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On Tyranny: Convulsing Claims Trump Temporarily Sabotaged Fascist Growth in His Australia Homeland

Posted in Features, Interviews, On Tyranny, On Tyranny with tags Australia metal, authoritarianism, Brendan Sloan, Convulsing, death metal, fascism, genocide, Maori, trump, tyranny on 05/27/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Brendan Sloan is a visionary multi-instrumentalist who refers to himself on his Bandcamp page as “once gadigal, then kaurna, now graciously living on unceded wurundjeri land, so-called australia.” The man behind the best one-man death-metal band in The Land Down Under touches base with The Bad Penny in the latest edition of our ongoing series, On Tyranny.

The extremely well-informed Sloan provides a university-grade lesson on the history of his country’s genocide against indigenous farmers, encroaching fascism and antisemitism, and threats posed by growing fascist-right and techno-fascist movements in his homeland.

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10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #9: NORMANS, Aidan Baker, Nadja, Convulsing, Gloios, Twilight Sad

Posted in MP3s with tags Aidan Baker, Convulsing, Earthbound, Gloios, Nadja, NORMANS, Subtle Body, Twilight Sad, Ultima, VTB on 02/12/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Strapped for cash but hungry for great music? The Bad Penny is here to help. Well, musicians and Bandcamp are the ones actually doing the heavy lifting, but we’re saving you some precious time by curating the best freebies we came across on the site since the last edition of this series. So here’s a rundown of 10 rad songs, albums and EPs – most of them released last month – that The Bad Penny decided to share because we love you.

(Note: If you’re financially capable of supporting any of these artists and/or labels, please consider doing so.)

1. Aidan Baker & Wario Pianesi – 4Rooms (January 2026)

From the Bandcamp description: “4Rooms is the improv session recorded live by Aidan Baker (Nadja) and Wario Pianesi (Mrs Bhutan) in Berlin at Hinterraum on Oct. 24, 2024. Mastered by Riccardo Gamondi at unSalice studio.”

2. Nadja – Seemannsgarn (Church In Session) (January 2026)

This is an ambient/drone live track that Nadja performed with Leah Buckareff on bass guitar and Aidan Baker on electric guitar and drum machine, They recorded the 42-minute song in a church in Berlin.

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