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Profile: Jess Cooley of Portland’s Sea Sleeper

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Death metal and post metal make strange bedfellows when combined but Portland’s Sea Sleeper make it look easy on their just released debut full length, Nostophobia. Tracks like “Far More Than Sustenance Now” and “Low” team with Gojiraesque energy while others, “Coffin Salesman” and “Salt,” bruise with quickdraw blast beats and dizzying riffs. We recently posed our set of Profile questions to the band and Jess Cooley heeded the call with an in depth look at the band, their history, and a little about what makes them tick. Read on below to see how it went down and be sure to show them support through the links contained within.

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Album Review: Grayceon — “Mothers Weavers Vultures”

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Grayceon - Mothers Weavers Vultures

Every year there’s always one.  End of November is usually the time when the year end lists get busted out, usually in a race to be the first one to call some shots and stir the pot with an unconventional pick or two.  I’m no different, and in preparation for our year end lists going up, I’ve been thinking long and hard about my picks for quite some time, all the while forgetting that December is a thing and that there might just be a hidden gem waiting to upset that whole process.  Grayceon’s Mothers Weavers Vultures is that gem.

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The Nine Circles Audio Thing: The Ocean was September 2020’s Album of the Month!

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This episode of The Nine Circles Audio Thing is all about the Album of the Month for September which is Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic by Germany’s post metal/progressive metal juggernauts The Ocean which is available now on Metal Blade Records and Pelagic Records. Buke once again captains the episode joined by Vince, Ian, Angela, Hera (Cat), and Jon!

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