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Apr 27th 7 Comments
It's the last week of April, and so it is time for a look back at the month's best free MP3s that also happen to work well as a single, sequenced mix. This zip file finds the common ground between… Read Story »
Apr 24th 2 Comments
Name: Torche
Progress Report: Steve Brooks talks about the band’s new album Harmonicraft.
Sludge-pop metalheads Torche are having a busy 2012. Not only did the band make waves by having a bat… Read Story »
Apr 24th 103 Comments
The underground metal landscape is a rocky and striated one, full of sub-sections and micro-scenes, so it's hard to make any sweeping generalizations about it. But here's one: Over the last 20 years… Read Story »
Apr 10th 6 Comments
The great Floridian riff-rockers Torche will release their new album Harmonicraft later this month, and it absolutely slays. We've already posted the great leadoff track "Kicking." And today, we've… Read Story »
Feb 14th 4 Comments
Thundering Florida riff-monsters Torche are getting ready to release the new album Harmonicraft, and if first single "Kicking" is any indication, it's going to be an absolute hellbeast of an LP.… Read Story »
Sep 19th, 2011 1 Comment
Underground metal is generally a willfully insular world, but anthemic Florida stompers Torche don't care about any of that. Their surging stomp is as much Superchunk as it is Slayer, and they cover… Read Story »
Oct 27th, 2010 10 Comments
Fox News's "Resident Doom Metal Expert" Mike Huckabee stumped for Haunting The Chapel regulars Torche -- "a band with more hooks than a pirate convention" -- on Red Eye Monday night. Ridiculous and… Read Story »
Oct 15th, 2010 8 Comments
Just like last week, here are this week's attention-worthy videos. New ones from Serena-Maneesh, Antony and the Johnsons, Gatekeeper, Gordon Voidwell, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Mark Ronson, Torche, and… Read Story »
Aug 24th, 2010 2 Comments
A couple of months ago I passed along details about Songs For Singles, Miami trio Torche’s followup to 2008's beloved second album Meanderthal. I mentioned "songs for singles" could mean radio hits… Read Story »
Jul 1st, 2010 Comment
In 2008, hardworking Miami trio Torche's Meanderthal topped a number of year-end lists, metal and otherwise. They were a standout at SXSW 2010, partly because the entire room was singing along (and… Read Story »
