The Knotfest discovery series takes a chance on new artists to find hidden talent thriving in the underground.

The artist discovery series with Cori Westbrook features the Texas-based unit bridging progressive songwriting with alternative heft.

Bridging the classic with the contemporary, the Illinois outfit’s sophomore release is vetted by our own champion of discovery, Cori Westbrook.

Our own Cori Westbrook picks an album at random and lands on the black metal bleakness of Antoine Scholtès.

The solo black metal songstress adds to the legacy of the Pacific Northwest’s deep-rooted connection to outsider art.

Boasting elements of black and death metal, the Colombia grindcore outfit assert an expertise in musical extremity that is purely relentless.

The latest random album review is here courtesy of the Knotfest Instagram audience. Make sure to cast your vote every Friday on Knotfest IG.

Each week, Cori Westbrook let’s the audience choose a random album on Bandcamp to purchase & spotlight

The Melbourne outfit bridges stoner rock and grunge to explore the heavy side of psychedelia.

Our own Cori Westbrook tackles progressive post metalcore from Germany that balances the ethereal and the cathartic.

Our own Cori Westbrook explores the dark, cinematic depiction of American pre-history in Kanawha Black.

Knotfest’s own Cori Westbrook taps into the heavy underground to roll the dice on a random band via Bandcamp and unearth something great.