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Sowing in the Storm with "Ecstatic Black Metal" Band Agriculture
Artist Features

Sowing in the Storm with "Ecstatic Black Metal" Band Agriculture

The Los Angeles quartet returns with The Spiritual Sound, a record that probes the savage and soft edges of extreme music.

Noise Engineering Batverb Review
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Noise Engineering Batverb Review

A powerful, proudly original synthetic-tail generator.

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Gear Features

Stompin’ to the Top: Meet Three of the Most Successful Independent Pedal Companies

We’re living through the zenith of guitar effects boxes. Here’s how three builders soldered their way from bedrooms and basements to pedalboards around the world.

SOMA Harvezi Hazze Review
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SOMA Harvezi Hazze Review

SOMA Harvezi Hazze is a one-stop dirtbox and waveshaper that covers familiar distortion bases and much more radical fare.

Fish Circuits Echo Limiteur Review
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Fish Circuits Echo Limiteur Review

A unique hybrid analog/digital delay and limiter destined to be a classic.

Canadian Punks the Dirty Nil Crack the Whip Again
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Canadian Punks the Dirty Nil Crack the Whip Again

Inspired by a series of violent art pieces, the Ontario band returns to brute force on their fifth LP, The Lash.

Mastodon Founding Guitarist Brent Hinds Dies at 51
Artist Features

Mastodon Founding Guitarist Brent Hinds Dies at 51

The influential metal guitarist was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident on August 20.

Mile End Effects Pique Review
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Mile End Effects Pique Review