post-punk

Night of the Vampire – The Enchanting Winds of the Dreamweaving Masquerade Review

By Samguineous Maximus on February 22, 2026 in Reviews, Black Metal, Dungeon Synth, post-punk, Synthwave, 24 comments

“I love black metal, but it certainly has a reputation for taking itself too seriously. Now and then, though, a few bands remember that this is the genre that gave us pseudonyms, corpse paint, and grown adults pretending to be forest demons. Acts like Old Nick and Ordo Vampyr Orientus have been a welcome slap in the face, embracing black metal’s inherent goofiness and piling on the camp without collapsing into total self-parody. Which brings us to Night of the Vampire, the latest addition to this batch of kitschy kvlters.” Bite or suck?

Geese – Getting Killed [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

By Dear Hollow on December 4, 2025 in Things You Might Have Missed 2025, Blues, Noise Rock, post-punk, Rock, 93 comments

“When a non-metal album is this good, the Great Ape mandates that we write about it – it’s unclear if it’s for posterity or humiliation. But when you have a band called Geese, the latter seems more likely. New York City fowl collective owe just as much of their attack to Bruce Springsteen and Television as to Swans and The Velvet Underground, as its drawling and honkin’ blend of roots rock, noise rock, blues, country, funk, and post-punk is a clusterfuck that feels distinctly like something a band called Geese would make.” Genre-hoping and goose poop dropping.

Blessings – Blodsträngen Review

By Owlswald on August 4, 2025 in Reviews, Experimental Metal, Noise, Noise Rock, post-punk, 8 comments

“Originating from the same vibrant scene that has spawned acts ranging from At the Gates to Ace of Base, Gothenburg experimental noise quartet Blessings have been forging their own path within the borders of Sweden’s olde harbor city for thirteen years. Comprised of long-standing veterans of the Swedish scene, Blessings have been worshipping at the altar of turmoil since its 2012 debut, Bittervaten came out waving a Black Flag of loud, Unsanely harsh, in-your-face noise rock.” Blessed are the slick.

Floating – Hesitating Lights Review

By Dear Hollow on July 29, 2025 in Reviews, Death Metal, post-punk, 23 comments

“Back in ’22, your favorite AMG staffers butted heads and said “yeehaw” in a Rodeö whose scores were disappointing, very good, and everything in between. The band was a little Swedish oddity called Floating, whose collision of sounds compiled a library of post-punk’s sneering rhythms, post-metal’s ponderous hugeness, and doom’s lurching intensity, at heart beating with dissonant death metal blood inspired by Demilich and Ulcerate. I found myself on the more favorable side, a little put off by its inconsistencies and experimental quirks, but ultimately excited to see more, and my wish has been granted in follow-up Hesitating Lights.” Float or bloat?

Stuck in the Filter: April 2025’s Angry Misses

By Kenstrosity on June 30, 2025 in Stuck in the Filter, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, Mathcore, Melodic Black Metal, post-punk, Sludge, Sludge Metal, Thrash Metal, 49 comments

The April Filters are now fully de-scuzzified. You can approach and examine the scuzz flotsam.

Swans – Birthing Review

By Dear Hollow on May 27, 2025 in Reviews, Ambient, Noise, Noise Rock, post-punk, Sludge Metal, 40 comments

“It’s hard to keep up with Swans. Since 1982, Michael Gira and company have cranked out sixteen studio albums, eight EPs, and ten live albums (not to mention all the compilations and side projects), influencing underground stalwarts like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Neurosis, Godflesh, and Napalm Death, as well as more mainstream acts like Nirvana and Tool. No genre was safe, as noise rock, no-wave, industrial, sludge, post-punk, and post-rock were impacted in the process – yet Swans have always had their own inimitable and uncategorizable sound.” Still on the pond.

Svarta Havet – Månen Ska Lysa Din Väg Review

By Kenstrosity on May 9, 2025 in Reviews, Black Metal, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal, post-punk, 14 comments

“Hailing from Turku, Finland, post-hardcore/blackened post-punk activists Svarta Havet boast a passionate mission statement focused on denouncing fascism; raising connected communities; advocating queer, feminist, and transgender rights and justice; rejecting late-stage capitalist values and recognizing their wide reaching damages to society and the planet; and supporting animal rights. Oftentimes, material dealing with these ideals in the heavy music space trend towards the cynical, hopeless, and bitter perspectives. Those are all valid emotional responses of course, but for Svarta Havet, the primary message is one of hope.” What does the fox say?