When you're marking a big pile of essays in China, and you have a post-rock playlist on in the background, and Like Herod comes on. Nice one.

Review | Matthias Joyce from Defigurement Gavin Brown caught up with Defigurement vocalist Matthias Joyce to get an insight into their new album Endbryo and the beginnings of a new breed of metal. echoesanddust.com/2025/11/matt...

Review | Conjurer - Unself by @martyncoppack.bsky.social "It’s an album which begs for repeated listens to understand its nuances but once its secrets are unlocked you are faced with one of the best metal releases this year." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/conj...

Review | Cosmic Reaper - Bleed the Wicked, Drowned the Damned by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "Their new album will send shivers down your spine with brutal guitar riffs, psychedelic hallucinations, and sonic altitude." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/cosm...

Interview | Stygian Bough (Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin) With the release of 'Stygian Bough: Volume II', Gavin Brown caught up with all three 3 artists in Dylan Desmond & Jesse Shreibman (Bell Witch) and Erik Moggridge (Aerial Ruin) to get the lowdown on the album. echoesanddust.com/2025/11/styg...

Dear good seeing Amenra in my home town if Edinburgh, they finally made it through! Great set, very intense as usual. Lovely to meet Amy, new Amenra bass player and of course one half of Year of the Cobra. Also met some drummer from a band called Ash...

Just finished my tenth Discworld novel, probably my favourite Pratchett novel so far.

Review | Dreich - Edicius by Alistair Strachan "In Edicius, Dreich have crafted a black metal album which is a majestic piece of work and an articulate exposition of their aesthetic of darkness and negativity." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/drei...

Review | @themountaingoats.bsky.social - Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by @zivljub1.bsky.social "Darnelle and co have enough imagination and capabilities to take their music in any direction that they wish." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-... @jonwurster.bsky.social

Interview | Heitham Al-Sayed from @senserband.bsky.social Gavin Brown caught up with Senser vocalist Heitham Al-Sayed, to hear more about their new album, the history of Senser, hip hop and fighting the power in an inspiring and informative interview. echoesanddust.com/2025/11/heit...

Review | Howling Giant - Crucible & Ruin by Matt Butler "A beautiful, mesmeric, riff-laden collection of songs with the tightness and musicianship that comes with playing together for a decade." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/howl...

Interview | Josh Fury from Congress Gavin Brown caught up with Congress guitarist Josh Fury to get the lowdown on the return of Congress and a look back at the band's massive legacy on metal infused hardcore. echoesanddust.com/2025/10/josh...

Echoes of the Past | Synergy - Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "Ahead of its time, rewarding, and one of those albums that’ll be with you for the rest of time and into the future." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/echo...

Live Review | We Lost The Sea at Max Watts "I still can’t explain exactly what happened, but all the stars aligned that night. There was an atmosphere of hope in the performance. . . a night when the band could finally mentally move on from Departure Songs. . . " By Gilbert Potts bit.ly/WLTSMaxW

Review | Maria Iskariot – Wereldwaan "Not only right up my street, but it’s inside my home, up the staircase, and jumping on my bed. Maria Iskariot is rapping hard on the door of your life – let them in!" By Elise Price bit.ly/Wereldwaan @stereosanctitypr.bsky.social @dennis-barbion.bsky.social

Review | Kling Klang - Half Life by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "This isn’t just a mind-blowing album; this is a wildly brilliant and wildly electronic as good as it can really get." echoesanddust.com/2025/11/klin...

#nowplaying Smote - Songs from the Free House. #vinyl @rocketrecordings.bsky.social

#nowplaying Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo - In The Earth Again. #vinyl @theflenser.bsky.social

#nowplaying Modder - Destroying Ourselves For A Place In The Sun. #vinyl @consouling.bsky.social

The new Yellow Eyes album rips! Such a good band! #blackmetal yelloweyes.bandcamp.com/album/confus...

#nowplaying Agriculture - The Spiritual Sound. #vinyl #blackmetal @theflenser.bsky.social

Feature | Ace Frehley 1951-2025 by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "To the spaceman, thank you for one hell of a ride you brought us, and thank you for an incredible ride you gave." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/ace-...

Live Review | @guiltlessband.bsky.social • @disciplesofwren.com • @hammertheband.bsky.social at The Flying Duck. "There’s a feeling of hunger and immediacy, a sense that they could keep doing this all night and sound just as massive as when they started." By David Bowes bit.ly/4hxnitA

Interview & Album Premiere | The Spells – The Night Has Eyes A gothic garage gem, lost in a shoe box for almost 30 years, at last sees the vinyl-pressed daylight. Elise Price lit a candle to draw out The Spells – NYC's "moths" of '97 – and was spellbound. bit.ly/Spell_bound @usthemgroup.bsky.social

Review | Hilary Woods - Night Criú by @teamhorse.bsky.social "Every now and then a record like this comes along to completely stop you in your tracks and it’s impossible not to fall in love with such enchanting music." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/hila... @sacredbones.bsky.social

Interview | Micky Geggus from Punchdrunk Saints Gavin Brown caught up with Micky to hear all about Punchdrunk Saints, the debut album and how they got started as well as his time in Cockney Rejects, musical influences and his beloved West Ham United. echoesanddust.com/2025/10/mick...

