Religious Knives played at ZXZW. This is what Pitchfork writes about their new record: “As half of the exhilarating, first-rate drone quartet Double Leopards, Michael Bernstein and Maya Miller created chillingly expansive extreme noise– a distinctive mesh of sounds that peaked with the group’s brilliantly sinister release, Halve Maen. Since forming Religious Knives in 2005, the duo have released a slew of CD-Rs and cassettes, largely through their own Heavy Tapes imprint. Now, with the addition of percussionist Nate Nelson of Mouthus and bassist Todd Cavallo, they’ve been spreading their sonic rash through basement shows, living rooms, and the beat-up tape decks of noise enthusiasts.” read more