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Maggot House – How to talk to Extraterrestials

October 13, 2023	Independent
EP \| Digital	19:46 \| 10 tracks
Garage Punk Noise Punk	Brooklyn, NY USA

Not only is it spooky season, we might also be living in the end of days Now that the world is likely to finally go up in flames completely, or be raided by extraterrestial conquerors, why not embrace the end and make the best of it? The ten-track EP How to talk to Extraterrestials might just be the right soundtrack for that. Kick-ass DIY Noise and Punk come with ghoulish horror b-movie vibes and joyful nihilism. Your Halloween party’s playlist needs this EP.
7/10 Mangoes
listening recommendations: Crypt Jerk, California Greys

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Årabrot – Of Darkness and Light

October 13, 2023	Pelagic Records
Album \| Vinyl/Digital	41:56 \| 10 tracks
Noise Rock Post Rock	Haugesund Norway

On these ten tracks, the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra clashes with thunderstorms made from Noise, Wave and Post Punk. Amidst the eye of the storm, nihilism and cultural criticism merge with danceable rhythms and megalithic sounds. Of Darkness and Light is a stunning and cinematic album for chilly autumn nights.
7/10 Mangoes
listening recommendations: Hangman’s House, We want Blood

Gévaudan – Umbra

October 13, 2023	Meuse Music Records
Album \| Vinyl/CD/Digital	43:11 \| 1 track
Epic Doom Metal Emotive Doom Metal	England

On their second longplayer Umbra, English Doom Metal band Gévaudan dives deep into the mind of a person suffering from major depression. Mournful and atmospheric soundscapes interact with heavy riffing as Gévaudan wander through thick mist and shadows. Through different episodes and motifs, this tiring journey becomes very comprehensible.
6/10 Mangoes

The Great Machine – Respect

January 03, 2018 October 13, 2023	Reality Rehab Records Noisolution
Album \| Vinyl/CD/Digital	36:29 \| 7 tracks
Stoner Punk Sludge	Tel Aviv Yafo Israel

The Great Machine’s third album Respect is still a massive banger, and with the re-release, it is finally attainable for the band’s huge fan base in Europe. While the trio’s sound recently evolved towards pedal-to-the-metal Stoner Punk, especially on their latest release Funrider, the album from 2018 is a lot more doomy and sludgy. Respect is a massive piece to unite headbangers, stoners and punk rockers.
8/10 Mangoes
listening recommendations: Dragon Wagon, Motor Charlie