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It's that time again!
The votes have been counted & verified and the results of the E&D 2025 Writers' Poll are now in! See the full list here:
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Massive thanks to all of our writers for their efforts this year & to our readers for making it worthwhile.
The votes have been counted & verified and the results of the E&D 2025 Writers' Poll are now in! See the full list here:
echoesanddust.com/records-of-t...
Massive thanks to all of our writers for their efforts this year & to our readers for making it worthwhile.
December 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It's that time again!
The votes have been counted & verified and the results of the E&D 2025 Writers' Poll are now in! See the full list here:
echoesanddust.com/records-of-t...
Massive thanks to all of our writers for their efforts this year & to our readers for making it worthwhile.
The votes have been counted & verified and the results of the E&D 2025 Writers' Poll are now in! See the full list here:
echoesanddust.com/records-of-t...
Massive thanks to all of our writers for their efforts this year & to our readers for making it worthwhile.
Live Review | SANAM • Man of Moon at The Flying Duck
"They provide a loving embrace of all things musical. . . adapting what they find into exhilarating forms. . . It’s a feat of musical alchemy. . ." By David Bowes
bit.ly/SANAM_Music 📷 Oculus Sinistra Photography
"They provide a loving embrace of all things musical. . . adapting what they find into exhilarating forms. . . It’s a feat of musical alchemy. . ." By David Bowes
bit.ly/SANAM_Music 📷 Oculus Sinistra Photography
December 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Live Review | SANAM • Man of Moon at The Flying Duck
"They provide a loving embrace of all things musical. . . adapting what they find into exhilarating forms. . . It’s a feat of musical alchemy. . ." By David Bowes
bit.ly/SANAM_Music 📷 Oculus Sinistra Photography
"They provide a loving embrace of all things musical. . . adapting what they find into exhilarating forms. . . It’s a feat of musical alchemy. . ." By David Bowes
bit.ly/SANAM_Music 📷 Oculus Sinistra Photography
Review | Benthos - From Nothing by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"This is a crazy, yet insane album Benthos have released to display the powerful force of metallic core with incredible electrical juice, ready to raise hell like there’s no tomorrow!"
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"This is a crazy, yet insane album Benthos have released to display the powerful force of metallic core with incredible electrical juice, ready to raise hell like there’s no tomorrow!"
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Review | Benthos - From Nothing by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"This is a crazy, yet insane album Benthos have released to display the powerful force of metallic core with incredible electrical juice, ready to raise hell like there’s no tomorrow!"
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bent...
"This is a crazy, yet insane album Benthos have released to display the powerful force of metallic core with incredible electrical juice, ready to raise hell like there’s no tomorrow!"
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bent...
Review | Asymmetric Universe - A Memory and What Came After by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"It is a real corker that’ll get your fist pumping with sheer electricity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/asym...
"It is a real corker that’ll get your fist pumping with sheer electricity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/asym...
December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | Asymmetric Universe - A Memory and What Came After by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"It is a real corker that’ll get your fist pumping with sheer electricity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/asym...
"It is a real corker that’ll get your fist pumping with sheer electricity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/asym...
Review | Ulver - Neverland by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Neverland has a powerful, yet mind-blowing amazement which showcases Ulver at their best to prove how far they’ve come since their formation in 1993."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/ulve...
"Neverland has a powerful, yet mind-blowing amazement which showcases Ulver at their best to prove how far they’ve come since their formation in 1993."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/ulve...
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Ulver - Neverland by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Neverland has a powerful, yet mind-blowing amazement which showcases Ulver at their best to prove how far they’ve come since their formation in 1993."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/ulve...
"Neverland has a powerful, yet mind-blowing amazement which showcases Ulver at their best to prove how far they’ve come since their formation in 1993."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/ulve...
Review | Green Carnation - A Dark Poem, Pt. 1: The Shores of Melancholia by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Crisp, epic, and straight to the point on where the next chapter will take them into."
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"Crisp, epic, and straight to the point on where the next chapter will take them into."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/gree...
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Green Carnation - A Dark Poem, Pt. 1: The Shores of Melancholia by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Crisp, epic, and straight to the point on where the next chapter will take them into."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/gree...
"Crisp, epic, and straight to the point on where the next chapter will take them into."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/gree...
