Brad Sanders

Columbus

Music Writer and Radio Host at Freelance

Contributor at Stereogum

Radio Host, Columnist and Feature Writer at Bandcamp Daily

Articles

The Best Metal on Bandcamp, April 2025

6 days ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

BEST METAL The Best Metal on Bandcamp, April 2025 By Brad Sanders · May 09, 2025 This month’s Best Metal on Bandcamp includes ’80s goth-infused doom, an enigmatic new symphonic black metal project, progged-out death metal, and much more. MessaThe Spin Messa Italy follow &check; following unfollow ... The Spin Messa .
Nechochwen, “spelewithiipi”

1 week ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

ALBUM OF THE DAY Nechochwen, “spelewithiipi” By Brad Sanders · May 09, 2025 Nechochwen West Virginia follow &check; following unfollow ... spelewithiipi Nechochwen . / pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track .
The Story Behind Every Song On Kassi Valazza's New Album 'From Newman Street'

2 weeks ago | stereogum.com | Brad Sanders

When I get a hold of Kassi Valazza at her New Orleans apartment, she’s only been home for about 12 hours. She just flew in from Portland, where she lived for most of the past decade, to play a homecoming gig at the famed Laurelthirst Pub. Before that, she was in Australia for three weeks, opening for the folksinger John Craigie.
Italian Metal Band On New Album 'The Spin' & More

2 weeks ago | stereogum.com | Brad Sanders

Constant evolution is the beating heart of Messa, the band founded in 2014 by vocalist Sara Bianchin, guitarist Alberto Piccolo, bassist Marco Zanin, and drummer Rocco Toaldo. The four friends from northern Italy initially came together to challenge themselves and to stretch their musical boundaries; none of them had ever played doom metal before starting the band.
Ukandanz, “Evil Plan የክፋት እቅድ”

3 weeks ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

ALBUM OF THE DAY Ukandanz, “Evil Plan የክፋት እቅድ” By Brad Sanders · April 21, 2025 Ukandanz Ethiopia follow &check; following unfollow ... Evil Plan የክፋት እቅድ Ukandanz . / pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track .
Apparitions, “Volcanic Reality”

1 month ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

ALBUM OF THE DAY Apparitions, “Volcanic Reality” By Brad Sanders · April 04, 2025 Apparitions Houston, Texas follow &check; following unfollow ... Volcanic Reality Apparitions . / pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track .
For The Best New Death Metal, Head To North Dakota. Trust Us.

1 month ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

SCENE REPORT For The Best New Death Metal, Head To North Dakota. Trust Us. By Brad Sanders · Illustration by Chau Luong · April 03, 2025 North Dakota is the 47th most populous state in the U.S., edging out Alaska, Vermont, and Wyoming. That hasn’t stopped it from becoming home to one of the country’s more fertile death metal scenes over the past few years.
The Magikal Return Of Rwake

1 month ago | stereogum.com | Brad Sanders

In the first decade of the 21st century, when there was a lot of weight being thrown behind the burgeoning “southern sludge” movement, Little Rock’s Rwake (pronounced “wake”) tore off an all-time run of kaleidoscopic, progressive doom metal albums. They were sometimes lumped in with the Savannah circle of bands – Baroness, Kylesa, Black Tusk – but their freewheeling, cosmic sound always felt a little wilder than what their Georgian contemporaries were doing at the time.
The Best Metal on Bandcamp, March 2025

1 month ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

BEST METAL The Best Metal on Bandcamp, March 2025 By Brad Sanders · March 26, 2025 March’s Best Metal on Bandcamp includes the long-awaited return of a legendary Arkansas band, a new post-punk/black metal project from the Netherlands, sepulchral death/doom from Hungary, and much more. RwakeThe Return of Magik Rwake Little Rock, Arkansas follow &check; following unfollow ... The Return Of Magik Rwake .
Motorbike, “Kick It Over”

1 month ago | daily.bandcamp.com | Brad Sanders

ALBUM OF THE DAY Motorbike, “Kick It Over” By Brad Sanders · March 25, 2025 Motorbike Cincinnati, Ohio follow &check; following unfollow ... Kick It Over Motorbike . / pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track .