Elsewhere on this month's Missive (spoiler, Editors' Picks), you'll find a few hundred words of me gushing about Tómarúm's Ash In Realms of Stone Icons so I won't waste your time here by re-telling the fac... Read More...
What a month! May had a lot to offer: the latest hip-hop opus from Kendrick Lamar, progressive black metal from Luminous Vault and Tómarúm, the core of Radiohead stepping out on their own as The Smile, an wort... Read More...
The late Spring heat is upon us in Middle America. Trees and flowers have bloomed. Grass needs perpetual cutting. People are out walking their dogs all hours of the day. It’s “social season” and I can’t stand ... Read More...
Often times, hype is nothing more than that, a certain incestuous feeding frenzy created from the proximity inside the metal community. The problem is that sometimes the hype is justified and so we risk throwi... Read More...
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...