Review | Wino - Create Or Die by Gavin Brown "Create Or Die is testament to the resilience of one of the greats of our time." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/wino... @ripplemusic.bsky.social

Review | Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again by @ouchmonkey.bsky.social "Although it runs the full spectrum from gentle pickin' through to face meltin' it finds its best moments in some newer corners between." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/chat... @theflenser.bsky.social

#nowplaying Malevich - Under A Gilded Sun. #vinyl

#nowplaying Scarred Lip - The Threshold. #vinyl

#nowplaying Lowen - A Crypt In The Stars. #vinyl

Echoes of the Past | Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "This album is definitely getting the recognition it truly deserves. It is here; it is finally ours!" echoesanddust.com/2025/10/echo...

Review | Psychonaut - World Maker by @teamhorse.bsky.social "The musicianship is incredible and every song is a journey traversing a multitude of styles, there is much to enjoy." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/psyc...

Interview | Josh Graham from @guiltlessband.bsky.social Gavin Brown caught up with Guiltless vocalist/guitarist Josh Graham to get the lowdown on how their tour has been going, their upcoming tour with Primitive Man and the reaction to their album Teeth To Sky. echoesanddust.com/2025/10/josh...

#nowplaying Greet - I Know How To Die. #vinyl

#nowplaying Cypress Hill - Black Sunday. #vinyl

Interview | Dan Meyer and Richard Chowenhill from Agriculture David Bowes caught up with Dan and Richard of ecstatic black metal crew Agriculture to chat about their latest album, why Bob Dylan is iconic and the true meaning of 'kvlt'. echoesanddust.com/2025/10/dan-... @theflenser.bsky.social

Interview | Brady Deeprose from Conjurer "Gavin Brown caught up with Brady Deeprose from Conjurer to get an insight into their new album Unself as well as discussing Conjurer's upcoming headline tour, festival highlights, collaborations, Peep Show and more." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/brad...

Review | Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath by @martyncoppack.bsky.social "For all its threatening inaccessibility it’s actually an album which allows the listener to latch on and enjoy." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/sang...

Review | Mastiff - For All the Dead Dreams by @danielgbradley.bsky.social "Their new EP hasn’t a moment of fluff or filler; it grabs you by the scruff, and shakes you like a chew-toy for 15 gloriously miserable minutes." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/mast...

Festival Review | @loudwomen.org London 2025 "This festival wasn’t just a noble cause – it was a wonderful day of music, laughter, and solidarity." By Joe Norman bit.ly/LWLF25

Review | Testament - Para Bellum by @martyncoppack.bsky.social "Whilst Para Bellum may not reach the heights of some of their more recent efforts it’s still another vital release from them." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/test...

Review | Brown Acid: The Twenty-First Trip by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "The Brown Acid series shows other compilations how its done, done, done!" echoesanddust.com/2025/10/brow... @ridingeasyrecords.bsky.social

Interview | Daniel Foggin from Smote To celebrate the release of the new album, Gavin Brown caught up with Daniel Foggin from Smote to get an insight into the album, folk tales and Smote's live shows and festival appearances. echoesanddust.com/2025/10/dani... @rocketrecordings.bsky.social

Echoes of the Past | King Crimson - Red (50th Anniversary Edition) by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "If you are very new to the world of Crimson’s music, then Red is the introduction to get you on this magic carpet ride that Robert himself has endured listeners." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/echo...

Festival Review | @corethefestival 2025 "It’s that magical time of the year, when two of Glasgow’s most unlikely venues play host to all manner of weird, wonderful and occasionally harrowing acts from across the globe" By David Bowes 📷bcfudlip.bsky.social (Moni Jitchell below) bit.ly/CoreFest25

I just went to a seminar by former Nobel prize winner Prof. Randy Schekman, and now I want to start a metal band called "Unconventional Secretion"!

Exclusive Video Premiere | Vexations – 'Armbreaker' Edinburgh's Vexations create frenetic and off-kilter post-psych with unorthodox song structures, spoken-word vocals and emphatic screams Debut EP, A Dream Unearthly, releases Oct 17 via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/Armbreaker

Review | Ring Van Möbius - Firebrand by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "While it is sad to see them go, we will always remember the wonder, the excitement, and the beauty that this band have endured with the music." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/ring...

Festival Review | Bear Stone Festival 2025 – Part Two by Joe Norman "When the sun’s out, it’s beach vibes all day; when it goes down, the trees seem to close in and create a fairy glade where real magic and pleasant madness can occur."  echoesanddust.com/2025/10/bear...