It’s More Like a Warning: An Interview with Usnea

Usnea, from left: Justin Cory, Zeke Rogers (back), Joel Williams, and Johnny Lovingood. Photo by Orion Landau.

On Friday August 18th, Alternative Control talked with up-and-coming doom band Usnea before their set at Psycho Las Vegas.  The Portland, Oregon outfit — which includes guitarist/vocalist Justin Cory, bassist/vocalist Joel Williams, guitarist Johnny Lovingood, and drummer Zeke Rogers — releases their third full-length album Portals Into Futility this Friday on Relapse.  They will also be… Continue reading It’s More Like a Warning: An Interview with Usnea

BROKEN ANATOMY – The Lazarus Regret (Exalted Woe)

This mainly one-woman funeral doom project has teased listeners before with a series of shorter releases, but Broken Anatomy finally gets the chance to unleash her tortured vision over the course of a full length.  The results are very grim and deliver on the promise of those past releases. The Lazarus Regret opens with an… Continue reading BROKEN ANATOMY – The Lazarus Regret (Exalted Woe)