Urzah- A Tranquil Void (Album Review)

June 23, 2026

A Tranquil Void
by Urzah

Lex Legion- Lex Legion (Album Review)

June 19, 2026

Lex Legion
by Lex Legion

Warning- Rituals of Shame (Album Review)

June 18, 2026

Rituals of Shame
by Warning

Genghis Tron- Signal Fire (Album Review)

June 16, 2026

Signal Fire
by Genghis Tron

Reviews

Hammok- When Does This Place Become Our Scene (Album Review) June 11, 2026

When Does This Place Become Our Scene
by Hammok

Norwegian trio Hammok may have emerged from the countrys hardcore and post hardcore scenes, but it has been clear from their earliest releases that their influences ran a lot deeper than the norm for these genres. On both their EPs and 2024 full length Look How Long Lasting Everything Is Moving Forw...

Jungle Rot- Cruel Face of War (Album Review) June 8, 2026

Cruel Face of War
by Jungle Rot

Jungle Rot is one of those bands that dont get mentioned quite as much as some of the earlier US death metal artists, but at just shy of thirty-five years since their formation theres a lot to be said for the consistency theyve brought from album to album. Their core approach has been one that is or...

Slift- Fantasia (Album Review) June 4, 2026

Fantasia
by Slift

Within the realms of psychedelic rock and adjacent genres, French trio Slift has been one of the most interesting bands to follow over the past decade. Their earlier material fell somewhere between psychedelic rock, garage rock, and space rock while having some nods to the crunchier stoner and deser...

Crown Lands- Apocalypse (Album Review) June 2, 2026

Apocalypse (2026)
by Crown Lands

Over the years there have been a handful of newer bands that have really nailed the sound and aesthetic of influential hard rock and prog from decades past. Greta Van Fleet and their take on the Led Zeppelin sound has certainly been one of the more prominent examples, but Canadian duo Crown Lands ha...

Elder- Through Zero (Album Review) May 29, 2026

Through Zero
by Elder

Elders transformation over the past decade has been exciting to follow, as while they may have started off on a more traditional doom and stoner metal path before branching out significantly into prog, psychedelic, and even space rock territory. Since 2017s Reflections of a Floating World each album...

David Eugene Edwards- Mercurial Silence (Album Review) May 21, 2026

Mercurial Silence
by David Eugene Edwards

Whether youve spent time with 16 Horsepower or Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards music has always stood out due to his fiery delivery style and the sheer amount of ground that each project covered. Always deeply spiritual, works from 16 Horsepower and early Wovenhand offered up striking gothic country...

This is Hell- Born Suspicious (EP Review) May 15, 2026

Born Suspicious
by This is Hell

If you followed hardcore and melodic hardcore in the early to mid-2000s, chances are good you came across either the debut or sophomore full length from New York based This is Hell. Sundowning and Misfortunes struck that fine balance between hardcores aggression, infectious melodies, and anthemic ve...

Lorn- Searing Blood (Album Review) May 14, 2026

Searing Blood
by Lorn

Italian black metal band Lorn has gone through an interesting transformation since their founding in 1999, as their earlier efforts explored more of a traditional second-wave sound but by 2013s Subconscious Metamorphosis things had shifted to a denser and dissonant sound. 2017s Arrayed Claws was my ...

We Follow the Earth- Foamdrinker (Album Review) May 12, 2026

Foamdrinker
by We Follow the Earth

North Carolina based We Follow the Earth has only been putting out music for a couple years now, but theyve maintained a steady pace of releases and each one has continued to expand the groups musical approach. Initially formed as a solo project by Matthew Crotts, by the time Extinct came out in 202...

Darkthrone- Pre-Historic Metal (Album Review) May 12, 2026

Pre-Historic Metal
by Darkthrone

Darkthrones output over the past thirty-five years has made them a metal institution, and with new material often coming out every other year they show no signs of slowing down. While they may be best known to most metal listeners for their role in shaping black metal in the 90s, those that have kep...

Lago- Vigil (Album Review) May 11, 2026

Vigil
by Lago

Phoenix based Lago made an impact throughout the 2010s with their dense and dissonant take on death metal that felt like equal amounts of Immolation and Morbid Angel fused with quite a bit of other elements. Following 2018s Sea of Duress the band would be quiet on the studio front for quite some tim...

Karmanjakah- Diamond Morning (Album Review) May 6, 2026

Diamond Morning
by Karmanjakah

Sweden has had a considerable amount of talent emerge in the progressive metal space over the past decade and a half, with some acts like Vildhjarta even creating their own sub-genres. Stockholm based Karmanjakah has been putting their own spin on things since their self-titled EP in 2016, but while...

Venom- Into Oblivion (Album Review) May 4, 2026

Into Oblivion
by Venom

Venoms legacy on metal is undeniable, but like many bands with a forty-five year plus history theyve had plenty of lineup shifts and offshoots. One of the first major shifts was brought about by Cronos departure following 1987s Calm Before the Storm, which resulted in a three-album run with Demoliti...

Spell- Wretched Heart (Album Review) May 1, 2026

Wretched Heart
by Spell

Canadian heavy metal band Spell has been one of the more exciting in the genre to follow over the past decade, as their sound has morphed from album to album in interesting ways. Whether it was jumping into 70s hard rock and prog for a bit to the more gothic leaning flourishes of 2022s Tragic Magic,...

Crobot- Supermoon (Album Review) April 29, 2026

Supermoon
by Crobot

Crobot has been one of the more consistent bands in the hard rock space over the past fifteen years. Where their earlier material had a noticeably bluesy swagger and even some funk elements, in more recent years things took on a darker tone and even a bit of a metallic slant. 2024s Obsidian represen...

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