Devin Townsend- The Moth (Album Review) July 1, 2026

The Moth
by Devin Townsend

Over the years Devin Townsend has remained one of the true experimenters within the worlds of progressive metal and rock, and each time he releases something listeners are never quite sure what theyre going to get. If youve explored a significant amount of his back catalog there are key elements tha...

Junius- Sotera (Album Review) June 30, 2026

Sotera
by Junius

Junius is one of those bands that has always been hard to pin down into specific boxes, as even early on their sound encompassed so many different elements. Originally formed in 2000 as Dedspace before changing over to Junius in 2003, their earliest works had this intriguing sound that felt like alt...

100 Demons- Embrace The Black Light (Album Review) June 25, 2026

Embrace the Black Light
by 100 Demons

One thing that has become clear throughout the 2020s is that as long as a good portion of a bands lineup is still alive, a reunion is never truly off the table. So many artists in a wide range of genres have returned in this decade after twenty or more years of inactivity, and this has been especial...

Nargaroth- Apocalyptic Steel (Album Review) June 24, 2026

Apocalyptic Steel
by Nargaroth

Nargaroth celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, and while the German black metal bands output has been few and far between compared to in the early days founder Ash has kept busy with live performances throughout South/Central America and other parts of the world. While the groups earlier ...

Urzah- A Tranquil Void (Album Review) June 23, 2026

A Tranquil Void
by Urzah

UK based Urzah has been steadily building a name for themselves over the past six years, and their particular blend of sludge with post metal gave listeners just as many pummeling grooves as it did expansive atmosphere. 2024s The Scorching Gaze showcased a band that really understood both the aggres...

Lex Legion- Lex Legion (Album Review) June 19, 2026

Lex Legion
by Lex Legion

Lex Legion is one of those supergroups that seemed to emerge out of nowhere when their first single dropped, but things have been in the works for just shy of two decades. While the supergroup designation doesnt always carry as much weight depending on the bands its members came from, there was plen...

Warning- Rituals of Shame (Album Review) June 18, 2026

Rituals of Shame
by Warning

Warnings studio output may be small, but the amount of impact it has had on listeners is significant. The Strength to Dream and the earlier demos felt a bit more in the traditional doom space, with vocalist Patrick Walker hitting some pitches that sounded quite close to Ozzy. But by 2006s Watching f...

Genghis Tron- Signal Fire (Album Review) June 16, 2026

Signal Fire
by Genghis Tron

When Genghis Tron returned in 2021 following a thirteen-year absence, it wasnt in the form many long time fans may have been expecting. The groups third full length Dream Weapon brought a new lineup alongside founding members Hamilton Jordan and Michael Sochynsky and shifted things towards a spacey ...

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...
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