Discussing influences and atmospheres with experimental industrial lifer Damian B. from CARTHAGE today: aversionline.com/v/8278

Listen to China Drum. I cannot stress this enough. I didn't hear 'Goosefair' until 27 years after its release, yet it has become an all-time favorite. Truly stunning: aversionline.com/v/8279

Crammed in for the final day of the month, March's mix of high-quality alt-rock, snarling-yet-melodic death, powerhouse grind, up-and-coming 'gaze, and a double dose of doom/sludge destruction: aversionline.com/v/8280

Yakkin' about Futureheaven's dream poppy grungegaze from Sydney, Australia today... aversionline.com/v/8282

Rewinding to 2003 today, for those who care. Big Collapse, E. Town, The Promise, Counterblast, Jesuseater, Spitalfield, and much more. Still can't believe Deadeffect never got signed... aversionline.com/v/8281

Another hard-hitting, grungy, and 'gazy release from February that I had somehow totally missed: aversionline.com/v/8283

I first covered The Sons of Montana back in 2005. Today, the Connecticut group returns with their second new EP since resurfacing in 2023. Uniquely caustic metalcore that's not without subdued melodicisms, etc. Check out the tunes as well as an interview: aversionline.com/v/8285

Dark 'n' churning math metal from Leather Hearse for today's pick. Lineup ties to Loinclöth and Sliang Laos, amongst others! aversionline.com/v/8286

Looking back on 2004 today. A damn fine year for music, in fact. Heavy-hitters from 100 Demons, All Else Failed, Candiria, Further Seems Forever, Helmet, Jesu, Misery Signals, Terror, and quite many more: aversionline.com/v/8284

A little something about the excellent new EP from Pop Free today (out now through NEW MORALITY ZINE). Highly memorable alt-rock for fans of Fiddlehead, Title Fight, etc. aversionline.com/v/8287

Excited to premiere the third single from Dead History's forthcoming sophomore LP, 'Departures', today! Another impressive display of emotive post-hardcore that seamlessly blends textural nuances with a sweeping sense of energy: aversionline.com/v/8288

Last-minute weekender for an overdue roundup of should-hear jams. Quirky tech metal, post-hardcore (and punk), noise rock, and some of the finest heavy-hitting hardcore in recent memory. Feast your ears upon them, please and thank you, good day: aversionline.com/v/8289

Track premiere from Skjolden, a melodically raging black metal solo outing from Carl Skildum (Inexorum, Threadbare, etc). Debut full-length, 'Insouciant Metaphysical Grandeur'—one of the more compelling albums I've heard all year—hits Bandcamp next Friday: aversionline.com/v/8291

2005. The eventual demise of mass quantity in-depth reviews. But not before gushing about Agents of Man, Crowbar, Jesu, Ludicra, The Red Chord, Victims, and much more—all of which are reminisced upon today. Refresh thy memory: aversionline.com/v/8290

Myth Carver is absolutely crucial for any fan of classic and true heavy metal. Some of the finest such material that I've heard in years: aversionline.com/v/8292

Yakkin' about the peculiarly punked-up alternative/post-hardcore/etc. of intriguing new RVA outfit Sub/Shop today. Surely worth a listen: aversionline.com/v/8293

Have you checked out the latest jams from Knub yet? You should. Arguably the world's finest current noise rock band. They rule: aversionline.com/v/8294

2006. The pre-streaming good ol' days, when you could still post mp3s, and it might take a year to find out about killer new music from overseas. Thus we look back on releases from Intronaut, Katatonia, L'Esprit du Clan, Starkweather, and so much more: aversionline.com/v/8295

The latest from longtime Aversionline favorites Peroxide Blonde today. Out now through Funeral Party: aversionline.com/v/8296

An overdue roundup that truly reps the "random" factor by spanning from alt-rock to black metal, multiple 'cores, and even some chilled-out jazz-funk! aversionline.com/v/8297