We’ve talked a lot about the fine and gentle art of debut albums this year, touching on some good solutions to that problem and some lacking in flair and subtlety. However, most debut albums are neither brilliant or terrible but are rather perfectly acceptable pieces of music, containing plenty of…
We’ve already told you numerous times about Outrun the Sunlight and their upcoming album, Terrapin, and we regret nothing: this is one of the best instrumental releases of the year. The fusion of jazz, metalcore and post-rock is one of the smoothest we’ve ever seen and any fan of intelligent, well composed music…
Thrash-turned-power metal legends Blind Guardian are back at it once again, giving us just a bit more than a taste this time of their upcoming album, Beyond the Red Mirror. A full-fledged sequel to their 1995 album Imaginations From the Other Side, the new record is due out on January…
HUHUHUHUHUUUU~ Pirate-themed Scots Alestorm are embarking on a tour next year. Not just any tour, but a self-branded tour called Alestorm’s Piratefest America MMXV (that’s 2015 for those who don’t know their Roman numerals). As part of the seafaring crew, Swashbuckle, The Dread Crew of Oddwood, and Rainbowdragoneyes will also…
Seems like some very rare Cloudkicker merchandise has surfaced during a move! The man behind the project, Ben Sharp, posted about the discovery (heh heh) today on the official blog. We moved from Columbus to Pittsburgh three weeks ago and during the process I found some merch that I’ve just…
Breakcore/metalcore/whatevercore band iwrestledabearonce are known for their goofy antics and overall persona. So when I heard a video announcing their signing to Artery Records and a new album had emerged, I thought I knew what to expect. I was only sort of wrong. The details: the band will release an album sometime…
Despite their sizable fanbase (for death metal standards) and acclaim, The Faceless have been wrought with lineup woes since their inception. With each new album cycle comes a new batch of musicians centered around sole remaining founding member Michael Keene (guitars, vocals), and it appears that this time around is…
I know, I know. There have been many fakes before. But hear me out. This artwork recently surfaced as a purported artwork for the famed elusive tech death act Necrophagist. Naturally, I did some digging in order to research the veracity of this information, and believe it or not, there’s…