Review | Gracious! - The Recordings 1970-1971 by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"While they called it a day on August 5th, 1971, they were very much ahead of their time."
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"While they called it a day on August 5th, 1971, they were very much ahead of their time."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/grac...
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Review | Gracious! - The Recordings 1970-1971 by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"While they called it a day on August 5th, 1971, they were very much ahead of their time."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/grac...
"While they called it a day on August 5th, 1971, they were very much ahead of their time."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/grac...
Track Premiere | Belonging – The Dog.
Barking, grungy title-track from forthcoming EP split with fellow Portlanders, Inny, via Dipterid Records. Give it a walk and leash it to your playlist. bit.ly/Canem_OR @usthemgroup.bsky.social
Barking, grungy title-track from forthcoming EP split with fellow Portlanders, Inny, via Dipterid Records. Give it a walk and leash it to your playlist. bit.ly/Canem_OR @usthemgroup.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Track Premiere | Belonging – The Dog.
Barking, grungy title-track from forthcoming EP split with fellow Portlanders, Inny, via Dipterid Records. Give it a walk and leash it to your playlist. bit.ly/Canem_OR @usthemgroup.bsky.social
Barking, grungy title-track from forthcoming EP split with fellow Portlanders, Inny, via Dipterid Records. Give it a walk and leash it to your playlist. bit.ly/Canem_OR @usthemgroup.bsky.social
Review | @mischablanos.bsky.social - Take Control by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Essentially, Blanos does take control of this album, keeping the fusion flame alive and well."
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"Essentially, Blanos does take control of this album, keeping the fusion flame alive and well."
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December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | @mischablanos.bsky.social - Take Control by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Essentially, Blanos does take control of this album, keeping the fusion flame alive and well."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/misc...
"Essentially, Blanos does take control of this album, keeping the fusion flame alive and well."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/misc...
Review | Swartzheim - Wounds by Martyn Coppack
"If face-ripping thrash is your thing then you can’t go far wrong with Wounds. It’s a brutal assault on the senses, where the band always know just how to work the sheer ferocity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/swar...
"If face-ripping thrash is your thing then you can’t go far wrong with Wounds. It’s a brutal assault on the senses, where the band always know just how to work the sheer ferocity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/swar...
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Swartzheim - Wounds by Martyn Coppack
"If face-ripping thrash is your thing then you can’t go far wrong with Wounds. It’s a brutal assault on the senses, where the band always know just how to work the sheer ferocity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/swar...
"If face-ripping thrash is your thing then you can’t go far wrong with Wounds. It’s a brutal assault on the senses, where the band always know just how to work the sheer ferocity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/swar...
Review | Bobbie Dazzle - Spotlight by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"I can’t wait to see and hear what she’ll come up with next for the next adventure by continuing where she has left off in her debut release."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bobb...
"I can’t wait to see and hear what she’ll come up with next for the next adventure by continuing where she has left off in her debut release."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bobb...
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Bobbie Dazzle - Spotlight by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"I can’t wait to see and hear what she’ll come up with next for the next adventure by continuing where she has left off in her debut release."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bobb...
"I can’t wait to see and hear what she’ll come up with next for the next adventure by continuing where she has left off in her debut release."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bobb...
Review | Tombstones In Their Eyes - Under Dark Skies by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The result is 10 tracks of very good to excellent psych rock that sounds both old and new at the same time, to the delight of all psych rock fans."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tomb...
"The result is 10 tracks of very good to excellent psych rock that sounds both old and new at the same time, to the delight of all psych rock fans."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tomb...
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Review | Tombstones In Their Eyes - Under Dark Skies by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The result is 10 tracks of very good to excellent psych rock that sounds both old and new at the same time, to the delight of all psych rock fans."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tomb...
"The result is 10 tracks of very good to excellent psych rock that sounds both old and new at the same time, to the delight of all psych rock fans."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tomb...
Review | Sepulchral - Beneath The Shroud by Martyn Coppack
"Sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel, and just want some straightforward death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/sepu...
"Sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel, and just want some straightforward death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/sepu...
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | Sepulchral - Beneath The Shroud by Martyn Coppack
"Sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel, and just want some straightforward death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/sepu...
"Sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel, and just want some straightforward death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/sepu...
Review | The Bug vs @ghostdubs.bsky.social - Implosion by Gavin Brown
"The material here is manna from bass weight heaven, and the thought of these tracks being played out on a massive rig, is a very tantalising thought indeed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/the-...
