The Locrian mode is one of the most sonically challenging sounds in music. And, though built on the major scale, this mode sounds totally removed from its parent scale's bright, happy vibes. Most ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We’re not joking when we say wacky! The Locrian mode is rarely heard in rock or pop and only ...

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 ...

More than previous efforts, this record works best as a whole, but "Wrath of Heaven" is a fine place to start. The track slowly layers a pulsing synth, E-bowed guitar, multichannel panning and a ...

The more music Locrian create, the less sense the metallurgists seem to make: That is the implicit lesson of Infinite Dissolution, the most adventurous and accessible album the once-prohibitively ...