Hi, what are you looking for?
By Ben Apatoff From the moment that "Forced to Rock" introduces Virginia tech-death upstarts ARSIS' new album with a piercing series of bended notes,...
There’s something that can be great about bands that have very few members. The route to what the artist’s interpretation can be easily portrayed....
Throne of Katarsis isn't for the impatient. On the Norwegian band's debut full-length, An Eternal Dark Horizon, it unfolds five songs over 55 minutes. ...
Okay, I know this is a little late, but whateva you are getting it now. On October 29th I saw one of the most...
"You’ll surely find Charcoal Grace to be a deeply impressive and thoughtful journey from one of today’s greatest genre torchbearers."
"Let the Truth Speak is a magnificent journey ripe with philosophical weight and creative wonderment."
"Gorgeous, thought-provoking, cerebral, fashionable, and rewarding."
"If In Exile proves anything, it’s that 1476 will remain a band deserving of attention whenever they drop new music."
"However anyone one tries to categorize them, no one does it quite like Elder."
"There are a lot of bands that exemplify relief in their art but only few express catharsis at the level of Portugal's Gaerea."
If microtonal black metal becomes a micro-genre, it's fair to speculate that Scarcity will become one of the micro-scene's micro-gateway bands.
"Conjurer has deepened Mire’s frenetic violence with immersive menace."
"Parrhesia is an extremely enjoyable and exemplary—if also fairly familiar—addition to Animals as Leaders' catalog."
"It's raw, yet unabashedly refined at the same time. Frankly, this might be Lock Up's best recorded work in their twenty plus years of...
"Moonflowers is less expansive and unpredictable than its predecessor, yes, but it's also more focused and selective. In other words, it feels more poised...
"Hushed and Grim is the most mature, demanding, and emotionally resonant journey of Mastodon's career."
"However, while accessible, Silence/Motion takes a much darker turn from previous works and merits multiple listens to fully encapsulate the power held in the...
A View from the Top of the World is a promising glimpse into Dream Theater's possible future revitalization.
Even if the additional four tracks are mostly negligible, they do just enough to warrant their place and make this expanded reissue of The...
A Whisp of the Atlantic is a testament to the benefits of quality of quantity, as it never outstays its welcome because it accomplishes...
Sólstafir brings its massive arrangements and rustic grit to notably accessible territory, rounded off by some callbacks to a savage past.
The Portland, Maine band delivers a strong effort on their new album.
By no means flawless, Alter Ego improves upon Темна Маса in every way, giving listeners a more expansive, developed, and sustained experience.