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Live Review: Maryland Doom Fest 2019 Pre-Fest, 06.20.19
One could go on at some length about the legacy of the Stoner Hands of Doom Festival, which, like much of the pre-social-media universe, feels like part of some bygone era, when in fact the last...
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The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio Recap: Episode 19 (Maryland Doom Fest Special)
Yeah, I know, Maryland Doom Fest 2019 was like a month ago. Quit livin’ in the past and all that. Well, this show was supposed to air July 5, so whatever. It got pushed back because apparently July 4...
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Devil to Pay to Release Forever, Never or Whenever Nov. 8; New Song Streaming
Once. Exactly one time. That’s how long it took me to hear the chorus of the new Devil to Pay song before it got stuck in my head. The track is called “Heave Ho” and it comes from their new album,...
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Devil to Pay Post Lyric Video for “37 Trillion” from Forever, Never or Whenever
I’m going to review it properly sometime in the coming weeks, but the new Devil to Pay record? Man, that shit is catchy. The album is called Forever, Never or Whenever, and it’s out Nov. 8 through a...
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Review & Full Album Stream: Devil to Pay, Forever, Never or Whenever
[Click play above to stream Devil to Pay’s Forever, Never or Whenever in full. Album is out Nov. 8 on Ripple Music with preorders here.] Devil to Pay have come to chew bubblegum and play hooks. And...
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The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio Playlist: Episode 24
It’s been forever since there was an episode of The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio, but I’m glad to say that there was never any chance of it not continuing eventually. At least not one that I was told...
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The Obelisk Presents: THE BEST OF 2019
[PLEASE NOTE: These are not the results of the year-end poll, which is ongoing. If you haven’t contributed your list to the cause yet, please do so here.] — Make no mistake, my friends. 2019 was the...
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Devil to Pay Premiere “Tap Dancing on Your Grave” Video
They say good literature teaches you how to read it. It’s true of music as well, and really just about well-made anything. Think of an opening track setting the mood for an album. “Tap Dancing on Your...
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Devil to Pay Premiere “The Cautionary Tale of Yen Sid” Video
Okay, I’ll bite: who’s Yen Sid? The quickest of googlings uncovers the answer that Yen Sid is a stand-in wizard character in the Disney universe. Originally meant to represent at least physically Walt...
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Steve Janiak of Devil to Pay, Apostle of Solitude...
The Obelisk Questionnaire is a series of open questions intended to give the answerer an opportunity to explore these ideas and stories from their life as deeply as they choose. Answers can be short...
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