Source – Totality
Whilst Progressive Metal is an overcrowded scene, it is undeniable that there is a depth and range within its ranks of late, arguably the most it has ever showcased. New soundscapes and directions are...
View ArticleKings Destroy – Fantasma Nera
Pure Rock music has undergone somewhat of a revival of fortune in recent years. Not only have the old guard of legends remained strong and as popular as ever, but a slew of younger talent have held the...
View ArticleEnisum – Moth’s Illusion
When you think of thriving underground metal scenes, Italy may not be the first place that springs to mind; but it is one that is criminally overlooked and that in recent years has become a hotspot for...
View ArticleVltimas – Something Wicked Marches In
The term Supergroup is often used to describe any band consisting of musicians from other acts and thus disappointing when it ends up lacking household names, or consisting of dream groupings who do...
View ArticleAisles – Hawaii
It was in 2013 and across the next couple of years that Chilean proggers Aisles would all of a sudden hit the radars of the wider Prog community with an impact with their third album 4:45am (Presagio...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Monuments – In Stasis
In the four years since their last album release, change has once again been a huge factor for Monuments, in terms of the band themselves and their peers around them. With the change of vocalist Andy...
View ArticleEP REVIEW: Heriot – Profound Morality
With very little in the way of recorded music released prior to this release but notably a swathe of well received and high profile support slots including recently with Rolo Tomassi; UK metallic...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Harbinger – A Letter To Anguish – Self-Released
In UK underground metal circles, Harbinger is a name that seems to have been around for a considerable time. Regular gig-goers will more than likely have come across them (intentionally or not, as...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Ianai – Sunir
With almost nothing revealed about their identity, singer Elitha Treveniel is an enigmatic presence in the contemporary world where true mystery is hard to maintain. As the main songwriter/vocalist for...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Coheed & Cambria – Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind
After a brief hiatus from the overarching conceptual narrative that their previous catalogue followed, 2018’s Vaxis- Act 1: Unheavenly Creatures saw Coheed & Cambria make a welcome return to The...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Opponent – Sentinel
Openly born from adverse circumstances, Seattle’s Opponent is the brainchild of guitarist and vocalist Andy Maier. Following the news of Maier’s father’s cancer diagnosis, Maier set the precedent to...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Psycroptic – Divine Council
In the two (plus!) decades since their inception, it seems that Tasmanian death metallers Psycroptic have simultaneously had their plaudits and yet also feel like an underrated act, especially...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Soilwork –Övergivenheten
Whilst being long-term veterans and a pinnacle force of Swedish melodic death metal, recent years have shown to be quite a turning point for Soilwork. 2019’s Verkligheten was arguably both the band’s...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Oceans Ate Alaska – Disparity
Following on from two initial releases (including the particularly realised for the time Hikari), Oceans Ate Alaska in 2017 were a young band who had quickly shown huge levels of promise for bigger...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Destrage – SO MUCH. too much.
The years have been certainly eventful globally since the last Destrage full-length, 2019’s The Chosen One (Metal Blade). Somewhat eventful. Whilst no one at this stage really needs further reminders...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Stake – Love, Death and Decay
The concepts and the all too real, bleak experiences of mental hardships and loss of loved ones will be well known to many people and additionally to many people we know. For Stake, these have been...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Polyphia – Remember That You Will Die
Since their inception in 2010, Polyphia have proven to be an ever-moving entity; one that is hugely (and purposefully) hard to pigeonhole, even across the duration of each album. Armed with potent...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Constellatia – Magisterial Romance
A core facet of the human experience is that of compelling, powerful emotions. About how within our busy lives, halting for a moment can bring with it overwhelming feelings; positive or negative, and...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Elyose – Déviante
It has been five years since the last full length from French Industrialists Elyose, a period of time that has seen significant change for them. Following on from their previous full-length...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Entheos – Time Will Take Us All
It seems to be an increasingly common event in today’s turbulent music scene that bands see departures in their ranks; whether this subsequently derails the band completely or becomes a benefit. For...
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