(written by Islander) The worst years of the covid pandemic were in many ways a truly terrible time, although it often seems like for many people it has already become a distant memory. But that’s often the way memory works, when forgetting bad times becomes a survival mechanism, or at least eases the way forward. […]
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Kim Petras begins with the end on her latest album. Earlier this year, the German-born, LA-based pop star parted ways with her major label, Republic Records. With Detour, self-released today, Petras steps into a new era of independent pop reinvention defined by risk, rupture, and creative off-roading.
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Julia Wolf has shared a new track, her first of her own in just over a year, and it feels like the start of very special new chapter.
Titled ‘Deep End’, it is alternative perfection, an atmospheric, off-kilter, jangly mesh of sounds and sentiments, all rooted in the feeling of keeping a fire burning in whatever way possible. It’s gorgeously catchy, wonderfully unique and one hell of an earworm. The beginning of a very exciting new chapter and a cementing of everything that makes Julia such an exciting and exhilarating artist.
Julia had this to say about it, stating, “‘Deep End’ is about the confusion of someone’s mind and the way I’d drown to keep a connection alive, while going through the distractions and doubt I experience in the process.”
Julia is set to hit the road on both sides of the Atlantic later this year on the Deep End World Tour. Here are all the dates.
SEPTEMBER
10 – FORKS Forks Forever Festival (Free Acoustic Set)
17 – AUSTIN Mohawk
18 – DALLAS The Bomb Factory
19 – HOUSTON Warehouse Live
21 – ORLANDO House of Blues
23 – ATLANTA Masquerade (Heaven)
25. CHARLOTTE The Underground
26 – NASHVILLE Eastside Bowl
28 – WASHINGTON 9:30 Club
30 – PHILADELPHIA Union Transfer
OCTOBER
02 – NEW YORK Irving Plaza
05 – BOSTON Paradise Rock Club
07 – TORONTO The Opera House
09 – COLUMBUS Newport Music Hall
10 – CLEVELAND The Roxy at Mahall’s
12 – GRAND RAPIDS Elevation
13 – INDIANAPOLIS Hi-Fi Annex
16 – DENVER Summit
17 – SALT LAKE CITY The Depot
20 – PORTLAND Wonder Ballroom
21 – SEATTLE The Showbox
23 – SAN FRANCISCO Great American Music Hall
25 – LOS ANGELES Fonda Theatre
NOVEMBER
17 – DUBLIN Button Factory
19 – GLASGOW Garage
20 – LEEDS Stylus
22 – BIRMINGHAM 02 Institute 2
23 – MANCHESTER Academy 2
25 – LONDON KOKO
28. COLOGNE Luxor
30 – PARIS La Maroquinerie
DECEMBER
01 – AMSTERDAM Tolhuistuin
02 – BRUSSELS Botanique
04 – BERLIN Hole 44
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Pharmacist first came to my attention with their 2022 Flourishing Extremities on Unspoiled Mental Grounds release. It was like a bonus Carcass album dropped between Necroticism and Heartwork, and I couldn’t get enough of its crazy, deathgrinding pharmaceutical madness. It reminded me why Carcass was such a delight back in the late 80s/early 90s, and though it was a total homage album, it was too good to write off. I ended up including it as an Honorable Mention in my year-end list, and I still blast it and their debut regularly. Fast forward 4 years, and the 2 pill-pushing medical deviants that comprise Pharmacist are back for another morgue run with third album, Vertebrae After Vertebrae. Happily, the concept is largely unchanged. This still sounds like a lost Carcass album that would slot somewhere in their golden era before they Swansonged us all. But rather than short, tight deathgrind tunes, Pharmacist dares to draw their compositions out, sometimes pushing against the 7-minute mark. On paper, that sounds like a recipe for a terminal case of Toxic Bowel Erosion Disorder Syndrome, but somehow, these hippocratic cutups inject so much fun and rowdy insanity into the mix that you can’t help but hang on for the rip ride and wait for the bonesaw. Glove up, folks.
