Full lineup for Abyssal 2026 (Southampton UK) landed today
Abyssal has gradually been turning in to one of the best UK doom festivals. The new(er) venue is beautiful and very fitting (A converted church)
I have no affiliation with the festival, just love seeing it growing
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The new Laibach album Musick released today
It's ermm... interesting
A lot of pop aspects. A lot of singalongs. A weirdly late 80s-early 90s hiphop element to a couple of tracks. There's an acoustic westernesque song(!)
The album is surprisingly positive feeling on first listen. It's a "summer album"
I think some of the tracks are going to work better live (Keep it Reel, despite how cheesy it sounds will probably be great live)
Obviously it's Laibach so they do what they want, but this is a big departure from the classic Laibach sound you'd expect. If it's even possible for Laibach to have an expected sound. It's definitely not an "industrial" album
I'm not sure I like it, but I don't hate it. It definitely makes your sub move though