Being fascinated whilst getting a good pasting is not everyone’s idea of fun but if it comes in the shape of Book of Black we doubt few would turn down the experience, certainly if their appetites embrace voraciously heavy, infernally… Read More ›
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Zebedy – Waiting For The Tide
Though it was name we had heard shared in keen terms, especially courtesy of a pair of praise earning albums, we had not really ventured the way of ZEBEDY until the release of the Set The Pace EP in 2017…. Read More ›
The Cassini Projekt – Blue Ocean Event
Originally released in 2021, Blue Ocean Event, the debut album from Irish band THE CASSINI PROJEKT, gets a remastered reboot this July. It is a multi-flavoured, ear grabbing proposition which, if missed last year or not, definitely warrants exploration. THE… Read More ›
Vajra – Irkalla
It was a surprise to find that it is almost a decade ago that we had the thrill of first being introduced to NYC-based alternative metallers Vajra through their stunning debut album, Pleroma. It was a striking encounter and pleasure… Read More ›
Desperate Machines – Complet_
It was back in 2014 when in a year of striking releases, American progressive/experimental rock band In Progress left their very potent mark with the album North Atlantic Echoes. The band was the creation of Jake Rosenberg and John Dillon… Read More ›
Arcade Messiah – Hell By Default
After two years of pretty much silence since the release of previous release, Trilogy, Irish musician John Bassett has returned with a new slice of Arcade Messiah temptation. Hell By Default is that offering, the declaration of a new captivating… Read More ›
Joakem – Mind Matter
Mind Matter is the striking debut album from Cyprus-based singer songwriter, composer, keyboardist Joakem; a release which just blossoms and further impresses play by play. Woven in a magnetic blend of progressive rock and metal it shares tapestries of craft… Read More ›
Ciconia – Meraki
The approaching spring of 2016 saw Spanish instrumental outfit Ciconia confirm themselves as one fascinating and enthralling proposition with the release of the album Winterize. Now almost to the day the Valladolid hailing trio are unveiling its successor, an even… Read More ›
Wheel – The Divide EP
With time seemingly at a premium in all aspects of life, especially free time to do as one wishes it is far too easy to be acquainted with bands and artists in name and reputation but not through the real… Read More ›
Hyvmine – Earthquake
High praise has been brewing up around Los Angeles quartet Hyvmine and it is not too hard to understand why listening to their debut album, Earthquake. The release is a tapestry of attention gripping craft and substance, an encounter woven… Read More ›
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