BloodyPanda

Already an established visual artist in her native Japan, Yoshiko Ohara moved to New York City to try and start a musical project. After posting ads looking for musicians, Ohara assembled the first lineup of what ultimately became doom favorites Bloody Panda...

Along with all things Kayo Dot, multi-instrumentalist Toby Driver has been especially busy this month. Venue owner John Zorn invited Driver to curate a month's worth of shows at The Stone -- something Driver says has taken him about a year to plan...

Brooklyn-based post-black metal quartet Krallice boast a formidable lineup that includes guitarists Colin Marston (Behold ... the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia) and Mick Barr (Orthrelm and Ocrilim), alongside drummer Lev Weinstein (Bloody Panda) and bassist Nick McMaster...

Chicago's Castevet make some rocking, instrumental post punk. They kind of sound like Russian Circles if only they were bigger fans of Taking Back Sunday. If that sounds like a different language to you, then good. The Castevet you really care about has nothing to do with those guys...

After releasing fantastic records from Amesoeurs, Cobalt and Krallice, not to mention hosting the return of the mighty YOB, Canadian boutique label Profound Lore has added another fine act to its roster in Virginia doom/sludge trio Salome...

Bryan Camphire, bassist/backing vocalist/sampler from NYC doom metal band Bloody Panda, has a vivid, writer-like description of his band's music, which is often compared to film scoring. "Bloody Panda's music is the color of wet black snakes lightly covered in dust," he told Noisecreep...