Lists
The Pit’s Top 30 Albums of 2021
In many ways, 2021 has been a hangover year. 2020 was such an unexpected shitshow for so many people that this past year felt like the entire world rubbed its head, felt through its pockets, […]
King Woman
New Music
New Metal Releases Out Today: 7/30
It’s Friday, which means two things: giving the week the finger and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new metal releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. […]
Interviews
King Woman’s Kris Esfandiari: “The Scariest People Are Those Who Aren’t Integrated With Their Darkness, Who Are Unaware of Their Shadow”
Fans of heavy music have had King Woman on their radar for some time now. But with the release of her “Morning Star” music video, the solo project of Kris Esfandiari officially went from sludgy, […]
New Music
Watch King Woman’s Unholy NSFW New Video for “Psychic Wound”
If you’re not yet familiar with King Woman, you gotta get on that. The one-woman project of Kris Esfandiari brings together elements of doom, sludge, death metal and goth to create a sonic profile that’s […]
Premieres
Exclusive Premiere: JRAL Merges Gore, Noise, and Hip-Hop In His Unsettling New Video
It’s not that JRAL doesn’t like you, it’s more about looking at the world as one might look at water damage in an abandoned building. The noise-oriented rapper’s music may sound hostile to the point […]