West Coast trio Sloucher have bounced onto the indie rock circuit with their debut EP Certainty. Sloucher, consisting of Jay Clancy on guitar/vocals, Kyle Musselwhite on guitar, and Jack Hamrick on drums, appear to have created this project as a means of testing themselves and hopefully move forward as musicians. …
Read More »Album Review: Late Night Fights-Jousthouse
With their debut album Jousthouse, Minneapolis trio Late Night Fights are hoping to craft a name for themselves in the modern hard rock scene. For this project, the band have aimed to encapsulate the grittiness of grunge while also giving their music a more relevant approach in order to catch …
Read More »Album Review: Burning Point -The Blaze
Finnish metal act Burning Point have returned with another full length record, The Blaze, to add to their growing collection of releases that date back to the early 2000’s. With heavy influences from the more classic metal eras like the 1970’s-80’s, Burning Point are known for their purist hard rock …
Read More »Album Review: Galactic Pegasus – Phantom of the Hill
Hailing from British Columbia Canada, metalcore quartet Galactic Pegasus are looking to make a big splash in the music scene with their first full length release, Phantom of the Hill. Having been formed just back in 2012, Galactic Pegasus are still in the process of climbing the rankings of metal …
Read More »Album Review: Brine – Kill the Ill
Post-punk revival band, Brine, have jumped onto the music scene with their full length debut, Kill the Ill. While their roots remain heavily in post-punk, Brine have developed a project that combines a hefty amount of influences throughout its productions, which is sure to please a wide variety of listeners. …
Read More »EP Review: Sirens Over Sumeria – Omelas
With their self-titled full length debut making its mark last year, progressive metal quartet Sirens Over Sumeria have made a quick return with the EP Omelas. The band’s debut was impressively ambitious and offered a substantial amount of promise for their future. With Sirens of Sumeria making such a quick …
Read More »Track Review: Feyer – I Just Don’t Know
For his debut single, synthpop artist Feyer delivers with the creative “I Just Don’t Know.” Before this track’s release, Feyer has mainly focused on various covers including the likes of John Lennon and David Bowie, and while Feyer admittedly did a nice job of producing these renditions, it is undoubtedly …
Read More »Album Review: Starchitect – Shift
Ukrainian metal act Starchitect have began making a name for themselves in the recent prog metal scene and their latest release, Shift, is a good indicator as to why. On the surface, Starchitect might come across as a run of the mill progressive rock group whose sound mainly consists of …
Read More »Album Review: The World to Come – The Cartesian
With their latest release, The Cartesian, progressive metalcore outfit The World to Come demonstrate a fascinating focus on ruthless grit combined with airy tone. The band takes clear inspiration from multiple genres including grindcore, prog rock, mathcore, and copious other styles which has given them a distinct sound that is …
Read More »Track Review: Atlas Will Sound – Drop Terrorist
Hailing from Boston, Massachusettes, hard rock quartet Atlas Will Sound might not be household names just yet, though their young career is just getting started and they have already established themselves as a band to keep an eye on. Founding members Johnny Bevilacqua and Than Morse have been performing separately …
Read More »Album Review: Opeth – Sorceress
Progressive metal outfit Opeth have put together one of the most impressive resumes in modern hard rock. With absolute essentials like Blackwater Park, Deliverance, and Damnation, Opeth have gained notoriety for their blend of death metal, black metal, progressive rock, folk, and many other styles of music along the way. …
Read More »Album Review: Beach Slang – A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
After an incredibly impressive debut with 2014’s The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us, Philadelphia-based trio Beach Slang have already gained an impressive following in the indie rock circuit, and their latest release A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings continues to prove that the band, consisting …
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