Abused in a drumtastic manner

Alan Cassidy (Unbodied, then Black Dahlia Murder) shows us some really early works on Cryptic Abuse‘s song Morbid (I think that’s a work-in-progress name).

Cryptic Abuse is a brutal death metal band made by Matt Tluchowski (Unbodied, Karen Page), Alan Cassidy (Unbodied, BDM), Steve Lehocky, and Eliot Bayless.

There isn’t anything new likely to come soon, but a new album is definitely on its way, and coming someday!

While we wait for new music to bless our ears, we can listen to the band’s most recent EP, Smut Jungle, on bandcamp.

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XelmYa for your experimental orchestra needs

XelmYa is a classical trio with a recorder (Sylvia Hinz), a violin (Alexa Renger), and a cello (Ehrengard von Gemmingen). They play pieces from any avant-garde or experimental composer around the world that, for example, exploit microtonality, noise, advanced techniques, etc. and, in general, new ways of thinking music and the material from which it comes.

The piece will probably feel a lot challenging to some of you, but I highly suggest you give it a listen, they are highly trained musicians playing stuff you would hear nowhere else!!!

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Her Stems Spiral sing in your sleep

Her Stems Spiral is an avant-garde post mathcore outfit from Johannesburg, South Africa.

But wait, there’s more!

The band is a side project of Shannon Lawler of Eyes Like Mirrors to escape conventional songwriting and structure. He says he’s been inspired by dreams.

Their EP, Princess Poured Out The Pale Winter Moon, is available for free on bandcamp, and it’s a killer!

-D… Read more