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Picture Credit: Mothman and The Thunderbirds Artwork: Drahma R.   Mothman and The Thunderbirds - Into the Hollow Release Date: May 21, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 31:37 Genre: Prog Metal / Alternative Metal Origin: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA "Into the Hollow" is the debut album by Philadelphia's Alex Parkinson , also known as Mothman. The solo artist has written all eleven tracks on "Into the Hollow" and he has recorded bass, drums, guitars, vocals, and vocoder. Furthermore, Mothman was responsible for programming, mixing and mastering. And then there are The Thunderbirds, guest musicians, namely Jason Roberts  (vocals on 'Infinite Ocean'), Kirby  (vocals on 'The Simpsons = Real Footage), Sam Parkinson  (guitar solo on 'Agarthan Riders), and Joe Sobieski  (vocals on 'Cloud Giant'). Also, Egor Lappo  and Carcassbomb  are named as further guests who supported Mothman during the process of creation for "Into ...

Picture Credit: Breaths Artwork: Michelle Roberts Breaths - Lined in Silver Release Date: March 26, 2021 Label: Trepanation Recordings Format: CD / MC / Digital Length: 60:18 Genre: Post Rock / Post Metal Origin: Richmond (Virginia) , USA The album on hand is the debut by Virginia's Doomgazer Jason Roberts , also known as Breaths - not to be confused with Oregon's Stoner Doom band Breath ! Breaths provide us with almost exactly one hour of atmospheric and intense music that can be located somewhere between Post Rock, Post Hardcore, Post Metal, Shoegaze, Doom Metal, and even some Black Metal. Quite an interesting mix and definitely a great recipe for music that is brachial, soulful, and atmospherically cold at the same time. Like fog on a cold winter morning, the atmospheric soundscapes shimmer through the air, as they are joined by heavy Doom Metal riffs. The brutal intensity of the motifs makes a spring on this foundation like waves of a storm surge and hence creates this in...