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A FIRST GLIMPSE OF PANOPTICON’S NEW ALBUM: “AUTUMN ETERNAL”
About an hour ago, one of our favorite bands made an announcement that we’ve been waiting for: On October 16, 2015, Panopticon’s new album Autumn Eternal will be released on CD by Bindrune...
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PANOPTICON: “AUTUMN ETERNAL”
Panopticon’s sixth album, Autumn Eternal, is finished. It will be a long wait until most people have a chance to experience it — it’s not scheduled for release until October 16, 2015. But for an...
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SEEN AND HEARD: ATTAN, CHRONOLYTH, DEUS OTIOSUS, GRIFT, HOAXBANE, LOST SOUL,...
I’ve accumulated quite a large number of interesting news items and new songs from my excursions through the interhole and the NCS in-box this weekend. In order to present more of them than I’m...
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SEEN AND HEARD: PANOPTICON, DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT AND GNAW THEIR TONGUES,...
As I explained in a previous round-up today, I managed to find some time to catch up on new things yesterday. The previous round-up focused on album announcements with artwork (and one very good new...
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LISTMANIA 2015: A YEAR-END LIST FROM AUSTIN LUNN (PANOPTICON)
(We are grateful that for the third year in a row Austin Lunn accepted our invitation to share his favorite releases from the year that’s about to end. He is, of course, the man behind one of ours:...
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OUR LIST OF 2015’S MOST INFECTIOUS EXTREME METAL SONGS (PART 6)
Here are two more songs that I’m adding to our evolving list of 2015’s Most Infectious Extreme Metal Songs. They come from albums that I heard before most people did and then promptly reviewed —...
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MIGRATION FEST: DAY TWO
This is the second part of a three-part recap of the first Migration Fest in Olympia, Washington. For the first installment, covering the pre-fest show on August 11 and Day One on August 12, go...
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A LETTER OF GRATITUDE FROM PANOPTICON (AND NEWS ABOUT THE NEXT ALBUM AND...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The recently completed Migration Fest in Olympia, Washington, jointly organized by 20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media, was filled with memorable highlights, but perhaps the greatest of all...
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LISTMANIA 2016: A YEAR-END LIST FROM AUSTIN LUNN (PANOPTICON)
(We are again fortunate to present another year-end list we eagerly await each year, from an immensely talented musician and a damned fine human being — Austin Lunn of Panopticon and Seidr.) I...
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SEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: PANOPTICON, WINDSWEPT, ILLIMITABLE DOLOR,...
I mentioned in yesterday’s Seen and Heard post that I’ve been under the weather and wasn’t sure if I would be posting much this weekend. I still feel like a piece of frozen shit that’s leaking...
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SEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: PANOPTICON, PHENDRANA, ANCST, ALLEGAEON,...
I had a very busy week, both on and off our site, so busy that I wasn’t able to cobble together a round-up of news and new music. However, I did try to keep abreast of what was coming out, and my...
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LISTMANIA 2017: A YEAR-END LIST FROM AUSTIN LUNN (PANOPTICON)
(Our friend Austin Lunn had a busy 2017, and one of the reasons is likely the recently revealed fact that Panopticon has a new double-album coming our way in March via Bindrune Recordings in the...
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PANOPTICON RELEASES “THE SCARS OF MAN ON THE ONCE NAMELESS WILDERNESS (I AND...
We almost never just post stand-alone news announcements, but we’re making an exception here — and to cut to the chase, Panopticon has now released its eagerly awaited new album, The Scars of Man on...
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ROADBURN 2018, A PHOTO RECORD: DAY 2
The 2018 edition of Roadburn Festival is in the history books. From April 19th through April 22nd at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands, metal fans got the chance to choose from among...
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ROADBURN 2018, A PHOTO RECORD: DAY 3
The 2018 edition of Roadburn Festival is in the history books. From April 19th through April 22nd at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands, metal fans got the chance to choose from among...
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NORTHWEST TERROR FEST 2018: A PHOTO RECORD (DAY 1)
For the second year in a row, NCS was proud to co-present Northwest Terror Fest, which took place this year on May 31 – June 2 in Seattle, Washington. Several of us in the NCS family helped organize...
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OUR LIST OF 2018’S MOST INFECTIOUS EXTREME METAL SONGS (PART 25): PANOPTICON,...
As you can see, I decided to really load up today’s installment of the list, with four songs instead of two or three, and I also decided to lean into black metal for this one. I also thought these...
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LISTMANIA 2019: A YEAR-END LIST FROM AUSTIN LUNN (PANOPTICON)
(The year-end lists of Austin Lunn (Panopticon) have been among the most-anticipated features of our annual LISTMANIA series, and after a hiatus last year Austin has again agreed to share with us...
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INTERVIEW AND ALBUM STREAM: A SPLIT BY AERIAL RUIN AND PANOPTICON
EDITOR’S NOTE: On January 31st Bindrune Recordings will release two album-length splits, one by Panopticon and Aerial Ruin, and the other by Panopticon and Nechochwen. Today, Bindrune has made both...
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INTERVIEW AND ALBUM STREAM: A SPLIT BY PANOPTICON AND NECHOCHWEN
EDITOR’S NOTE: On January 31st Bindrune Recordings will release two album-length splits, one by Panopticon and Nechochwen, and the other by Panopticon and Aerial Ruin. Today, Bindrune has made both...
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