"Built upon Ryan's impeccable drumming, it is buoyed by delightfully aggressive bass lines and Young's searing guitar work. It asks to imagine a fusion between progressive rock of the 1970s and the blues-based heavy rock of acts such as Budgie…

"Firebreather veer towards roaring, High On Fire-esque sludge, and they’ve got the chops and the grit to pull this kind of thing off." -- Brooklyn Vegan

Swedish trio Firebreather share a new track from their forthcoming debut on RidingEasy Records…

"A lo-fi and wiry punk band who write short, deceptively simple rock songs... Sprecher urgently yelps and howls desperately like a man condemned, while Amenti keeps the speed up and the sound heavy." -- The Big Takeover
"'Don't Try' is…

"Remember when indie rock sounded all grimy, corroded and metal-sludgy -- the last thing you'd hear in a commercial or being played at an arena show? Warish do. It's music to the ears of anyone who wants to damage their…

"So rare that diehard fuzz junkies say you'd have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a physical 45 rpm single by one of the bands featured on their latest installment." -- Dangerous Minds
"Will do for hard…

"An evolutionary step forward for their sound." - Metal Hammer
"A woozy wall of Afrobeat inspired fuzzbox riff worship and pounding circular rhythmic power, Here Lies Man connect the stoner rock underground straight to downtown Lagos." - The Quietus
"Here…

"Makers of high octane, soulful garage punk... Get an early taste with smoking' stomper 'Battle Line'." -- BrooklynVegan
"Their live show is a turbo-charged, bombastic display of true blue rock'n'roll chaos. It's not just a wild live show; the songs…

"A//TAR brings solemn post-metal and sludgy doom with the crushing ferocity of Souls At Zero-era Neurosis and cinematic metal of Amenra." -- Metal Injection
"An echoing and massive effort...This truly beastly album is one of the better releases…

"Holy Serpent incorporates a lot of great riffs, off-kilter tempo changes, and buckets brimming with originality constantly poured into its songwriting." -- Metal Injection
"One of our favorite doom releases of 2016." -- CvltNation

Australian quartet  Holy Serpent share the…

Photo: Permanent Records owner Lance Barresi (L) with Cafe NELA owner Dave Travis (R)
Los Angeles record store and label Permanent Records announces today the purchase of the building housing underground music venue Cafe NELA in Cypress Park, Los Angeles.…

"Bombastic songs that walk the line between Nick Cave and Springsteen covering 'Lipstick Traces (on A Cigarette).' It’s a party, of sorts." -- Noisey
" A marriage between the Dream Syndicate, X, and the smoldering sounds of classic…

"Their most intimate, darkly personal record yet... Taking them out of the doom corner and giving it a raw, post-punk feel. "Raven" sounds like a Satanic, downtuned Steppenwolf, and frankly we can’t get enough." -- Kerrang!
"An intoxicating mix of…