RIP GosT

God dammit, I love this fucking band. Out of all the thousands of synthwave artists now out there, GosT (IG / FB) always ends up being my favorite. Super aggressive, super metal, and easily (in my opinion) the hardest darkwave thing out there. Anyway, James Lollar, the founding multi-instrumentalist and producer behind GosT, has died at the age of 46, his management team has confirmed. GosT had been around since 2013 with over a dozen releases. I'm just gonna post a few below that I like, but if you are into this stuff at all (I'm sure a lot of you aren't LOL), check out their Bandcamp. Here is GosT's official statement on this:

Daggers - El Mundo Kaput

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I love Daggers. They are another band that has been with this blog since the beginning. Imagine if Motorhead was more hardcore punk and you've got Daggers (this is a good thing). They are from Liège, Belgium and have been playing garage-tinged hardcore punk infused with psychedelic rock n' roll noise since 2008. El Mundo Kaput came out April 1, 2026 with three tracks of raw, frantic energy. Live recorded at Jetson Studio, the band delivers nearly 10 minutes of chaotic, riff-heavy punk aggression. Released on Shield Recordings as limited 7" in orange and black variants, 300 copies total. Artwork by Thierry Tönnes capturing the band's unhinged approach.

 FFO: Worms Feed, Goldust, Black Haven, AYS

Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World

 

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The legendary Neurosis out of Oakland, California surprise-released their first album in a decade, An Undying Love For A Burning World on March 20, 2026. They play crushing post-metal with doom and industrial atmospheres. And thisalbum is thankfully more of the same, eight tracks of monumental, hypnotic heaviness. Featuring Aaron Turner (Sumac, Isis) on vocals and guitar - this monster is over 63 minutes of beautiful, fearsome catharsis shifting between tension and transcendence. The band's first show in seven years takes place at Fire in the Mountains festival in Montana.

FFO: Old Man Gloom, Pelican, Russian Circles, Thou

Hatred Surge - Rotten To Forgotten

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Hatred Surge out of Austin, Texas play brutal powerviolence/grindcore death metal. Rotten To Forgotten came out March 20, 2026 but it aint new. It's got four tracks recorded from 2012 demo sessions. The trio - Hughes on bass, Sharp on drums, and Ulsh on guitar - feature different vocalists on each track: Azeta, Gomes, Nolan, and Walker bringing their own vicious styles. Originally tracked on 4-track in 2012, vocals recorded in 2021. Released by Cosmic Hearse as limited 7" with 32-page zine.

FFO: Despise You, Iron Lung, Spazz  

Exit Life / Rejoice - Split

Exit Life and Rejoice have joined forces and released a split on February 18, 2026 with six tracks of nasty metallic hardcore. Exit Life from Cleveland contributes three tracks of crushing, emotional intensity while Rejoice delivers three songs of aggressive melody and fury. Co-released by Delayed Gratification Records and Armageddon Records on limited red (100 copies) and black (200 copies) vinyl. Artwork and layout by Ilija Necovski. Both bands recorded at different studios but mixed together by Nick Corcillo at The Crypt.

Chronoboros - Caregivers

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Chronoboros out of Athens, Greece play sludgy post-hardcore with noise rock grit. Caregivers came out March 13, 2026 with seven tracks of dark, angular heaviness. The trio - Nikos Zalimoglou on guitar/vocals, Nikos Tzamalis on bass, and Iasonas Mitsios on drums - deliver nearly 26 minutes of grimy, visceral aggression. Guest vocals from Tsev on "Bone Char." Released on limited vinyl by Nothing To Harvest Records and BlackBox Records.

FFO: Converge, Unsane, The Jesus Lizard 

gud - demo

GUD out of Drammen, Norway play heavy sludge with stoner and doom influences. Their demo released March 9, 2026 with five Norwegian-language tracks of slow, crushing riffage. The band describes their sound as "sludge'n roll" - grinding, down-tuned heaviness with groovy stoner vibes. This is over 25 minutes of oppressive, feedback-drenched sludge-doom.

FFO: Noothgrush, Thou, Primitive Man 

Cell Press - Tabula Rasa

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Cell Press out of Montreal, Québec play experimental noise rock with mathcore chaos and sludge weight. Tabula Rasa dropped March 6, 2026 with four tracks of angular, dissonant heaviness. Featuring members from The Great Sabatini, Architect, Bleak, The Chariot, I Hate Sally, Typeface, Obelisk, Biipiigwan, ete... the band delivers nearly 17 minutes of crushing, technical aggression. Mixed by Scott Evans of Kowloon Walled City with guest vocals from Julien Lévesque and Mark McGee on "Orphan-Crushing Machine."

FFO: KEN Mode, Kowloon Walled City, Gaze, Chat Pile

KNIFE VISION / SLAVEHOUSE - Chained to the Abyss

KNIFE VISION or SLAVEHOUSE (I have no idea if it's one or the other, or both) out of Columbus, Ohio play a raw black metal/punk hybrid fury. Chained to the Abyss dropped March 7, 2026 with five tracks of lo-fi, blackened aggression. This seems to be a solo project by "JN" blending raw black metal with hardcore punk intensity across 15 minutes of unrelenting darkness. Primitive production, hateful vocals, and relentless blasting throughout. 

FFO: Young And In The Way, Ungfell, Feral

Harrowed - Dark Collective

If you didn't know, as far as I'm concerned, Harrowed is one of the few "unofficial" bands of this blog. By that, I mean they have been here from the very beginning and really capture the kind of stuff that I am into. It doesn't hurt that everything they put out is virtually flawless. This "single" Dark Collective just came out with 2 songs and as suspected, I am blown away by how good this band is. They are like the 'Slayer' of  blackened hardcore, it's banger after banger with them. Mandatory listen.