Ithaca – They Fear Us
They Fear Us is glammed up and sure of itself, flaunting its bittersweet revelations and patriarchal eviscerations with precision and style. It's everything you could ask for from a follow-up to an already stellar debut.
Chat Pile – God’s Country
Oklahoma City's Chat Pile crept up from the underground to the greater hardcore consciousness with a pair of EPs in 2019, introducing them and their sludgy take on noise rock and post-punk to the world. At tha... Read More...
Imperial Triumphant – Spirit of Ecstasy
Spirit of Ecstasy feels as though it has a broader sense of purpose and (forgive me) triumphant spirit that Alphaville never quite reached, in hindsight. Listeners know what they're signing up for at this point in the band's discography, and Spirit of Ecstasy should leave absolutely nobody dissatisfied. You're getting what you want, and that's the ultimate Imperial Triumphant record; glorious, depraved, and weird as hell, and they're better at it than ever.
Ashenspire – Hostile Architecture
My investigation into what exactly makes avant-garde music is one of the most fragmented threads running through my history with Heavy Blog. This is because the genre, if we can even call it that, is fragmente... Read More...
Wake – Thought Form Descent
Once upon a time, Calgary, Alberta's Wake were a visceral and unapologetic grindcore act. We can reach as far back to 2011 and hear decimating two-minute barnburners recorded with Colin Marston that appear on ... Read More...
Coheed & Cambria – Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind
New Jersey post-hardcore turned prog-infused pop punk giants Coheed & Cambria need no introduction at this point in their career, but for the sake of formality, this outfit, lead by guitarist, singer, and ... Read More...
Artificial Brain – Artificial Brain
“In space no one can hear you scream” read the tagline for Ridley Scott’s Alien, as imposing as it was concise. Decades later, the tagline remains one of the most succinct expressions of how the infinite possi... Read More...
Astronoid – Radiant Bloom
Established in 2012, Massachusetts-based at Astronoid built a cult following within a pocket of the prog metal community for their so-called "dream thrash" blending of genres by the time their 2016 full length... Read More...
Moon Tooth – Phototroph
By now, Moon Tooth have garnered themselves quite a following in the progressive metal spaces. This is no accident; the scene is hungry for the kind of upbeat and unrestrained music that Moon Tooth is creating. Good news then: Phototroph is by far the band’s most energetic and “poppy” release, and I mean that in the best way possible.
Path of Might – Deep Chrome
Back in 2016, I first heard Path of Might's "Mountain of Flowers & Fruit", from their self-titled release, and I was instantly in love. Something about that groove fit the track name so well, filled with t... Read More...