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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: It’s Time To Get Groovy and Jazzy With Autocatalytica’s “Cheggo”

September 24, 2020

It's been a while since I have seen an album name as appropriate as Autocatalytica's upcoming Powerclashing Maximalism. This is an album that's just on all the time; at its core, it is a progressive metal work... Read More...

Titan to Tachyons – Cactides

Scott Murphy

July 30, 2020

Reviews

Sometimes, the only soundtrack for my present moment is an album that can do all the talking. By that, I mean the kind of records full of dense jams that are effortless to vibe along to, especially since each ... Read More...

Dysrhythmia – Terminal Threshold

Scott Murphy

October 4, 2019

Reviews

The best part about bands with a completely unique identity is the way they not only differentiate themselves from other groups, but from their own sound with each subsequent release. This trait applies direct... Read More...

Detach the Islands – The Burden to Become Fact

Matt MacLennan

July 23, 2019

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This is one of those reviews were there could be a hundred different bands tagged for the sake of comparison and a hundred different genres stuck in for SEO purposes too. Detach The Islands' debut record, The B... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Freighter!

Eden Kupermintz

July 22, 2019

Listen To This!

Many bands would like to claim to be wild. There's something inherently attractive about savageness, especially in metal. But very few bands actually feel unleashed, regardless of the states of mind that might... Read More...

Pound – ••

Scott Murphy

May 28, 2019

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As a music critic, I've always strived to go beyond curation by attempting to contextualize the artists and albums I review. Of course, finding and recommending noteworthy new music is still an important part ... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Noise Trail Immersion Lament “The Empty Earth I”

Matt MacLennan

October 17, 2018

Premieres

The extreme end of math metal is without a doubt one of the most interesting areas of heavy music right now. Fans of chaos and digital hellscapes have been spoiled with releases from bands like Frontierer, Coma... Read More...

The Aftermath – Vermine

Jonathan Adams

June 25, 2018

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Nuclear explosion footage is a fascinating and horrifying historical artifact: A massive mushroom cloud, houses within the blast radius being completely vaporized, unconscionable heat melting down everything in... Read More...

Pyrrhon – What Passes For Survival

Simon Handmaker

August 2, 2017

Reviews

One of the main narratives of 2017 on our end has been the glut of highly experimental extreme metal releases pushing the limits of what was previously thought possible within the genre. Dodecahedron took the a... Read More...

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