Veil of Sound in cooperation with the nameless ghouls of 夢遊病者 (Sleepwalker) is proud to surprise you with this exclusive premiere of Delirium Pathomutageno Adductum the new record by the transcontinental and also somewhat trans-personal trio! What do we expect? Everything. Nothing. !get we what exactly that’s And

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A couple of months ago we premiered the first single and video from the new album, A Trophy Collection, that will be released this winter by the Oslo-based versatile, creative, and vehement musical project Damokles. Today, we can premiere a new video made for the second song from the album, ”My Freudian Slit”.

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Sometimes there are records which are that good that they in hindsight be regarded as the seminal records for a whole genre - for Post-Rock we haven’t had such a record since Bruit ≤ released The Machine Is Burning And Now Everyone Knows It Could Happen Again and blended Post-Rock and Neoclassical music to utter, breathtaking perfection. This year, another Pelagic band achieved the feat and produced such a genre-defining record: A Swarm of the Sun’s An Empire blends Shoegaze, Post-Rock and Ambient with the same level of intensity, the same level of brilliance and radiates among the stars of this genre. This is the Post-Rock record of the year and a new standard to hold every new Post-Rock record against. Therefore we give you a short review of the record and an interview. Sit back and enjoy!

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As sunny as the cover of the record might suggest - the sound of Anthesis’ new record Tension Between Rot and Genesis is quite the opposite. This is abrasive, corrosive, gnawing, relentless Sludge with some well-integrated Grindcore-elements resulting in lots of noisey attacks.

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Whenever someone who’s really “in the know” recommends a great band to you, you should be happily take that advice. In this case we will not disclose who it is straightaway, but I can tell you - this rec is awesome: New New School Hardcore delivered by a great band from one of the most conservative US states that will surely challenge many folks down there (not in their hometown, Austin, that is, but outside!): Mugger. They’ll release their next record called Luck Forever in a few weeks and you can get another song right here on Veil of Sound!

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Four months ago, we had the pleasure of giving you the first part of William York’s essay on Mr Bungle. He detailed out the genesis of the first band and their first few years. Now we got the second part for you in which he talks about the later period of the band that turned musicians into all-stars and their vocalist into the superstar that he was before Faith No More and that he still is to this today. We are happy to give you this second part and are sure, you will like it!

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Maybe a bit less symphonic than SubRosa, but surely a bit crunchier. Maybe bit less earthy as Neurosis, but surely a bit more futuristic. Austria’s Post-Metal band Anderwelt returns with a new EP called Transanimalism and we are more than happy to premiere it here on Veil of Sound exclusively for you! Enjoy!

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Emerging from the Oslo metal music underground, Rule of Two is a musical side project by Ronny Flissundet and Kristian Liljan (KITE, Damokles, and Dunderbeist among other bands they are involved in). In this musical project, their immense creativity, both musically and visually, finds new avenues based on Darkwave and 80s Dream Pop.

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Italy, land of the sun, the water, the food, the music! Mainfold scenes are stretching all across mainland Italy and the islands - need another one? How about Livorno’s Platonick Dive who will be releasing their new record Take a Deep Breath on Friday through Moment of Collapse Records. Here on Veil of Sound you can listen to the new record two days ahead of the release!

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It’s that most wonderful time of year when 10,000 music fans descend onto Worthy Farm for the annual music nirvana that is ArcTanGent

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“Why would anyone do drugs, when they can just mow a lawn?” Or also possible “Why would anyone go into an MMA ring, when they can just get their butt kicked by B34V3R 7337H?” Cybergrindcore at one of its finest moments with all the necessary hilarious subversive kind of humor, loads of electronic (blast)beat attacks, some pitbull-snapping rapping and much more. Enjoy our first premiere of the month, the new single by B34V3R 7337H!

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Man, Philly you should be proud to have a band like Executioner’s Mask! Their new record …Almost There will be released in less than 24 hours and you should all the dancing in public, with loads of dope, guns and effin in the streets! We here at the Veil of Sound are proud to present our beloved audience the record in full!

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Okay - easy one: If you like Sludge with a pinch of AmRep you need to listen to Harry Cloud and, lucky you, the video for his new single can now be watched right here on Veil of Sound!

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Wow, this is something: We at VoS are premiering a brand new song and video from Damokles, one of Norway’s most interesting underground bands these days, called ”Angel in a Dumpster”.

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A year or so ago Ronny Flissundet and Kristian Liljan began to explore new musical ideas outside the metal genres they had been playing for the last 20+ years. They participate in hard-hitting well-established bands like KITE, Damokles, and Dunderbeist. They dug into the 80s Dreampop, and threw in some Darkwave, synth-pop, electronica, a hint of industrial, and more to create a melodic genre-bender atmosphere in their musical adventure. They released their first EP Drowning in June this year.

