Lines from the Inside of Death By Salt V

SLUG’s Death By Salt V release parties happen June 12 and 13 Urban Lounge and Diabolical Records, respectively. The record features some of the best garage and psych that Utah has to offer, and we reviewed each track of this compilation in the liner notes.

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Electric Wizard: Weird Tales from the Wizard in Black

Electric Wizard band members pose in field

Rising from resin-black pools of acid-tinged darkness, Electric Wizard are the royalty of filth and debauchery. As if peering through a cloud of audible weed smoke, their riffs crunch and fizzle with an irrepressible groove, creating an unstoppable impulse to bang your head, gyrate your hips or just take another hit.

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April 2015 National Album Reviews

National Album Reviews: April 2015

National album reviews for Alex Calder, Beech Creeps, Björk, The Black Ryder, Catholic Girls, Connie Converse, Crowhurst, The Crown, The Dad Horse Experience, Doldrums, Doomtree, Dwell, Ghost Bath, Good Riddance, Hanni El Khatib, Hardcore Crayons, Harm’s Way, High Ends, Howardian, Jeff Rosenstock, JImmy Whispers, John Carpenter, Justin Symbol, Liturgy, Manilla Road, Marching Church, Marie Davidson, Metatag, Moon Duo, Mount Eerie, The Mountain Goats, The Myrrors, Napalm Death, Nic Hessler, Night Demon, Pale Blue, The Pop Group, Portion Control, Purity Ring, Ricked Wicky, Royal Thunder, Saxon, The Skints, Slutever, The Soft Moon, Swahili, Swervedriver, Torche, Wand, Waxahatchee, Will Butler, Young Guv

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