Review: SALQIU – Pariah
While maybe unpalatable to first-time listeners, Pariah unfurls into a beautiful tapestry of avant-garde black metal with repeated listens.
Review: Dusk Chapel – Astrophysics And Abnormal Activities
A complex and intricate release, Dusk Chapel’s Astrophysics And Abnormal Activities finds its place firmly among established names in the genre.
Review: Spektrvm – Blood for Heaven
An alternative metal LP with some potential, but marred by tacked on progressive elements
Review: Ashenspire – Hostile Architecture
The anger of the wealth inequality gap personified.
Review: Gates to the Morning – Walk Between Worlds
An acoustic take on post-black metal that feels like the promise of spring breaking the grip of eternal winter.
Reports from the Underground: Halfway Through 2022
A run down of 18 of our favorite albums through the first half of the year.
Review: Regressor – Crescent Spoon
Guitarist and producer Joseph Stevenson of StarSystems branches out with the debut of a new, jazzier solo project.
Review: Birth – Born
Open your chakras for Birth’s debut album.
Review: Marlugubre – Maladie
Have you ever wondered what a band trying their hardest to emulate 90s Opeth would sound like?
Review: Bonus – Disyuntiva
Power metal with harsh vocals just doesn’t work too well, but Disyuntiva is a fun album from a new band.