Agalloch bassist/Self Spiller mastermind, JASON W. WALTON, has been creating surreal and otherworldly soundscapes for over twenty years. In the ’90s he began working under the name Nothing and released four full-length albums and various EPs and singles. He performed live as Nothing in the Midwest and the West Coast before retiring the name in 2003. Since then, WALTON remained busy with other musical endeavors knowing that a return to ambient noise was imminent.

In the summer of 2013, WALTON began the songwriting process again by collecting field recordings from places he would visit. He captured the din of humanity on the downtown Portland streets, the rush of ocean waves in Southern California, and the mysteriously comforting monologues emanating from an AM radio. During mid-2014, WALTON manipulated and processed these sounds into disturbingly haunting pieces which would become the basis of his soon-to-be released Mara seven-inch

WALTON decided to thematically compose these songs around his struggle with sleep paralysis — a phenomenon in which a person, either falling asleep or awakening, temporarily experiences an inability to move, speak, and react. While creating these tracks he deprived himself of sleep and recounted his episodes of sleep paralysis within the two tracks contained in Mara. During episodes of sleep paralysis, WALTON sometimes feels like he has some kind of spiritual connection or “visit” from lost loved ones.

Shortly after track one, “Alp,” was completed, WALTON suddenly lost his stepfather. A few months later, shortly after track two, “Yakshi,” was finished, WALTON’s dear friend and former Metal Maniacs editor, Katherine Ludwig, passed away. Although these two songs are not about these people, they are wholeheartedly dedicated to them making this an intensely personal work.

Mara Tracklist:
1. 11:43 PM – Alp
2. 3:21 AM – Yakshi

Mara was recorded at Earth in Sound Studios Portland, Oregon with vocals on “Yakshi” performed by Tanner Anderson (Obsequiae, Celestiial) and recorded at HammerHeart Brewing Company Lino Lakes, Minnesota. Mara was mastered by James Plotkin (OLD, Scorn, Khanate, Khlyst) with design and Layout by Agalloch’s John Haughm. Mara will be unleashed on June 21st, 2015 via Red Orchard Records on limited edition (300) seven-inch black vinyl housed in a deluxe black arigato sleeve featuring silver debossed artwork. Preorders available through www.redorchardrecords.com. Each copy comes with a free download code.

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JASON W. WALTON - Alp

In this interview recorded in Nashville TN on July 10, 2015, we talk with L. Ben Falgoust from the American blackened death metal band Goatwhore.  Ben gives insight into what the band has been up to since the 2014 release of 'Constricting Rage Of The Merciless', their current tour with Ringworm, Black Breath, and Theories, as well as their plans for the future.  Credits: Excerpts from the song 'In Deathless Tradition'(Blood For The Master, 2012) from fan-filmed footage performed live by Goatwhore.

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The Compound Recs, in conjunction with Terror Cult Records, is very pleased to unveil the debut release from New Orleans-based hardcore punk collective CLASSHOLE.

Featuring a varied cast of miscreants hailing from such acts as Eyehategod, Hawg Jaw, Outlaw Order, The Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight, Mountain Of Wizard, Mangina, Tire Fire, haarp and more, CLASSHOLE will unleash their self-titled full-length next month, just in time to ruin the New Year.

Leaving poetics to the wayside, CLASSHOLE spews forth a corrosive blast of combative angst with every enraged second of the production. The band’s venomous output is the product of its surroundings in more ways than one. The riotous ways of the members’ collective output and the bustling, diverse New Orleans metal underworld being fueled by societal corruption on every level makes for fifteen mutinous tracks of filthy hardcore punk revolt.

Already released in a limited vinyl run as the maiden release for the band’s own Terror Cult Records, Classhole will now see a full-on CD release through The Compound Recs., with a four-panel digipak version featuring an alternate layout and a lyric liner, and bonus video of the band performing five vicious tunes from the record live in NOLA.

Classhole will be officially unveiled on January 1st, 2016.

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"Woodlands Of Self-Impalement" is from GRIDFAILURE's Further Layers Of Societal Collapse EP set for free digital release via Bandcamp and Soundcloud 10/30/2016

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GRIDFAILURE "Woodlands Of Self-Impalement"

Hold you to the fire is a song about betrayal and retribution.

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Nightmare Logic has taken Power Trip’s classic Exodus-meets-Cro-Mags sound to new places. With hooks and tightness rivaling greats like Pantera or Pentagram and production by the esteemed Arthur Rizk, Nightmare Logic punishes fans not only sonically but with pure songwriting skill. The sophomore release and second on Southern Lord Records, raises the bar and pushes Power Trip to new extremes. 

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