Agriculture is a Los Angeles–based band channeling ecstatic black metal into something spiritual, grounded, and definitely present. Emerging from the city’s noise scene, the band coalesced into its current form with Dan Meyer, Leah Levinson, Richard Chowenhill, and Kern Haug. Their music fuses the searing intensity of black metal with Zen Buddhist thought, queer history, and devotional songwriting. The result is a sound that resists algorithmic flattening and demands full attention. Their process is rooted in community and persistence: songs are written, dismantled, and rebuilt together. The Spiritual Sound, their new full-length, builds on the radiant extremity of their previous releases and pushes further: music not for escapism, but for confrontation and catharsis. This is not a vibe. It’s a demand.

Hailing from the SF Bay Area, Pure Hex blends alternative rock and shoegaze to deliver ahaunting take on your favorite90’s sound, reminiscent of Deftones, The SmashingPumpkins, and Mazzy Star. In 2025, they released Spilling/Five of Tears, a double LPthatblends the catchy and the esoteric, leaning further into their own unique sound. PureHex has toured the West Coast and Southwest, and opened for bands like DIIV, SlowCrush, and No Joy