"The material here is manna from bass weight heaven, and the thought of these tracks being played out on a massive rig, is a very tantalising thought indeed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/the-...
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | The Bug vs @ghostdubs.bsky.social - Implosion by Gavin Brown
"The material here is manna from bass weight heaven, and the thought of these tracks being played out on a massive rig, is a very tantalising thought indeed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/the-...
"The material here is manna from bass weight heaven, and the thought of these tracks being played out on a massive rig, is a very tantalising thought indeed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/the-...
Review | @joquailcello.bsky.social - Notan by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Tense, chill factors, and electronic-orchestrations, Jo’s new album is set with a mesmerising set of unknown worlds that she has unfolded to bring 2025 to a standstill."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/jo-q...
"Tense, chill factors, and electronic-orchestrations, Jo’s new album is set with a mesmerising set of unknown worlds that she has unfolded to bring 2025 to a standstill."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/jo-q...
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | @joquailcello.bsky.social - Notan by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Tense, chill factors, and electronic-orchestrations, Jo’s new album is set with a mesmerising set of unknown worlds that she has unfolded to bring 2025 to a standstill."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/jo-q...
"Tense, chill factors, and electronic-orchestrations, Jo’s new album is set with a mesmerising set of unknown worlds that she has unfolded to bring 2025 to a standstill."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/jo-q...
Live Review | @aephanemer.bsky.social, Valhalore and Dark Oath - The Underworld by Matt Butler
"The joy each brought to the room – as well as heaviosity in abundance – was fantastic to see."
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"The joy each brought to the room – as well as heaviosity in abundance – was fantastic to see."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/aeph...
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Live Review | @aephanemer.bsky.social, Valhalore and Dark Oath - The Underworld by Matt Butler
"The joy each brought to the room – as well as heaviosity in abundance – was fantastic to see."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/aeph...
"The joy each brought to the room – as well as heaviosity in abundance – was fantastic to see."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/aeph...
Under the Influence | Nick Schlesinger from Human Crushing Machine
London-based metal act Human Crushing Machine released their debut single ‘Tunnel Vision’ last month. We asked Nick Schlesinger about his main musical influences.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/unde...
London-based metal act Human Crushing Machine released their debut single ‘Tunnel Vision’ last month. We asked Nick Schlesinger about his main musical influences.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/unde...
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Under the Influence | Nick Schlesinger from Human Crushing Machine
London-based metal act Human Crushing Machine released their debut single ‘Tunnel Vision’ last month. We asked Nick Schlesinger about his main musical influences.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/unde...
London-based metal act Human Crushing Machine released their debut single ‘Tunnel Vision’ last month. We asked Nick Schlesinger about his main musical influences.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/unde...
Review | @mrsfrighthouse.bsky.social - Solitude Over Control by @garydavidson.bsky.social
"Huge suffocating walls of industrial noise and incredible operatic vocals make for a vital perspective on escaping control and ultimately finding peace."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/mrs-...
"Huge suffocating walls of industrial noise and incredible operatic vocals make for a vital perspective on escaping control and ultimately finding peace."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/mrs-...
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | @mrsfrighthouse.bsky.social - Solitude Over Control by @garydavidson.bsky.social
"Huge suffocating walls of industrial noise and incredible operatic vocals make for a vital perspective on escaping control and ultimately finding peace."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/mrs-...
"Huge suffocating walls of industrial noise and incredible operatic vocals make for a vital perspective on escaping control and ultimately finding peace."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/mrs-...
Interview | Torture Hammer
Gavin Brown caught up with Torture Hammer to hear all about the new EP, their recent tour with All Shall Perish and their death metal and hardcore roots.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tort...
Gavin Brown caught up with Torture Hammer to hear all about the new EP, their recent tour with All Shall Perish and their death metal and hardcore roots.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tort...
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interview | Torture Hammer
Gavin Brown caught up with Torture Hammer to hear all about the new EP, their recent tour with All Shall Perish and their death metal and hardcore roots.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tort...
Gavin Brown caught up with Torture Hammer to hear all about the new EP, their recent tour with All Shall Perish and their death metal and hardcore roots.
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/tort...
