Alborn is an emerging quartet based in Sterling, Illinois. Releasing their debut EP, Impairative, five months into the pandemic, the band’s brand of brooding nu metal melodies and grunge-influenced harmonies managed an impact despite rapidly changing times. Now armed with a solid follow-up single, “Push”, out since last week, and …

Zach Waters is a singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Forming the Zach Waters Band in 2016, the musician found his footing as a solo artist in blues-oriented spaces. By 2022, he’d switch to a hard rock sound, and simultaneously shorten the band’s name to ZWB to reflect a more …

Unaligned is a technical death metal band led by vocalist Andrew Guia and guitarist/bassist Taylor Tidwell. While the two Florida-based musicians formed the band during the 2020 pandemic, their work ethic and creativity especially surged. The resulting effort was their debut album, Inner Dimensions, released in April of 2022, a …

Back in October, Filipino outfit The Ballsbreakers released Life In The Tundra, the much-anticipated follow-up to their 2019 debut, Songs For Fredo (which made our top-ten list that year). With a wholly revamped sound and lineup, they continue along their traditionally meaty, introspective, and indeed, balls-breaking, approach. Following Life In …

The Hate Club is a dark metal project led by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Alex Poe. Born in Kyiv, Ukraine and currently based in Los Angeles, California, Poe has gained traction through his recordings, as well as touring with a full band around the United States and Europe, since forming …

Dymbur is an Indian experimental metal sextet based in Shillong. Since forming in 2011, they’ve changed lineups and simultaneously facilitated clear stylistic growth. The band would spend time revamping their sound to include influences of Khasi Thraat folk, a traditional style created by the Khasi tribe, who populate the state …

Savannah, Georgia collective Them Damn Kings is gaining serious traction with their debut album, Rise Up, which has been warmly received by way of review coverage and consistent presence on American metal radio since its release this past September. Cemented by singer/multi-instrumentalist Jef Rhodes and drummer Ryan Folden, the band …

The Moon City Masters are composed of multifaced twin brothers Jordan and Talor Steinberg. Releasing their debut EP, The Adventures of the Moon City Masters in late 2019, the Brooklyn-based hard rock duo earned critical acclaim, with Classic Rock Magazine aptly noting the EP’s “heart, harmonies, and rays of California …

Last Friday, Los Angeles musician/producer Andrew Kutner released A Future of Meaningless Tomorrows, his latest EP under the moniker AFTERMYFALL. Kutner’s presentation of influences, while rooted in punk, has broadened to encompass alternative rock, metalcore and electronic music, and is as balanced as it is distinctive. Following up my review …

AFTERMYFALL is the moniker of Andrew Kutner, a Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter/producer who blends hardcore and metalcore with electronic music. Today, Kutner releases A Future of Meaningless Tomorrows, his third effort in a series of EP releases. The 5-song EP centers around his personal struggles with anxiety and depression. and …

Phoenix, Arizona quintet Electric Sol have returned with Lucky Day, the much-anticipated full-length follow up to 2020’s City Tonight EP. Since its release back in mid-May, Lucky Day has been earning considerable reception through streaming services thanks to initial buzz from previous singles, and consistent features on numerous playlists worldwide. …

Last Friday, BAYLI returned with “TELLY BAG,” her latest single and follow up to her critical smash debut EP, stories from new york, which she released last year. The track’s title is a play on the Telfar bag, created by fellow NYC-based designer Telfar Clemmens, who rose to prominence since …