2023
Awegust Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, and Kirk August was a pretty light month as far as releases goes, especially compared to the seven months of 2023 that preceded it. Or at least it was until August […]
Not Metal
2023
Split Review: AAWKS / Aiwass – “The Eastern Scrolls” (Psychedelic Stoner Doom/Rock)
Written by Westin and Kirk AAWKS / Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls > Psychedelic stoner doom > Ontario, Canada / Texas, US > Releasing August 25 > Black Throne Productions Westin: I regularly come […]
2023
Album Review: Helena Ford – “Therapy Goals” (Ambient/Drone/Neo-classical)
Written by Kirk Helena Ford – Therapy Goals> Ambient/drone/experimental/neo-classical/noise> Illinois, US> Released July 21> Independent/self-release There is a fairly healthy portion of the metal community that likes to make fun of bands like Sunn O))). […]
2023
Album Review: Flight – “Echoes of Journeys Past” (70s Rock/Proto-metal)
Written by Westin Flight – Echoes of Journeys Past> ’70s rock/proto-metal> Norway> Releases July 28> Dying Victims Productions As you can regularly hear me argue on Twitter, I firmly believe that the best time for […]
2023
Album Review: Whettman Chelmets – “Koppen” (Ambient/Drone/Noise)
Written by Kirk Whettman Chelmets – Koppen> Ambient/drone/noise> Oklahoma, US> Releasing July 7> Strategic Tape Reserve What do you know about noise rock? In the grand scheme of the wide world of heavy music, noise […]
2023
2023
Album Review: All Men Unto Me – “In Chemical Transit” (Avant-garde)
Written by Kep All Men Unto Me – In Chemical Transit> Avant-garde> Scotland, UK> Releasing June 29> Independent/self-release Change is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Whether it’s as exciting as adopting a new pet, as […]
2022
Exhumed, Reviewed, Renewed: quannnic’s kenopsia
Written by Rae-Aila quannnic – kenopsia> Alt metal/shoegaze/indietronica> Released February 28, 2022> deadAir Records The internet music landscape moves quickly, often in no exact direction. With the rise of algorithm-heavy apps like TikTok that drop […]
2023
Album Review: Arcana Collective – “Atlas Lost | Act I: The Long Sleep” (Space Rock)
Written by Valkyrjiaa Arcana Collective – Atlas Lost | Act I: The Long Sleep> Space rock opera> Alberta, Canada> Released February 1> Wormholedeath On an endless journey through starry sky and somber music, Arcana Collective […]
2023
A⁺pril Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Kirk, and Ellis Here we are again, folks, another month of 2023 is in the books. We wrote about a ton of killer April music already, but there are some things […]