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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Blessed Black Look to the Future With “La Brea”

Eden Kupermintz
February 25, 2021
Premieres
Back in early 2020 (yes, in the Before Times), I told you about Blessed Black. There, I recounted how the band was a double pleasure: not only is their brand of no-holds-barred stoner metal just what I love, i... Read More...

Maps of Meaning – Michael Moorcock

Eden Kupermintz
July 21, 2020
Deep Dive, Features
When I wrote the introduction to the first entry in the Maps of Meaning column, I used the word "monthly". Well, it has been two years plus a few days and I am now sitting down to write the second installment ... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 1/17/20

Scott Murphy
January 17, 2020
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Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Blessed Black Serve Hell With “Arioch’s Bargain”

Eden Kupermintz
January 7, 2020
Premieres
Folks, it is my pleasure to announce that it is now time to riff. Not only is it time to riff, it is also time for a Michael Moorcock reference, that most illustrious of metal's many literary sources. You see,... Read More...

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  • Moon Tooth – Phototroph

    Eden Kupermintz
    May 5, 2022
    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

    Eden Kupermintz
    May 5, 2022
    Back in 2016, I first heard Path of Might's "Mountain of Flowers & Fruit", from their self-titled release, and I wa... Read More...

  • Atoll – Prepuce

    Bridget Hughes
    May 5, 2022
    A friend recently asked me a baffling question: Is Nicolas Cage a good actor? It’s a seemingly simple inquiry, right... Read More...

  • Eight Bells – Legacy of Ruin

    Eden Kupermintz
    April 7, 2022
    Legacy of Ruin very much continues Eight Bells' style of ethereal, haunting doom but splices it with more dynamic and muscular riffs, drums, and vocals for a new, and markedly improved, version of the band's sound. It is still an album to sink into to be sure, but it also affords the listener with more footholds on their way down.