Nicholas Krgovich’s last solo album was 2023’s Ducks, but the following year he revived his long-dormant band P:ano for a new record called ba ba ba. Now he’s back to announce a Bruce Springsteen covers album titled Boss Tape, and his rendition of the 1998 track “Gave It A Name” is out today. “On November…
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Baltimore Black Metallers, Nixil, have partnered with Invisible Oranges for the premiere of “I Am Not Here,” the second single from the forthcoming split release with Black/Death quartet, Drouth, titled Toward Dead Temples.
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invisibleoranges.com/nixil-are-more-present-than-ever-on-i-am-not-here-track-premiere
The bands have each released a statement concerning their respective contributions to Toward Dead Temples, as follows:
Nixil: “Our contributions to Toward Dead Temples explore the spiritual depth of death and isolation. Through the use of imagery representative of the crumbling edifice of christo-fascism, we strive to push toward the eradication of the oppressor in all its manifestations. Sonically, this album marks a point of transition for us, beginning a deep dive into darker waters on a quest for stranger, more unsettling discordance. We are thrilled to be joining forces with our friends in Drouth to present this anthem of defiance against the crushing weight of impending dictatorship – until all tyrants and their temples fall.”
Drouth: “Originally recorded during The Teeth of Time sessions in late 2023, ‘Cathartes Aura’ and ‘The Outer Church’ stand on their own by representing both the past and future of Drouth. We are proud to share this release with our friends in Nixil and join them in spreading sonic misery throughout the West Coast this May.”
FFO: Enslaved, Ludicra, Blut Aus Nord, Altar of Plagues, Dawn, Black Curse, Ulcerate, Spectral Wound, Weakling, Sacramentum, Schammasch, Watain, The Ruins of Beverast
Nixil and Drouth will embark on the Toward Dead Temples West Coast Tour 2026, in May. Tour dates are as follows:
May 7: Seattle, WA – Neumos (Northwest Terror Fest)
May 8: Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
May 9: Redding, CA – The Dip
May 10: Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
May 12: Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
May 13: San Diego, CA – Tower Bar
May 14: Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing
May 15: Santa Rosa, CA – Arlene Francis Center
May 16: Eureka, CA – Savage Henry Comedy Club
May 17: Portland, OR – The High Water Mark
Toward Dead Temples will be released April 24 on vinyl, cassette tape, and digital formats.
Pre-order:
nixil.bandcamp.com/album/toward-dead-temples-nixil-drouth
drouth.bandcamp.com/album/toward-dead-temples
Track Listing:
1. Never Rise Again [Nixil]
2. Bloody Footprints on the Path of Bones [Nixil]
3. I Am Not Here [Nixil]
4. Cathartes Aura [Drouth]
5. The Outer Church [Drouth]
Credits:
Nixil:
All songs written and recorded by Nixil.
Recorded and mixed by J. Robbins at The Magpie Cage Recording Studio
Mastered by James Plotkin, plotkinworks.com.
Artwork for Nixil by Ash Nix.
Nixil:
A. – Vocals
S.G. – Guitar
A.B. – Guitar, backing vocals
A.R. – Bass, backing vocals
Drums on Toward Dead Temples – M.T.
Drouth:
All songs by Drouth.
Recorded & mixed by Billy Anderson at Hallowed Halls & Everything Hz, Portland, Ore. MMXXIII-IV.
Mastered by Justin Weis at trakworx.com, South SF, CA.
Layout & Artwork for Drouth by Matt Stikker.
Matt Stikker – Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics
John Edwards – Guitar, Vocals
Patrick Fiorentino – Drums
Matt Solis – Bass, Vocals
Viola on “The Outer Church” by Eva Vonne
Source: ClawHammer
Backstage scuffles, secret service and more led to the band being kicked out after one song.
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Last month during Lollapalooza weekend in Brazil, Chappell Roan was under fire after Brazilian-Italian football star Jorginho accused the young pop sensation of making his daughter cry. He claimed that she sent her security guard to scold his daughter after she walked past Roan’s table during breakfast at a hotel. Roan said that the security guard was not a part of her team, and that was later verified. Now, Jorginho shared a statement saying he “regrets the impact” that his false allegation had on the singer.
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Better Lovers, KFMDM and Scowl are no longer playing.