Review | A Flying Fish - El Pez Que Voló: Act II by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"A Flying Fish it is one of the most wackiest, stirring, avant-rock, and an animated rock opera that’s brought to life."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/a-fl...
"A Flying Fish it is one of the most wackiest, stirring, avant-rock, and an animated rock opera that’s brought to life."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/a-fl...
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | A Flying Fish - El Pez Que Voló: Act II by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"A Flying Fish it is one of the most wackiest, stirring, avant-rock, and an animated rock opera that’s brought to life."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/a-fl...
"A Flying Fish it is one of the most wackiest, stirring, avant-rock, and an animated rock opera that’s brought to life."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/a-fl...
Review | Blood Red Throne - Siltskin by Martyn Coppack
"You would do well to check this album out, particularly if you are of the mind to hear some excellent technical death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bloo...
"You would do well to check this album out, particularly if you are of the mind to hear some excellent technical death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bloo...
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Blood Red Throne - Siltskin by Martyn Coppack
"You would do well to check this album out, particularly if you are of the mind to hear some excellent technical death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bloo...
"You would do well to check this album out, particularly if you are of the mind to hear some excellent technical death metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/bloo...
Interview | Songe
Just released via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, Songe's debut LP, Daughters, awakens the listener with ambient soundscapes awash with darker noise and haunting folk. Elise Price spoke to band members Phoebe and Ëlle to find out more. bit.ly/SingSonge
Just released via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, Songe's debut LP, Daughters, awakens the listener with ambient soundscapes awash with darker noise and haunting folk. Elise Price spoke to band members Phoebe and Ëlle to find out more. bit.ly/SingSonge
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Interview | Songe
Just released via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, Songe's debut LP, Daughters, awakens the listener with ambient soundscapes awash with darker noise and haunting folk. Elise Price spoke to band members Phoebe and Ëlle to find out more. bit.ly/SingSonge
Just released via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, Songe's debut LP, Daughters, awakens the listener with ambient soundscapes awash with darker noise and haunting folk. Elise Price spoke to band members Phoebe and Ëlle to find out more. bit.ly/SingSonge
Echoes of the Past | King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon / Lizard by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"All in all, it is great to see these two Crimson albums come back with vengeance, and come back with more fury and more vibrant imaginations."
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"All in all, it is great to see these two Crimson albums come back with vengeance, and come back with more fury and more vibrant imaginations."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/echo...
December 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Echoes of the Past | King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon / Lizard by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"All in all, it is great to see these two Crimson albums come back with vengeance, and come back with more fury and more vibrant imaginations."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/echo...
"All in all, it is great to see these two Crimson albums come back with vengeance, and come back with more fury and more vibrant imaginations."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/echo...
Review | Burning Death - Burning Death by Martyn Coppack
"That a new generation of bands is now rediscovering and reinterpreting for their own is a beautiful thing, and for us who were there first time around it's like the last 40 years never existed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/burn...
"That a new generation of bands is now rediscovering and reinterpreting for their own is a beautiful thing, and for us who were there first time around it's like the last 40 years never existed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/burn...
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Review | Burning Death - Burning Death by Martyn Coppack
"That a new generation of bands is now rediscovering and reinterpreting for their own is a beautiful thing, and for us who were there first time around it's like the last 40 years never existed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/burn...
"That a new generation of bands is now rediscovering and reinterpreting for their own is a beautiful thing, and for us who were there first time around it's like the last 40 years never existed."
echoesanddust.com/2025/12/burn...
Video Premiere | The Heads – Socially Awkward
Don't be fooled by the title, the 20-year hiatus has made these wise old Heads and far more socially aware than socially awkward. Raw, hard-hitting psych from the forthcoming yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell.
bit.ly/The_Heads
Don't be fooled by the title, the 20-year hiatus has made these wise old Heads and far more socially aware than socially awkward. Raw, hard-hitting psych from the forthcoming yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell.
bit.ly/The_Heads
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Video Premiere | The Heads – Socially Awkward
Don't be fooled by the title, the 20-year hiatus has made these wise old Heads and far more socially aware than socially awkward. Raw, hard-hitting psych from the forthcoming yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell.
bit.ly/The_Heads
Don't be fooled by the title, the 20-year hiatus has made these wise old Heads and far more socially aware than socially awkward. Raw, hard-hitting psych from the forthcoming yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell.
bit.ly/The_Heads