2025
The Best Things We Heard in February
February was a bit of an odd duck from where I sit: two relatively weak release Fridays sandwiched between two particularly great ones. We got a new album from Dream Theater with Portnoy back in […]
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2025
The Best Things We Heard in January
Written by Kep, Kirk, and Ellis It’s a new year, and with the new year we’ve got a new monthly article for you, dear reader. Each month some of our writers will each choose an […]
2025
EP Review: Slaughtersun – “Black Marrow” (Death Metal)
Written by Kirk Slaughtersun – Black Marrow> Death metal> New Jersey, US> Released January 10> Independent/self-release New years are all about exploring new things, right? And while 2025 has started off a bit more like a […]
2025
Album Review: Am I in Trouble? – “Spectrum” (Avant-garde Black Metal)
Written by Kirk Am I in Trouble? — Spectrum> Avant-garde post-black metal> New Jersey, US> Released January 3> Independent/self-release Before you ask, the answer is no, Am I in Trouble? is not a pop punk […]
2024
Kep’s Best of 2024
Written by Kep Welcome in, folks! This year, I decided to mix things up in the interest of shouting out the maximum amount of albums that deserve it: rather than a standard ordered list, I’m […]
2024
Nifty November
Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk After a bit of a break from our usual monthly roundups, we’re back again for the last one of the year. November was packed to the gills with good […]
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Album Review: Bedsore – “Dreaming the Strife for Love” (Progressive Death Metal)
Written by Kep Bedsore – Dreaming the Strife for Love> Progressive death metal> Italy> Releasing November 29> 20 Buck Spin Do you listen to “progressive” death metal and find yourself thinking, “That’s great, but I wish this […]
2024
Album Review: Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity (Symphonic Power Metal)
Written by Kep Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity> Symphonic power metal> UK> Releasing November 22> Scarlet Records I know what you’re thinking: why in the hell is the death metal guy from Noob Heavy writing a […]
2024
Album Review: Molder – “Catastrophic Reconfiguration” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration> Death metal> Illinois, US> Releasing November 8> Prosthetic Records A little over two years ago I wrote the following about Molder’s sophomore LP Engrossed in Decay “You know how sometimes you see […]
2024
Album Review: Witnesses – “Joy” (Post-doom Metal)
Written by Kirk Witnesses – Joy> Atmospheric post-doom> New York, US> Releasing November 8> Independent/self-release When talking about doom metal, it’s almost impossible to do so without talking about riffs. I don’t care if you’re […]