Do I really need to do a cutesy intro for the most anticipated album of the decade? Let's jump right in! Tool aren't known for keeping things short and simple, and they've made no exception on their first album in 13 years. The four interlude tracks aside, the songs on Fear Inoculum all clock in … Continue reading Tool – Fear Inoculum Review
Astrid S first caught attention with her hit single “Breathe” in 2017; a catchy pop song that borders on the EDM spectrum of music. With “Breathe”, Astrid S offered top-shelf production, great vocals that hardly seem overly manufactured in production / auto-tuned if at all, and lyric writing at a higher level than the typical … Continue reading Astrid S – Trust Issues Review
You're going to see (or have seen) a lot of hot takes about this album in the coming weeks. Lots of early calls for album of the year/decade. Lots of comparisons to Code Orange and their 2017 landmark album Forever. And lots of phrases like "genre-defining", "bar raising", and "the future of metal/metalcore/metallic harcore". In … Continue reading Knocked Loose – A Different Shade of Blue Review
Don't call it a comeback... because it's the album after the EP after the comeback. Ride was the last of the Big Three of 90's shoegaze (the other being My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, if that wasn't already obvious) to have a comeback album with 2017's Weather Diaries. The album saw the band mix their … Continue reading Ride – This Is Not A Safe Place Review
Metal isn't known for collaborations. Perhaps the most common example of collaborations is supergroups, but those fall flat more often than not. Features are becoming more common these days, but still aren't as prevalent as in other genres like hip hop. But what we have here is neither of these. Although very different sonically, this … Continue reading Curse These Metal Hands (Pijn & Conjurer collab) Review
Egor Lappo has wasted no time at all since the release of his debut album Way Without Light in 2018. Lappo is a guitar wizard hailing from Saint Petersburg, Russia who is continuing on a journey through all things prog with his second album Azimuth. As a new decade creeps around the corner, we find … Continue reading Egor Lappo – Azimuth Review
Torche are back again with their first album in a little over 4 years! The band has pioneered this unique blend of sludge/doom metal and major keys, harmony, and hooks. And while there have been several great releases so far this year in a similar happy-meets-metal vein, my anticipation for this Torche release could not … Continue reading Torche – Admission Review
