Album Reviews

New Jersey’s gritty pop punk band Can’t Swim are set to drop their first studio album Fail You Again on March 10 this week on Pure Noise Records, after 2016’s Death Deserves A Name EP. The NJ five piece have only been around since 2015, but announced signing to Pure Noise Records before …

When Star Wars is brought up in conversation, the first things that come to mind are intergalactic battles, alluring, meaningful narratives, and brilliant character developments. All of these factors together are what makes Star Wars a cultural phenomenon and have a thriving fanbase that spans decades. Galactic Empire, a heavy …

In Memphis, Tennessee’s alternative scene, Jeff Schmidtke and brothers Toby and Jake Vest worked to magnify their artistic stature for well over a decade. This all comes into perspective, starting with the burgeoning success of their first band, Augustine, as far back as 2003. Progressing through a multitude of projects, …

If informative, story-driven EPKs have become the primary method for garnering traction, then let Swedish doom connoisseurs Alastor defy that practice. Little is disclosed about the quartet. “H” and “J” comprise the guitar work, while singer/bassist “R” and drummer “S” keep the back beat. To top it off, Alastor’s mere …

New Jersey metal quartet Lorna Shore have returned with their sophomore LP Flesh Coffin. Lorna Shore are known for their unique combination of multiple metal genres ranging from death metal to metalcore. While in their own right paying tribute to these many metal genres, Lorna Shore have created their own …

An album review for Suicide Silence and their attempt to go clean in their self-titled fifth studio album.  

EMMURE’s latest, coming-of-age album, Look At Yourself is ready for release on March 3rd, and shows clear growth from their last release Eternal Enemies in 2014. Actually, this may be the strongest record EMMURE have graced the hardcore scene with so far. Look At Yourself embodies everything you could be …

Persefone is a progressive metal band that you may not know of, hailing from a country that you’d be hard-pressed to locate on a map. So, why should you care? Well, for those with a proclivity for razor sharp musicianship, masterful progressive songwriting, or crystal clear production, Persefone’s upcoming album, …

For their debut album Leap of Love, New Jersey hard rockers Super Snake have assembled a rhythmic ride that draws inspiration from many different genres. Super Snake are a talented group of musicians looking to incorporate several different facets of rock into one cohesive project. In Leap of Love, the band is certainly …

  Get Ready Knox Hamilton fans. The band will release their LP The Heights on March 10th and it is a delightful romp for the most part from start to finish. Sunny, even when talking about dark subjects. The album opens strong with “We Get Back.” The instrumentals on their …

The musical journey of singer-songwriter Steven J. Vertun is a fine one to behold. As a 5-year-old, Vertun’s behavioral difficulties had his parents strapped for solutions. Eventually, an accordion proved to be—among all descriptors—instrumental. While it did little in providing Vertun tranquility, it ultimately fostered a musical proclivity that transitioned …

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Griffin Oskar released his debut EP, Hostage. A Portland transplant, Oskar was discovered and signed to his current label after a remix of one of his demos went viral—as in, it accumulated more than 6 million Soundcloud and 7.2 million Spotify plays. Fans of the …