Kriegmeister Hatestorm Of Neckbeard Deathcamp On Heavy Music As Protest

A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn.

You Won’t Get What You Want by Daughters

The Temple of Murmur Defunct DIY venue the Temple of Murmur was the house in which my last holdout pastel choices in rebel radio were euthanized. It was also the house in which my first musical project, WHITEPHOSPHOROUS, was born. On a November evening in like-minded counsel, I played a set titled “First Horseman.” Thanks, Jack. For everything.

Grave Gnosis This incredible black-metal band from Florida are a huge inspiration to me. Many of their songs have been calculatedly written through black-magic ritual—and they’re some of the nicest people I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with.