Nathaniel Shannon and The Vanishing Twin is an experimental dark folk project and the creation of Detroit-bred and Brooklyn based photographer and multimedia artist Nathaniel Shannon. Today sees the release of his spooky video for Mater Suspiriorum. The song is taken from THE THREE MOTHERS, out on US based label Aqualamb, the second video from…
Just in time for the last days of a dark, dark year, AQUALAMB announces the KRAMPUS HOLIDAY STREAM, bringing the sweet sounds of the abyss to bad kids who know what’s good for them. Presented by St. Vitus Bar and Revolver, the stream goes live on Saturday December 26th at 7 PM EST. Hosted by…
Helsinki based cosmic blackened döömernauts DÖ release their new EP – Black Hole Mass today. The EP is dedicated to the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, who revealed the “darkest secrets of the universe”. Scientists like them provide the band with the inspiration to do what they do. They have already received…
Black Hole Mass is the pummelling new EP from Helsinki based psychedelic blackened doom trio DÖ. The album which is the first release with the new guitarist Teröid, has a theme of dark cosmic mass that praises the almighty astral forces with three rituals performed by the astral death cult. All hymns were written together,…
Rosy Finch are incredibly happy to announce they will be re-pressing their highly acclaimed second album Scarlet in a new colour vinyl with some special gifts included with pre-orders. The Spanish trio released the album in March on Dutch label Lay Bare Recordings just before the world went into lockdown as guitarist and vocalist Mireia…
The Devil’s Cattle is the highly anticipated, full-length album release from South African rock and rollers Ruff Majik, and the first with their new label Mongrel Records. The album is a 13-song firecracker filtered through the colorfully twisted lens of lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Johni Holiday and the first to feature producer, multi-instrumentalist, and…
South African sludge n roll riff merchants Ruff Majik have announced details for their HULLABALOO Urban Sessions live stream performance taking place on the 31st October at 6pm CET. The show will be hot on the heels of the 30th October release date for their highly anticipated new album The Devil’s Cattle, the first with…
“When hell is full, the dead will walk the earth – turns out they like rock ‘n roll too.” – Ruff Majik Lead Pills And Thrills is the third single to be released from The Devil’s Cattle, the upcoming album from South African stoner rock collective Ruff Majik. It’s the first one to feature…
Mongrel Records is proud to present Fangs Volume. 2, a second compilation of heavy music from the smouldering African underground, with a solid focus on the South African scene as it rises hungrily from the debris of 2020. Amongst the 14 varied tracks are established acts such as Facing The Gallows, Scarab, and Vulvodynia, with…
