Do you ever get frustrated at yourself for not enjoying something? Especially if that thing has all the markings of something you should like? Like say you finally watch that movie all your friends have been recommending and it does nothing for you. Or maybe that TV show that, despite being mentioned in the same … Continue reading Boss Keloid – Family The Smiling Thrush Review
Red Fang is back! Perhaps the undisputed kings of metal music videos, it feels like a while since we've had a new album from the boys. This is exacerbated by the fact that their last album, 2016's Only Ghosts, was sort of a dud. But given their incredible run of albums prior to that, I … Continue reading Red Fang – Arrows Review
If you need a guide on launching a debut album - the recent Bionic Swarm from Dutch thrash connoisseurs Cryptosis is a perfect example. The band set the bar high for themselves after releasing the first music video of theirs for the song "Decypher" on Century Media Records and have started shaking the ground within … Continue reading Cryptosis – Bionic Swarm Review
My first full-length review in a while, I wanted to come back with a bang. So here it is, after having the promo for Epiphanic Truth’s debut album for quite some time, I can comfortably say that this album is tied for my favorite of this first part of 2021 (the other being The Armed’s … Continue reading Epiphanic Truth Dark Triad: Bitter Psalms To A Sordid Species Review
For me Baest was an absolutely random find, although the recommendation for their latest music video had been stalking me for weeks. My interest finally piqued to the point where I was pretty much forced to make the dreaded left mouse click and already within the first thirty seconds of “Genesis'', I realized that I’m … Continue reading Baest – Necro Sapiens Review
Overall, I’m floored by Trancevoicer. This album perfectly blends the grandiose eccentricities of prog with the concise and pointed songwriting of pop. If you love prog, you’re not gonna want to miss this album. If you hate prog, you’ll probably like this album even more! Trancevoicer is definitely a crowd pleaser, yet it still maintains the integrity, originality, and quality any music nerd seeks in a new album.
The Bumblebee King is the seventh full length record from LA pop artist Glowbug. This solo project from Daniel Anderson first crossed my path with the scorching track “Live From Hell”, which blended hooky pop mentalities with nods to piercing blackened death metal in the vocals. The thing about this blend that really grabbed me … Continue reading Glowbug – The Bumblebee King Review
I think many reviewers (myself included) fall prey to the notion that new music has to be innovative in some fashion in order to be worthy of high praise. Not all things that are innovative are inherently good, and not all good things are necessarily innovative. This is just an elaborate way of saying that … Continue reading Spelljammer – Abyssal Trip Review
There are two ways the term “heavy” can be used to describe music: form and content. Heaviness in form is something very familiar to this blog, given the amount of metal this blog covers. But today we will be examining heaviness in content, in the form of Julien Baker’s stunning new album Little Oblivions. This … Continue reading Julien Baker – Little Oblivions Review
In their latest release Gatecreeper proved for once and for all that quality does not in fact equal quantity. In just under 18 minutes the Arizona death metal outfit manages to unleash some of the best hardcore-tinged death metal around. Sporting a track lineup with only one song over 1:30, An Unexpected Reality scorches through … Continue reading Gatecreeper – An Unexpected Reality EP Review
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