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What a ghastly carnival we’ve built, where every grin comes lacquered, every wound gets edited out, and the missing pieces are praised as discipline, branding, “professionalism.” The influencer learns to sand off any splinter that might scare the sponsors; the politician perfects the stare and calls it leadership; capitalism, that vampire in a necktie, keeps buying mirrors so nobody notices the blood on the floor. We cheer the mask because the mask sells, because exposure without risk is the national sacrament now. Everybody is broadcasting, nobody is confessing, and the lie gets rewarded because it looks clean to us at last.
Unlettered, Mike Knowlton’s post-punk studio project, likes to explore tension in excess, with guitars dragged out of tune until they rasp against the grain, bass steering with cold authority, and wild rhythm. This time, with their latest single, Burn After Reading, the pressure has left the private chamber and gone ricocheting into the street, where self-display passes for truth and certainty gets sold with the slick confidence of a booth hawker.
Knowlton writes about a culture that has turned personality into product and public life into a gaudy endurance contest, and he does it without sliding into a slogan or a sermon. “Burn After Reading is about the performance of self in a moment when authenticity has become just another strategy,” he says. “Everyone’s running an optimized version of themselves calibrated for approval, engineered for acceptance. The song is about the gap between what gets shown and what gets concealed and how that concealment has become deliberate, even celebrated.”
That idea runs through the album like bad voltage. The guitars grind, recoil, and leave ugly streaks across the songs, while the bass carries melody with the slow roll of weather moving in from a black horizon. Knowlton’s vocals, written and delivered with co-lyricist Kelly Grimm, slide between chant, report, accusation, and exhausted awe; he lets the mess sit there, humming, while the music keeps its balance on bent knees.
Listen to Burn After Reading below and listen to the single via streaming here.
Devil’s Bowl lands as a fever reading taken in public, surrounded by static, side-eye, and cheap chrome culture, a record for people who suspect the age has gone crooked and would still like a beat to walk through it with. The concerns that once lived close to the skin on Five Mile Point now push outward toward institutions, crowds, performance, and collapse, as the room widens around every line. On two tracks, Peter Gordon, Knowlton’s longtime partner from Gapeseed and Poem Rocket, gets behind the drums and gives the record an extra shove, as though history had come back to kick the door off the hinges.
Devil’s Bowl is out on June 26, 2026. Pre-order here.
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Back by popular demand after a 10-year sabbatical, The Drones are reforming for a one-off tour of Australia in 2026. In June 2025 the band played mini sets for two fundraiser shows at the Croxton Bandroom in Melbourne. Shows sold out in 20 minutes, making it obvious that a lap of the country was in order!
So here you go, national dates, featuring songs spanning their seven studio albums! Don’t miss your chance to see one of Australia’s greatest underground bands live. This is a one-off tour.
Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin will take a mini break from their other baby, Tropical F Storm, which has spent the past ten years relentlessly touring the globe and releasing ARIA Award-winning records.
Sauntering along the edges of chaos and precision, The Drones built a reputation off the back of their iconic live shows, delivering epic performances that are both confrontational and liberating at the same time. Led by Gareth Liddard (Tropical F Storm, Springtime, Spencer P Jones and The Nothing Butts, Bond Odyssey), one of the most uncompromising, distinctive songwriters of modern times, marked by his dense poetic lyricism and spitting vocal style. Lauded by peers, fans and critics alike for his blend of political commentary, dark humour, vivid storytelling and brutal musical conveyance.
The Drones turned their outsider status into a badge of honour, releasing seven studio albums, with classics like, ‘Taman Shud’, ‘To Think That I Once Loved You’, ‘Shark Fin Blues’, ‘Jezabel’, ‘Boredom’, ‘I See Seaweed’, ‘How To See Through Fog’ and ‘River Of Tears’. They won the inaugural Australian Music Prize, for their LP ‘Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By’, and toured with the likes of Neil Young, Pattie Smith, The Dirty Three, to name a few.
In 2016, they returned to where it all began for five sold-out nights straight at The Tote. You can watch one full set here!
They will be joined by good mates and fellow Australian Music Prize winners, The Mess Hall, who have also returned to live touring in 2026 after a decade-long hiatus. The Sydney powerhouse two-piece made a triumphant return at OK Motels’ Charlton edition earlier this year. Jed remains hot; they both still have hair. Albums include Notes From A Ceiling, Devils Elbow and For The Birds.
