACTEURS DE L’OMBRE PRODUCTIONS, VULGAR DISPLAY OF PURRING
Label samplers and other compilations are great ideas, especially compilations like the two recent offerings that I’m writing about in this post, which are available through Bandcamp for a price you...
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REAPER METAL PRODUCTIONS: ANNOUNCEMENTS, FREE MUSIC, A CONTEST, AND THE DEBUT...
As the title of this post suggests, we have a lot to cover, and a lot of good opportunities to spread before you. In the jargon of the monied overlords who attempt to run our lives, let’s begin with...
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