Xiphoid Dementia’s latest effort “Spiral Rapture Holy War” explores the forces that will either shape the plight of humanity or eradicate it.

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Xiphoid Dementia’s latest effort “Spiral Rapture Holy War” explores the forces that will either shape the plight of humanity or eradicate it.

Headstone Brigade has organized a jaunt to perform in Portland Oregon for the first time as a proper 4-piece. They bring their unique take on dark folk along with the mysterious and atmospheric sounds of Olympia, WA based folk trio Byssus
April 3rd – Seattle, WA – Teatro de la Psychomachia w/ Mountain Holler – ALL AGES – DONATIONS $10-$20
April 4th – Olympia, WA – Le Voyeur – w/ Stray Sod – $10-$20
April 5th – Portland, OR – Azoth – w/ Hope & Failure, Catal Huyuk – $10-$20

January 16th, 2025 – Vancouver, CA @ The Cobalt – 7PM – $23
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Lana Del Rabies
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God Is War
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Xiphoid Dementia
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Exeunt
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2024 struck me as a weird year and the music that saw the light of day mostly reflected that. Extreme metal seemed to dip into the cosmic horror aspect quite a bit while inroads were made in post-industrial, martial industrial, and pagan style rock/folk. Although my list here features several more straightforward goth/techno and post-punk/death rock releases I think many of them are quite outside more traditional genres and that’s something that I feel reflects a year that didn’t really know what it wanted to be.
So here it is: my …