Agriculture, Glassing, Clear Capsule & Guck

Agriculture

Extreme metal often embodies the bleakest aspects of existence, but for Los Angeles-based ecstatic black metal quartet Agriculture, blast beats and howling shrieks evoke joyful profundity. After meeting at an underground noise show in downtown Los Angeles -- another scene known for its usually cynical perspective -- Kern Haug and Dan Meyer began collaborating, using heavy music to portray overwhelming sublimity rather than crushing darkness. Quickly expanding their personnel, veteran guitarist Richard Chowenhill and bassist/songwriter Leah Levinson now round out the lineup as the band reaches for recursive themes of greater meaning.

Together, Agriculture approach their music from a mixed background of improvisation, unconventional composition, and heavy experimentalism, all with the intention of expressing ecstatic emotion. As heard on their EP, The Circle Chant, the band transcends the usual frigid textures of black metal through rich harmonies, with Levinson joining Meyer on vocals to share surprisingly warm screams over Agriculture’s intense but celebratory instrumentals. At the heart of it all, Agriculture is after a deep communion with the natural world, their own bodies, and the people around them, staving off the near-constant threat of alienation with their sound.

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Glassing

No one sounds like Glassing. Notoriously hard-to-classify, the Austin trio (named after a Planes Mistaken for Stars song) cemented themselves as a pillar of Texas underground music with their 2021 full length, “Twin Dream” (Brutal Panda Records). Owing as much to the Cure as they do to Neurosis, Nails, or Pg. 99, Glassing followed suit a year later with the assaulting, nightmarish lullaby of an EP, “Dire and Sulk” (Brutal Panda Records, Medication Time Records EU).

Made whole by Cory Brim’s undeniably unique guitar voicing and melodies, Dustin Coffman’s vocal abilities and colossal bass, and more recently adding Scott Osment’s (Deaf Club, Weak Flesh) precision and fury behind the kit, the group is officially firing on all cylinders. Their spirited live shows have only gotten tighter, and their music somehow more intense.

A loyal fanbase and respectable touring resume already in tact, Glassing hit the road in 2022 sharing the stage with heavy hitters like Chat Pile, Pelican, Cult Leader, City of Caterpillar, Portrayal of Guilt, and Unsane. Now with three full length albums, two EPs, and 7 years of touring under their belt, Glassing is set to unveil their most refined, yet unhinged material to date. Expect the best of Glassing to release in early 2024.

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Clear Capsule

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Guck



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