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10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #6: Death Pose, Softcult, Hull of Light, Scott Lucas

Posted in Lists, MP3s with tags , , , , , , , , on 12/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Strapped for cash but hungry for great music? You won’t have much luck camping out at the grocery store these days; Bandcamp is a way better destination. Here’s a rundown of 10 rad releases, most newly released, that The Bad Penny recently came across on Bandcamp.

1. Death Pose – “Unresolved (A Song for Jeff)” (feat. Scott Lucas of Local H)

One year ago, Jeff Ulbrich – founding member of Chicago hard-rock squad Death Pose died unexpectedly, rendering his family, friends and bandmates inconsolable. None of those folks have fully recuperated from the devastating loss – and probably will – but participation by Local H frontman Scott Lucas shows the solidarity in Ulbrich’s community is still intact.

2. Mercury’s Antennae – Veil Opaque v.2

Portland, Oregon’s ambient darkwave unit Mercury’s Antennae aren’t categorizing this release as an EP, even though it only runs roughly five minutes and contains two remixes. But don’t bellyache – remember, like all the releases presented here, it can be yours for the low, low price of no money.

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10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #5: This Christmas Stocking Overfloweth

Posted in Lists, MP3s with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/12/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Strapped for cash but hungry for great music? You won’t have much luck camping out at the grocery store these days; Bandcamp is a way better destination. Here’s a rundown of 10 rad releases, most newly released, that The Bad Penny recently came across on Bandcamp.

(Note: If you do have pocket change to spare, please show your thanks to these deserving artists and labels by tossing them some coin.)

1. DynatronAeternus (2025 Remaster)

From the Danish dark-synth artist: “The remaster of Aeternus is finally here! I hope you’ll enjoy it once more and appreciate the additional 5 extra bonus tracks, all with a proper dynamic and balanced master! The artwork was created long ago when I was working on the vinyl release in 2016, so I’m super excited to show it too you!”

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Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #4: New LPs by Elie Zoé, Louis Jucker Are Empathy on Display

Posted in Lists, MP3s with tags , , on 12/10/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

As we began to compile another rundown of quality albums you can scoop up for free on Bandcamp, we came across two new, interconnected releases that deserve the entire spotlight this time around. Read what we discovered below, and prepare to be moved.

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10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #3: Dead and Dripping, FACS, Sulaco, Frontierer, Earthbøund

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, MP3s, Reviews with tags , , , , , , , , , on 11/27/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Strapped for cash but hungry for great music? You won’t have much luck camping out at the grocery store these days; Bandcamp is a way better destination. Here’s a rundown of 10 rad releases, about half of them newly released, that The Bad Penny recently came across on Bandcamp.

(Note: If you do have some green to spare, please show your thanks to these deserving artists and labels.)

1. Dead and Dripping’s Nefarious Scintillations (Transcending Obscurity)

The physical editions of this release by New Jersey’s brutal death metal band Dead and Dripping aren’t out till tomorrow, but the always-generous Transcending Obscurity Records granted us the digital version early – and for free. Fans of Suffocation and Wormed will eat up this latest journey into the grotesque courtesy of Evan Daniele, who is responsible for every lick of music and even the artwork that comes with Nefarious Scintillations.

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New Releases Nov. 21: Suncraft, Brokedowns, Grouper, Major Lazer, Kesha, Shores of Null and Convocation (Updated 11:15 a.m. MT)

Posted in MP3s, New Releases with tags , , , , , on 11/21/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
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Suncraft’s Welcome to the Coven (All Good Clean)

Aksak Maboul – Before Aksak Maboul (Documents & Experiments 1969-1977) (La Bascule/ Crammed Lab)

Arny Margret – I Miss You, I Do: Sjáumst Deluxe Edition (One Little Independent Records)

Bicycle Inn – Long in the Tooth

Big Bill – Sick Myth (TODO)

Birch – Vicious Mind (Tonzonen/Cargo)

Brokedowns – Let’s Tip the Landlord (Red Scare)

Danko Jones – Leo Rising (Perception)

Darktribe – Forgotten Reveries (Scarlet)

Depravity – Bestial Possession (Transcending Obscurity)
• free Bandcamp download

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10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads: Smirk, Miracle Blood, Jute Gyte, Rat Champion, Iodine Sampler

Posted in Lists, MP3s with tags , , , , , , , , , on 11/14/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Strapped for cash but hungry for great music? You won’t have much luck camping out at the grocery store these days; Bandcamp is a way better destination. Here’s a rundown of 10 rad releases, about half of them newly released, that The Bad Penny recently came across on Bandcamp.

(Note: If you do have some green to spare, please show your thanks to these deserving artists and labels.)

1. Smirk’s “Domestic Dog” b/w “Manhunt In Paradise”

Connecticut punk prince Smirk greased the wheels for a swing of spring dates last year with this single, which Industry Standards just put out today in the form of a 7-inch. The still-free digital version tops our list of gratis Bandcamp releases because the humble artiste donated all proceeds from sales of it to HEAL Palestine.

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Exclusive Premiere: of persephone’s ‘Rainbow Road’

Posted in Exclusives, MP3s with tags on 03/20/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

At the end of a rainbow lies a pot of gold. So legend goes, at least. What we can say with certainty is that “Rainbow Road,” a rousing new song by siren rock project of persephone, sounds downright golden.

With chanteuse Sarah Rae’s high-octave vocals leading the charge, the song is a galloping adventure into fuzzy, upbeat indie pop. It’s a dreamy excursion that, at less than two and a half minutes, leaves you wishing the track wouldn’t end. The Bad Penny is honored to exclusively premiere it today.

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Hear Covert Stations’ Latest Reworking: Roxette’s ‘It Must Have Been Love’

Posted in Interviews, MP3s with tags , on 12/19/2022 by Kurt Orzeck

Covert Stations, Craig Cirinelli’s ambitious project that reimagines classic pop songs, is getting visible enough that the word “covert” is now something of a misnomer.

On Friday, Cirinelli and his latest crew of cohorts unveiled the fifth “borrowed” tune in the ongoing endeavor. (He prefers “borrowed” to “cover,” as Covert Stations drastically rework the original versions of the songs they select.)

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The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 6, 4.26.17

Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck

Farsot’s Fail-lure album cover

The Bad Penny’s new program through Radio Free America, “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” focuses on new and upcoming heavy-metal releases. The show’s sixth installment featured new cuts by FarsotAncient AscendantArtificial BrainNothing Left and Vampire.

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The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 5, 4.19.17

Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck

Varg’s Götterdämmerung album cover

The Bad Penny’s new program through Radio Free America, “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” focuses on new and upcoming heavy-metal releases. The show’s fifth installment featured new cuts by VargNecrowretchAll HellTombs, Suffocation and Coltsblood.

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