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July Gems

August 1, 2024 Kep

Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk After a little break in June for our midyear Best of 2024 lists, we’re back again with another monthly roundup. July was PACKED with good shit, some of which […]

Album Premiere: Ashenheart – “Faded Gold”

July 17, 2024 Westin

Today we’re happy to partner with Ashenheart and Syrup Moose Records to bring you the premiere of Faded Gold, Ashenheart‘s debut record, which is out this Friday! Read on for a quick to introduction to […]

The Best of 2024…So Far

July 3, 2024 Kep

Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Espi Kvlt Welcome to the midpoint of 2024! This year we’re mixing it up, and instead of a June release roundup, we’re doing individual quick-hit best album lists. […]

May Mindblowers

June 6, 2024 Kep

Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk I’m gonna be honest with you all. May felt a little weak for me personally, musically speaking. I was busy as hell at the ol’ day job, but that […]

April Aces

May 7, 2024 Kep

Written by Westin, Ellis, Kep, and Kirk The months keep flying by and the quality releases keep stacking up. The world may be a mess (and the editor’s life may be hectic as all hell […]

Album Review: Hekseblad – “Kaer Morhen” (Melodic Black Metal)

April 15, 2024 Westin

Written by Westin Hekseblad – Kaer Morhen> Melodic black metal> Michigan/Massachusetts, US> Releasing April 19> Hypnotic Dirge Records “Punk is dead” is a common refrain that’s so ingrained in music that it’s become memetic. It’s […]

Mad, Mad March

April 4, 2024 Kep

Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, and Kirk March felt like the first truly packed month of 2024 as far as releases go, as we were swamped by a tidal wave of Extremely Good Shit. We […]

Album Review: Protosequence – “Bestiary” (Technical Death Metal/Deathcore)

April 2, 2024 Westin

Written by Westin Protosequence – Bestiary> Technical death metal/deathcore> Canada> Releasing April 5> Lacerated Enemy Records It’s been a while since my last review – anyone who follows me on Twitter knows I’d been doing […]

February Finds

March 2, 2024 Kep

Written by Westin, Ellis, Kep, and Kirk Well friends, February is over and March has arrived. The neverending trudge of time carries on heedless of our protests and priorities. Each day brings us yet another […]

January Gems

February 2, 2024 Kep

Written by Kep, Kirk, Westin, Rae-Aila, and Ellis Well would you look at that: not only is 2024 well underway, but a whole damn month is done already. And with one month down, that means […]