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A few years ago, I was somewhat devastated because trying to come up with a good and well-grounded AOTY always make me shiver, and when I was introduced to Papangu’s last masterpiece Holoceno it came a few days before XMas, when my list for 2021 was already out and about. Thus this Brazilian masterpiece had not been included, for the hanged man’s sake. However, the guys are about to release a new record (in September, thankfully) and we are more than happy to present their first single “Oferenda no Alguidar” exclusively on Veil of Sound!

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The Scrivener-lads are back it again with the help of bass player Ethan they released their new record Iridescent yesterday and we are more than happy to present you the session for the title track right here before you can go chat with the guys on Facebook during a live Q&A! Enjoy!

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Name a band that has their records distributed by Southern Lord and Dischord? That toured with Shellac and June of 44? Who was able to record albums with Steve Albini and Don Zientara? Hard one? Yes, maybe, but there is one - Three Second Kiss. Three Second who? Three Second Kiss from Italy. Nevermind all these accomplishments and circumstances, there are not enough people who know about the trio for whichever reason. But that needs to be changed and therefore we are very happy to do our share. When they started, the trio was located in Bologna and now 2/3 of them live in Catania, Sicily and only one of them remains in Northern Italy. The fact that they have a new record out, From Fire I Save The Flame (out via Overdrive Records) is not amazing per se - but that this record sounds as fresh as their former material. It is as urgent and driven as their earlier records. We talk with the “two Sicilians” about the new songs, their band’s history, life in general and many specific details - please listen to this amazing Post-Hardcore recordm check out our review and enjoy our interview!

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This premiere is not only a wonderful tale of loyalty and keeping promises but one for an awesome band releasing on amazing labels and, last but not least, additionally it is a premiere for a mindblowing track somewhere between Progressive Post-Metal and highly melodic Sludge: stick it in your (pointy) ears - Partholón will go far with this record and we are happy to give you “Pillars”!

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Skin Graft Records is one of those labels that more people should know about, for its integritry, artistic vision and excellence at roster building. I mean, hey, Fisher and Company had Melt-Banana, Shellac, Zeni Geva or US Maple but also great new bands like Squid Pisser (remember our interview with Tommy recorded on Super Bowl Sunday!), Cheer Accident, Lovely Little Girls or Cuntroaches. Next week, June 28th, Skin Graft is going full circle by releasing Blurred Wires, the raucous new record by Upright Forms, which is the newest outfit of Nick Sakes who was also part of the cult-underground 90s icons Dazzling Killmen, who - and here comes the full circle - released the very first record ever on Skin Graft. However, we try not to dwell on nostalgia too much, because it’s like fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, brushing over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. And Nick is surely not one to dwell too much on moments past - that surely shows in Upright Forms’ songs which are angular and “math-y” but at the same time also still pretty poppy as he still likes a good melody or hook. You see we have a lot to talk about and therefore this conversation with Nick is one of the nicest interview with an unsung hero of the past you might get your ears on! Furthermore, as if that interview wasn’t enough, we also give you a review of Blurred Wires to round off the whole package. So, enjoy our Record Special for the upcoming Upright Forms-record!

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Sometimes you get songs and records that need time, sometimes you do not even notice how they are crawling into your earchannels. Typhon Sleeps Heavily does just that on their EP Under The Influence - if you want to witness background music pushing for your attention without pushing, then this record today should be right your thing!

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Okay, this is a real trend - Solar Temple is yet another artist who has a second premiere in a rather short while: Last time we premiered their collaboration with Dead Neanderthals now we give you one of the tracks of their upcoming record A Gift That Should Have Been Reserved for the Great Lights out next week via Consouling. “Celestial Kingdom” shows the project from a very different yet still highly psychotic (or psychedelic?) side. Enjoy!

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We are always trying to come up with new content and also open to guest writers delivering first class articles. When William York and we got talking a few months ago, we quickly hit it off and it became clear, that he would write something very special for us. He knows a lot about the band, has interviewed several band members over the course of the last 20-some years and has been to see two concerts on the recent live runs. In this essay, he tries to come up with an answer what constitute the Mr. Bungle-experience and what their existence as such still means. As Mr Bungle is currently in Europe with their “Geek Show” we thought, it’d be cool to split up Will’s extensive and intensive texts into two parts.

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Can a band that seemed like seasoned veterans with their first full length in 2016, expand their musical scope further into new avenues in the Heavy Metal realm with a third album? The Norwegians SIBIIR undoubtedly can - heavier, denser even more diverse with relentless anger and desperation at the heart of the music.

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Ah, the Netherlands. Land of windmills, cheese, canals. But also land of Psychedelic Black Metal and Avantgarde Jazz, these two things being much more important for VoS than the three former Dutch classics. And what do we get when these two musical ideas melt? Yes, we get a “classic” Dutch collaboration record by Dead Neanderthals and Solar Temple. Man, how proud we are, to premiere the whole record two days ahead of the official release date for you! Enjoy!

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