The Drones 2026 Tour Dates
With Guests The Mess Hall
Tix on sale 10am AEST Tuesday, April 14th
Saturday, 8 Aug
Darwin Festival
Darwin, NT
Tix on sale May 22nd.
Friday, 14 Aug
Thornbury Theatre
Thornbury, VIC
Tix from here.
Friday, 28 Aug
Crowbar
Brisbane, QLD
Tix from here.
Saturday, 29 Aug
Factory Theatre
Marrickville, NSW
Tix from here.
Friday, 4 Sept
The Gov
Adelaide, SA
Tix from here.
Saturday, 5 Sept
Rechabite
Perth, WA
Tix from here.
Friday, 11 Sept
Theatre Royal
Castlemaine, VIC
Tix from here.
Saturday, 12 Sept
Archie’s Creek Hotel
Archies Creek, VIC
Tix from here.
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Lizzie
How did Lovataraxx start, and what inspired you to form the project?
Lovataraxx
Lovataraxx started in Brooklyn during some vacations. I wanted to form an Electronic / New Wave band with Hélène. It would be influenced by collectives such as General Idea or unclassifiable bands like Severed Heads. I had a list of names and we both agreed on Lovataraxx, which is a portmanteau word, and a polysemous name. We were crossing the Williamsburg bridge which is grey and pink, so I was like : “Let’s start a band that would convey a range of different emotions. On the one hand, some dark , gloomy feelings linked with grey and black colors. On the other hand, some brighter and uplifting affects, linked with pink and purple colors.
Lizzie
Why did you decide to mix darkwave, minimal synth, and post-punk in your sound?
Lovataraxx
We didn’t really decide consciously to mix Darkwave, minimal synth and Post-Punk in our music. It came by accident. We were just really into synthesizers and grooveboxes. The post-punk influences come definitely from the bass and chorus effect. Concerning Minimal, we’re listening a lot of bands from then and now, so it was natural to go in that direction.
Lizzie
Is there a key moment in your career that you consider a “turning point”?
Lovataraxx
There are several turning points in our career. I would say, the first time we went on tour in USA. We discovered a lot of great artists there and came back regularly for touring in US. One other turning point could be having a vjay and a sound guy. They’re definitely members of Lovataraxx. Another key moment is our meeting with our label Cold Transmission
Lizzie
What is your typical composition process: do you start with the music or the lyrics?
Lovataraxx
We don’t have a typical process to write music. This is more about impression in our head, melodies and atmospheres that stay in loop in the head and need to be expressed. Some songs also come from improvisation when we’re practising. Most of the time, the music comes first and then the lyrics.
Lizzie
How has your recent European tour been, and which cities or festivals have stood out the most?
Lovataraxx
Concerning touring: we’re touring a lot. We’re making around 50 shows every year. For this summer, we’re planning to perform in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and also back in Guatemala, Brazil and Mexico. We can’t, as we just had great experiences in those countries!
Also, recently, the Ombra, and the WGT were great festivals were we had a lot of fun. Our recent show in London was also a blast, and the whole UK tour actually, because it was our first time there and we didn’t know what to expect!
Lizzie
You will be performing in Madrid soon at Dark Entries Fest II. What are your expectations for this show, and what can we expect from your setlist?
Lovataraxx
Concerning our shows in Spain, we started the tour and are really lucky, the audience reacted with a lot of enthusiasm every night. And we’re actually in Valencia where we played several times. For the Dark Entries Fest II : we’ll sing a new song in spanish, that will be out on our next album, so we’re looking forward to see the reaction of the audience!
Lizzie
Have you played in Spain before, or is this your first time? What do you think of the Spanish audience?
Lovataraxx
As I told you, we love the Spanish audience; people are hosting us very warmly and are really enthusiastic. We already played in Spain, yes. We were performing at the last Ombra Festival, played several times in Valencia, and had been on tour around Spain 7 years ago.
I remember well our first show in Madrid, this was in a squat that was a former movie studio. The sound and the audience were wild!
The day after, we visited Madrid and went to Rotor, the Record Shop of Esplendor Geometrico. Our host told us that Alex de la Iglesia made some movies in this district. These are great souvenirs!
Lizzie
That sounds great!! I’m sure you’ll put on an amazing show and everyone will be delighted once again.
Thank you so much for doing this interview with us, guys!
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