Aaron Harris (ex-Isis) has given the below update on his and his former Isis bandmates’ coming project with Deftones, etc. frontman Chino Moreno, Palms: “The Palms record is finished and I couldn’t be happier with both the experience of creating this album and how it turned out. In early March, I met up with Deftones [...]

Old Man Gloom (Converge, Cave In, ex-Isis) are heading to the West Coast in September. The band have the following shows booked: 09/03 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo 09/03 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar And Lounge 09/05 San Francisco, CA – The Bottom Of The Hill 09/08 Seattle, WA – Highline

A new Old Man Gloom (Isis, Converge & Cave In) album has been confirmed via Aaron Turner‘s Blogspot. The effort will be titled NO and will be made available at the bands immediate shows. An official release date will follow on June 26. The band’s touring plans, can be found below: 05/02 Cambridge, MA – [...]

Converge and Napalm Death will be teaming up for a split 7″ EP together via Deathwish Inc. later this year. The effort will also be made available digitally and will feature Converge‘s newly-recorded track “No Light Escapes,” plus a rendition of Entombed‘s “Wolverine Blues” filled with guests. Joining the band on the cover, which they [...]

Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has teamed up with three members of acclaimed post-rock/metal outfit Isis to form Palms. The band has already completed a debut set for release this year on Ipecac Recordings. The album was recorded and mixed by Isis drummer Aaron Harris and produced by the band. More information is expected soon

Old Man Gloom, the (mostly) inactive sludge/doom metal band comprised of Aaron Turner (Isis), Nate Newton (Converge), and Caleb Scofield (Cave In), among others, will be playing several shows in May. The following have been announced thus far: 5/3 Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ All Pigs Must Die 5/4 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian [...]

Ex-Isis frontman/guitarist Aaron Turner has returned in Split Cranium. According to a press release, the group are a “highly satisfying blitzkrieg of Finnish/Amero punk perpetrated by Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord), Jukka Kröger, Samae Koskinen (Steel Mammoth) and Aaron Turner (Mamiffer/ex-ISIS).” Their self-titled new offering will arrive in stores through Hydra Head on March 20. [...]

Pelican has confirmed that they will release a new EP in 2012, as originally reported by The Quietus.  Titled Ataraxia/Taraxis, the EP was tracked by Isis’ Aaron Harris and Sanford Parker and will be available on April 10 via Southern Lord Records.

Narrows (ex-Botch, etc.) recently finished up mixing their new outing with Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis) at Red Room in Seattle, WA. More details on the outing are expected soon.

Ex-Isis frontman/guitarist Aaron Turner has begun work on a collaboration with William Fowler Collins. Speaking on his blog, Turner had the following to say about the pairing: “The collaboration with William Fowler Collins is now underway. Over a four day session in WA earlier this month, we worked on a number of foundational pieces with [...]