I will say upfront that the cosmic ass-ton of bloody fun Vertebrae After Vertebrae offers is muted by a loudish, muddy production. Is it a dealbreaker? No, but it is a missed opportunity for sure, and a slightly cleaner sound would have made this thing slice so much deeper. With all that on the table, let’s get inside the chest cavity. Opener “Propelled Inward” is a riotous, face-ripping, assblaster of a tune with chaotic riffs flying in all directions as pounding drums and dual vocal attacks spew shit, rot, and custard all over the walls. And about those riffs, they are fucking murderous. You won’t be able to hear them without wanting to throw fuel trucks at oil refineries just to watch the big BOOM. Inject a liquid form of this grind fuckery into my veins every morning, and my life is 666% improved. The title track delivers more of the same nasty action with brutal drumming pounding your cranium as more top-shelf riffs abrade your flesh. The drumming here gives me a kind of gnawing panic attack sensation, and I love that, though my doctor probably would not. The nearly 7-minutes of “Endogenica” is used wisely to bash you into pulp with an everflowing stream of caustic riffs that mine the depths of early Carcass but also wander into Kreator and Slayer territory too. It’s a remorseless wargrinder of a mid-tempo track with a relentless inevitability and weight behind it. It offers no mercy or respite, and frankly, none of you deserve such niceties anyway.
Over the course of the album’s 40 minutes, only closer “Zenith Of Mnemonic Forensication” slips the bit somewhat, clocking in at 6-plus minutes but feeling like it should stop around 4 minutes. It’s not bad, but the riffing can feel repetitive at times, and by the end things do start to feel overcooked. For a band playing such an intense and attacking style and frequently exceeding the 5-minute mark compositionally, it’s a small wonder things go off the rails so rarely for Pharmacist.
Ukraine-born “Pharmacist” handles vocals, guitar, and bass, and kills on everything. The riffs he delivers are just so much tooth-knocking, headbanging fun while being extreme and brutal, and he can keep your interest over a long period of time due to the frequent riff progressions and shifts. Vocally, he apes the early Carcass template with guttural death croaks, harsh barks, and frantic screams all blending into a sick, manic mush. It gives the material an unhinged energy and adds an extra layer of “wut the fuck?” that really wins me over. “Therapeutist” covers drums, and boy howdy do they get covered! The man is like a steam-powered smashing machine intent on punching you through a reinforced concrete slab. The berserk kitwork here is one of the big reasons I love this band. Brutal shite.
I had high hopes for Vertebrae After Vertebrae, and for the most part, it lives up to expectations and at times exceeds them. I know what Pharmacist does is not new or original, but damn, I want 10 more albums in this exact style. This is good enough to ride right on the cusp of greatness, but the production issues drag it back down a notch. Regardless, if you love the source material Pharmacist work from, there’s almost no way you won’t enjoy what they deliver. As you enter the corpse area, remember, the “P” in Pharmacist is silent, so act accordingly. Godspeed.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 3 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Hells Headbangers
Websites: pharmacistgore.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/pharmacistgore | instagram.com/pharmacist_band
Releases Worldwide: May 29th, 2026
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Taste of Chaos is back for the first time in ten years, and they have delivered a line-up that will have the floor shaking.
Hollywood Undead and In This Moment will be co-headlining the run, with support coming from I See Stars, Vana, and Melrose Avenue. So a bit of something for everyone, from legends to best of the here and now.
Tickcts will be on sale from June 03 at 10am local time, and here are all the dates you need to know.
SEPTEMBER
22 – CHARLOTTE The Fillmore
23 – RALEIGH The Ritz
25 – VIRGINIA BEACH The Dome
26 – READING The Theatre at Santander Arena
28 – SILVER SPRINGS The Fillmore Silver Spring
29 – WORECESTER Palladium
30 – NEW HAVEN College Street Music Hall
OCTOBER
03 – MILWAUKEE The Rave / Eagles Ballroom
06 – GRAND RAPIDS GLC Live at 20 Monroe
08 – OMAHA Steelhouse Omaha
09 – WAUKEE Vibrant Music Hall
11 – CHICAGO Aragon Ballroom
13 – KANSAS CITY The Midland Theatre
14 – CHESTERFIELD The Factory
16 – HOUSTON House of Blues Houston
17 – DALLAS The Bomb Factory
19 – DENVER Fillmore Auditorium
20 – SALT LAKE CITY Rockwell at The Complex
21 – GARDEN CITY Revolution Concert House and Event Center
22 – RENO Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort
24 – MARICOPA Harrah’s Ak-Chin
25 – LAS VEGAS The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
26 – LOS ANGELES House of Blues Anaheim
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(written by Islander) For the second year in a row we’re premiering a song by Ka’aper, a collective of musicians who now call Cyprus their home. It is happening for a second year in a row because Ka’aper have quickly followed their 2025 debut album While Flows the Nile with a second album titled When […]
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