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Local Music Spotlight: TANSIT’s studio debut is decidedly Florida Metal
On their debut release, doom-sludge-core trio TANSIT display their former skills at “singing loudest at the choir” by forging a tasty five-song platter…
GrindCore: These local artists wax curbs and wax philosophical
Skateboarding and music have enjoyed a long, often strange, but mostly complementary love affair. Whether it was the buzz-sawing guitars of HC punks JF…
Local Music Spotlight: Don’t sleep on snOre’s “Erosion”
Don’t let the name fool you: the music of snOre will keep you wide awake. Formed in ’07, the band cites artists like The Butthole Surfers, Mr. Bungle,…
Local Music Spotlight: The Chrome Fangs’ garage is a smoked-out temple
While the band has only been together for four years, The Chrome Fangs have been hard at work at preaching their take on the psych-stoned-garage gospe…
Local Music Spotlight: WØRSEN’s “Stronghold”
The latest from local grindcore gods WØRSEN does not disappoint. Released in early October, Stronghold features eight tracks of the band’s certain pumm…
Local Music Profile: The Noctambulant walk tall through the realm of melodic black metal
Darkness demands disciples. Phillip Newton is an avowed student of what occurs outside the light. As the frontman and guiding force of local band The N…
Local Music Spotlight: Rhythm of Fear’s “Maze of Confusion”
For some, metal is a secret, “guilty pleasure.” Pleasure is pleasure. The term “guilty pleasure” is a wound inflicted by shame-slathered religiosity th…
Video Premiere: Local rock trio KSICK get heavy, contemplative on “Hem of the Garment”
It’s an old and demonstrable adage that the best art comes from suffering. And though riff-heavy local rock trio KSICK frontman Lane Pittman’s positivi…
Zine And Heard — Trenton Phillips Makes Noise, Releases Two New Books of Imagery
Local surfer/skateboarder, Trenton “Tarpits” Phillips is ceaseless in his search for creative inspiration. If the waves turn on, he’s most certainly in…
Brews and Tunes — Pairing beer with music
So you go to a show at your local venue and you order a PBR. You just want something simple and cheap to sip on while you nod your head to the beat. I …
Rhythm of Fear, Too Metal for Cable News
Local Jacksonville metal band Rhythm of Fear is no stranger to Void, but apparently, not everyone in Jax is familiar with their formidable style of mus…
No sleep till Brooklyn: Jacksonville metal outfit Yashira talk Converse contest win, future and Jax metal scene
It’s not a reach to say Yashira are Jacksonville’s next up-and-coming metal band. Dylan Mikos (guitar), Connor Anderson (guitar), Luke Barber (bass) an…
Now Playing: ASG – “Day’s Work”
"Day's Work" is not exactly a new song, but in spirit of our upcoming party tomorrow night at Landshark Cafe, I've decided to share one of my favorite …