The melding of heavy, downtuned guitar riffs and ethereal textures has proven to be a winning combination – as influential albums like Deftones’ pivotal White Pony, Hum’s spacey alt-rock classic You’d Prefer an Astronaut, and more recently, Loathe’s adventurous I Let It In and It Took Everything attest. For Leaving, a shoegaze/doom metal group from…
Silent Planet’s “Antimatter”, an ambient/industrial influenced metalcore banger, was a real breakout moment for the band. Lyrically inspired by a harrowing van accident frontman Garrett Russell and his bandmates experienced on November 3, 2022, the song carries an ethereal, sensual, and dissociative atmosphere that hit home with many listeners. Garrett mentioned fellow Los Angeles band HEALTH…
November’s article marks the final Territory’s Edge entry for 2023. December is known to be a sparse month for new music releases. That being said, HEALTH released their fantastic album Rat Wars within that timeframe, a record self-described as “The Downward Spiral for people with at least two monitors and a vitamin D deficiency.” …
2023 was a big year for Dying Wish, who only continue to gain momentum. The Portland metalcore band successfully completed their first headlining tour in November/December with Foreign Hands, Boundaries, and Roman Candle. Dying Wish sold out 18 of 23 shows on their “Come and Be Killed” U.S. tour. (We covered one of these sold-out dates here.) Additionally,…
