After parting ways with Hydra Head last year, Malefic, aka longtime West Coast USBM loner Scott Conner, self-released/wholesaled his final Xasthur album Portal Of Sorrow. (He's said his next project will likely be non-metal.) I received a CDR from Portal collaborator Marissa Nadler a number of months ago, but the 14-song collection finally saw official release this month. On one ...