Our biggest condolences go out to American Me frontman Tony Tatje, his daughter Harlyn and the rest of their family, following the passing of his wife Brooke after an excruciating battle with leukemia and Huntington’s disease. Friends and supporters of Tony started a GoFundMe to help with as much as it possibly can, and it’s thankfully close to reaching its goal.

Those who organized the GoFundMe aim to offer even the slightest bit of time and room to allow Tony and his daughter to properly grieve without accruing any more financial burden. The campaign page described some of what Brooke went through, like numerouss intensive treatments and the considerable expenses that came along with that. Tony stuck by his wife’s side through the whole thing, exhausting every resource available to him to aid in her recovery.

Part of the GoFundMe page reads:

“Today, our brother Tony — longtime frontman of American hardcore band American Me — lost the love of his life.

“After a torturous battle with leukemia with complications from Huntington’s disease, Tony’s longtime partner, and Harlyn’s mom, Brooke, lost her fight. Through it all, Brooke showed unimaginable courage. She endured treatments, setbacks, hospital stays, and uncertainty, and Tony never left her side.

“He fought for her care. He advocated. He stayed strong when the weight was crushing. He was in this fight with her until the very end.

“Now the fight looks different.

“Now it’s about giving Tony and Harlyn the space to grieve. Tony has lost his best friend and Harlyn has lost her mom.

“Now it’s our job as their community, co-workers, bandmates, friends, and extended family, to step up. Whether you’ve met them once or it’s been an entire lifetime, this is our chance to to show them what support looks and feels like. It’s our job to help protect them while they process a loss that no family should have to face. We can do that by donating $5, $50, or $500 and giving Tony and Harlyn time together to grieve without feeling the immediate financial pressure of this all.”

The page also breaks down what the funds raised will be going towards:

Funeral and memorial expenses
Outstanding medical bills
Living costs while Tony takes time away from work
Stability and transitional support for Harlyn
Future efforts to honor and memorialize Brooke
Unexpected financial burdens following the loss of a spouse and parent

You can find and donate to Tony and Harlyn’s GoFundMe campaign by going here. Again, our hearts and condolences are with y’all, and RIP Brooke.

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In less than a week, Harry Styles will release his new record Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, from which we’ve heard the lead single “Aperture.” We’ve also sort of heard “Coming Up Roses” after Fred again.. randomly debuted it at his own concert in London a couple days ago. Today, the pop star opened the 46th BRIT Awards with a live debut of “Aperture.”

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The Basque heavy metal band Sugoi have unveiled their new single, “Gaueko Ahotsak,” featuring special guest vocals from Carlos Escudero, frontman of Spanish metal act Vhäldemar. The track is accompanied by an official video clip, now available on the band’s YouTube channel. SUGOI stand out for performing entirely in Euskera (Basque), the oldest living language […]

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The title Fabrica suggests construction, machinery, movement. Yet what The Submerged build here is not cold or mechanical.

Fabrica is The Submerged’s EP Out Now

It’s urgent, instinctive, and fiercely alive. Even before the EP settles into its rhythm, you sense a band that thinks ahead of the curve while keeping feet in the raw soil of alternative rock.

“May Girl” opens the record with a direct punch. The sound is immediate and unfiltered. The tempo runs fast, and the energy leans toward a futuristic strain of alternative rock. There’s also something avant-garde in the way the band shapes the arrangement. The guitars slice through the mix with purpose. The rhythm section refuses to slow down. The track feels like a manifesto rather than just an opener.

Then comes “Don Quixote,” which pushes the experimentation further. The Submerged show no hesitation in bending structure and tone. The garage-rooted aesthetic remains, yet the band stretches it into something hypnotic and unpredictable. The shifts in dynamics keep the listener alert. Just when you think the groove has settled, it pivots. That sense of risk gives the track its identity.

“Sleeping Planet” introduces a subtle funky pulse. Still, the genre becomes harder to define. Some flashes recall Primus in the elastic bass movement and twisted rhythmic phrasing. The Submerged never sound derivative. Their vision stays forward-looking. The instinct behind the composition stands out most of all. You can hear a band trusting its gut rather than chasing trends.

The title track, “Fabrica,” raises the intensity again. The guitars turn heavier and more aggressive. There are faint grunge echoes. In addition, the riffs carry weight without dragging the pace. The band controls the chaos carefully. The chorus hits hard, then pulls back just enough to breathe.

“Halley’s Comet Night” closes the EP with a nearly hypnotic mood. The central guitar riff locks into your mind. It stimulates images that border on dreamlike. At the same time, the rhythm maintains tension beneath the surface. The track does not explode. Instead, it simmers and expands.

Fabrica reveals The Submerged as a fearless act with a clear identity. They experiment boldly. They embrace instinct. And above all, they sound like a band building its own future.

Fabrica is The Submerged‘s EP Out Now!

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The Submerged is a Japanese alternative rock band known for narrative-driven lyrics and emotional band sound.
The band is primarily active through live performances in VRChat, using virtual venues as their main stage.

Alongside regular live shows, The Submerged organizes a recurring VRChat live event series titled “Halley’s Comet Night,” which has been held three times to date. They have also released a free compilation album featuring seven VRChat-based bands, aiming to make the virtual music scene more visible to audiences worldwide.

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In December, Times New Viking announced their first show in a decade, slated for next week with Snooper, the Spits, the Serfs, and Prison Affair at New York’s Knockdown Center. But last night, the long-dormant lo-fi band played a gig at their home venue Cafe Bourbon Street in Columbus, alongside fellow local legends Golomb (who we named a Band To Watch last year) and Ron House, who also performs in the bands Great Plains and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments. Watch footage of Times New Viking’s set below.

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(written by Islander) I did a better job than usual this past week going through NCS e-mails every day, compiling a list of what I thought might be worth checking out, and digging through that list with sharp ears. I still had to leave a lot behind, but made a voluminous 8 picks for this […]

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Inspired by classic Japanese monster films and Lovecraftian mythology, DISSENTIENCE are left to fend for themselves and escape a destructive, nameless beast in their latest release “Kaiju”. Based out of Bethlehem, PA, the progressive death-thrash unit unleash a devastatingly brutal onslaught accompanied with their humorous take on a B-movie video style, available HERE.   “While we take the music side […]

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On ​February 27th internationally, Antiq will release the highly anticipated fourth album of France’s Vide, ​Aux enfants des ruines. And today, the Atmospheric Black Metal Albums YouTube channel streams the album in its entirety. Hear Vide‘s Aux enfants des ruines in its entirety HERE. With three albums released in 2022, Vide returns this year with a 50-minute album. Aux enfants des ruines contains seven tracks of intense atmospheric black […]

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