Metal music often exists at an odd intersection between cathartic, lowbrow lunkhead aggression and adventurous arty abstraction. Since the mid-2000s, the members of Locrian—vocalist and synthesizer ...

Over the last 10 years, the music made by prolific Chicago/Baltimore trio Locrian has always been tough to categorize: Is it noise? Black metal? Dark ambient? Industrial? Drone? Things get more ...

Usually known for candlelit drones and charred noise, wildly prolific avant-metal doomsdayers Locrian are using their Relapse contract to release one of their most accessible records ever. Due June 25 ...

Count Chicago trio Locrian among the few bands who not only play music that sounds dark, but also make every note bleed black and breathe smoke. The Clearing could be their most nuanced record to date ...

Metal, in all its many varieties, isn’t a real part of my listening regimen. I like some of it fine, but it’s not something I follow too closely or play at home. So I’m still not sure why people ...