Sunn O))) is proud to present their first UK tour in three years, including a return to the north of England and Scotland. After a couple of teaser shows performing as the Grimm Robes duo, the band are finally ready to tour in support of their “Monoliths & Dimensions” album.The band will be joined for [...]
Variance Films has announced the acquisition of U.S. theatrical rights for Until the Light Takes Us, the acclaimed documentary from directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell. The film, which is the first documentary to go behind the scenes of the black metal genre, will open November 20 in NYC at Cinema Village and in [...]
Friday / August 7: *FREE SHOW** Leather Feather, LSD and the Search for God @ The IndependentSaturday / August 8: Sunn O))), The Accused @ The IndependentSunday / August 9: i got nothingMonday / August 10: Heaven and Hell @ The WarfieldTuesday / August 11: Book of Black Earth @ Thee ParksideWednesday / August 12: [...]
For a band that plays at the speed of death, these dudes sure have been hitting the road pretty fast and furiously lately (at least, for them - remember, only a few shorts years ago this was a band that wouldn't be caught dead on a stage within three years of their last performance). However, [...]
Get your skates on if you want to go to this year's Supersonic Festival at the Custard Factory, Birmingham. Capsule, the organisers have unveiled Sunn O))) as special guests for the event that takes place later this month. It will be the first appearance in the U.
It’s my second night in a row at The Independent. It would be wildly different than the night before.It still took me only 15 minutes to park (yay!) and I was surprised that my guestlist spot came with a VIP wristband…but was very glad it did because I was one of the only girls [...]
Ihaven't yet heard the new album, 'Monoliths and Dimensions' which isbeing greeted as their finest work to date but after listening to theirhour of thick drone on the ATP stage I feel like I have taken my firstdip in the pool and I am ready for more.
Via The Morning News, an absolutely wonderful and spot-on article on doom metal/review of Sunn 0)))'s latest, Monoliths & Dimensions. It's best summarized by a conversation the author has with Jim Jarmusch, at the end:He spoke about the "dream architecture" in the music, how "beautiful" and "peaceful" it could be. "It can be heavy and dark," he went on, "but that peacefulness is because they ta...
Monday is my day in the office, and I'm separated from my music -- which is a particular shame because The Morning News highlighted an article, in The Believer, on U.S. black metal. And thank God, cos I'm bored as snot. Photograph of D. of Vrolok, in 2004, by Joshua Heckathorn What was more interesting than the Scandinavian mythology that underpins black metal (not death metal, thank you, keep ...
It’s my second night in a row at The Independent. It would be wildly different than the night before.It still took me only 15 minutes to park (yay!) and I was surprised that my guestlist spot came with a VIP wristband…but was very glad it did because I was one of the only girls [...]
Variance Films has announced the acquisition of U.S. theatrical rights for Until the Light Takes Us, the acclaimed documentary from directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell. The film, which is the first documentary to go behind the scenes of the black metal genre, will open November 20 in NYC at Cinema Village and in [...]
Sunn O))) came out last night in a completely different form than what most people would expect. Colorful rainbow confetti streamed down from the rafters of the small stage at sonar, images of rainbows and baby deer galloping across grassy fields were projected onto the audience. They brought out their acoustic guitars and started [...]