The metal I know and (sorta) love dates back to the 1980s. Little Rock’s Rwake sounds nothing like those acts, nor does its ...

In the first decade of the 21st century, when there was a lot of weight being thrown behind the burgeoning “southern sludge” ...

Hall’s A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door: Rwake Live at Maryland Deathfest X, which, believe it or not, documents Rwake live at Maryland Deathfest X, will be coming to Netflix “soon.” When the trailer ...

The weirdest thing happened when I listened to The Return of Magik, Little Rock, Ark., metal wraiths RWAKE’s first album since 2011: I got the warm fuzzies. It wasn’t what I was expecting ...

Read on for my picks. What’s your favorite release of the week? Rwake – The Return of Magik (Relapse) The Little Rock band conjure up a mix of sludge, psych, prog, alt-country, witches ...

There's always far, far too much music coming out every month to adequately shout about. Especially when it comes to the underground. Every month, we endeavour to round-up some of the highlights ...

This week’s Notable Releases include the return of Southern psych-sludge greats Rwake, Nels Cline’s new jazz quartet, emo upstars Tiny Voices, and more.