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In what I am sure is a majorly regional reference, those who grew up with the appointment listening of short.fast.loud will understand that excitement about this programs Mid-Year Report. Such a formative listening experience this was, I’m now carrying on this tradition some fifteen years later. I thought it best to collate a list of my Top 10 records of the year so far. It also helps remind me when I do the eventual end of year list because it if isn’t written down somewhere, I am going to forget. Featured:

Regress – Swollen

Gelure – Inner Sanctum

Julien Baker & TORRES – Send A Prayer My Way

Russian Village Boys – DONK CHOSE US

Gridiron Hardcore – Poetry From Pain

Blood Abscission – I I

EGOISM – And Go Nowhere

Inhuman Nature – Greater Than Death

Ingrown – Idaho

Quest Master – Obscure Power

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April 2025 at the Royal Hotel in Whitby, Revenant opened with many of the old faces from the original Whitby Goth Weekend. Contrary to popular believe, it’s never been about filling the streets of Whitby with people in fancy-dress costumes, top hats with cogs glued to them and Victorian finery, it was actually about music.

So, here we are, three nights of live music and three DJ’s hosted by local celebrity Soraya Vivian, three nights, three amazing headliners backed up by a host of live bands.

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Songs Of-Preys presents and interview with post-punk veterans Wasted Youth at Revenant filmed by Andrew Lawrence as well as a review of the band's new album NEO NOIR.

Recently, some people may have been lucky enough to see Wasted Youth open for The Psychedelic Furs or perhaps when they played in Leeds and Sheffield in 2024 before embarking on their 2025 tour to promote the ‘Neo Noir’ album. They recently played in Whitby at the return of the iconic Whitby Goth Weekend (under the name of ‘Revenant’)

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We are long-time fans of Priest here at Cave Dweller Music. We have covered them before, and at least a couple of us listen to them quite a bit. If you haven’t heard of Priest, they are a Swedish outfit hailing from Stockholm, bringing industrial, synth-heavy darkwave with abundant 1980s sci-fi influences, among others. If you’re a fan of the cyberpunk genre, or of the outrun aka synthwave style that has been popular in the last decade, you’re sure to enjoy Priest. Stevie and Yari have decided to celebrate the darkness, variety and intensity that Priest have brought to the table with 2022’s Body Machine and 2024’s Dark Pulse.

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Tom Hanno of Tom's Reviews looks at Pain Communion, the debut album from Kalispell, Montana based death doom solo project Collapsed Vein, released April 18, 2025 on Executioner213 Recordings.

Collapsed Vein is a one-man Death-Doom project based in Montana, created by Kevin George. Pain Communion is this projects debut album, and it explores themes of mortality, isolation, and religious decay, all while blending slow, crushing, relentless Doom with pipe organs, choirs, and an immersive atmosphere.

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On Friday night I finally ticked The Jesus Lizard off of my bucket list, this coincided with a two week run where a number of my favourite new generation noise rock bands dropped new albums and singles. That made me realise how much amazing noise rock has been released and continues to be released since the genre’s initial golden age in the 90s.

So, over the past 24 hours I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite new artists to grace the genre since the year 2000. Please note that this is just a list of artists that came to mind over the past 24 hours and are in no particular order. I’m also aware that I probably missed a number of great acts that deserve to be on the list. If you aren’t familiar with noise rock as a genre or you’re only familiar with the 90s pioneers, then you are definitely in for a treat.

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Stevie Aldrich takes a look back at some of his favourite release of 2024, presenting a wide range of different music. There should be something for everyone here, so dig in and see what you missed.

This article looks at releases from:

Supergold

CHINCHILLA

The Secret Sisters

Darkways

Infinity Song

MANNEQUIN PUSSY

ILUKA.

The Chisel

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After releasing their third record “Inner Sanctum” earlier in the year, Gelure’s Secluded Wizard joins the Cave Dweller podcast. On this episode Matt talks to them about brining non-traditional instruments on to a dungeons synth record, the marriage between image and sound, and the feeling of not wanting to play live to be the audiences dance monkey.

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In this Sounds and Shadows republication, Jaret S . Young looks at The Squirrelly Years Revisited, the latest album from Industrial metal legends Ministry, featuring re-recorded versions of songs from the band’s early years. Released March 28, 2025 on Cleopatra Records.

Those who are familiar with the early material (including myself) probably cannot help but compare these new versions to the originals. But, to be fair, Al Jorgensen and Co. didn’t try to reinvent the wheel on these songs. They just gave them a little extra “oomph!”. Beefed up guitars and a heavier-hitting drums reign prominently throughout the album.

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James looks at 淫祀, the new album from Chinese power electronics, harsh noise, ritual ambient, folk, black metal artist 淫祀, released January 1, 2025.

淫祀 isn’t so much an album as it is a sonic journey into the darkest depths of Chinese folk magic. It makes sense that there is something genuinely menacing about this allbum, a darkness that was very intentionally woven into the very fabric of this music. It takes the listener far away from their actual lives and transports them to a foggy hillside in rural China, where a dark ritual is about to be performed. This esoteric journey takes on the form of power electronics, harsh noise and most importantly, Pagan inspired ritual ambient, with heavy folk and black metal influences.

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In a new series devoted to his 2022 album of the year, Yari reviews “Ring 8 – Poverty,” the opening track from The Dear Hunter’s 2022 album Antimai, exploring its dystopian ringed society narrative and rich instrumentation.

Antimai’s debut song drops you into the desperate zone of Ring 8, where pounding drums, funky horns, and a wholly fresh sound underscore a story of poverty, hope, and the harsh reality of life as a refugee.

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We sit down again with the crew from Connecticut stoner sludge masters Afghan Haze to talk about their new single Bound and Gagged and what the band have been up to since our last chat. We discuss the band's lineup change, their upcoming album and upcoming side projects. We also talk about , local Connecticut music, what we've been listening to in the slam, folk, country, hip hop and noise rock scenes and more.

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