Album Review: Devil Master – Satan Spits on Children of Light

Devil Master - Satan Spits on Children of Light March 1st, 2019 Psychedelic Black Metal / Blackened Speed Metal Relapse Records Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Many a band has taken the world of independent metal by storm, attaining that ever-lamentable and unfortunate tag of "hipster metal". From the Pabst-loving beardos in Red Fang to the indie black …

Film Review: The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Dir. Robert Eggers October 18th, 2019 Psychological Horror Universal Pictures With Robert Eggers smashing brilliantly onto the scene in 2015 with his modern horror classic The Witch, I think a lot of people were eagerly anticipating whatever he would craft next. Shifting focus from a New England folktale to an east coast tale …

EP Review: Municipal Waste – The Last Rager

Municipal Waste - The Last Rager October 11th, 2019 Crossover Thrash Nuclear Blast Records Richmond, Virginia, USA Is there a bigger name in the world of young modern thrash bands than Municipal Waste? Probably not, and for good reason. These boys from Virginia have steadily cultivated a sound of nonstop party and horror-themed thrash metal with …

Album Review: Astronoid – Astronoid

Astronoid - Astronoid February 1st, 2019 Dream Metal Blood Music Lowell, Massachusetts, USA Astronoid instantly sets itself apart as a different beast compared to most other critical darlings of the metal world like Deafheaven or Liturgy. The sound of this band is incredibly unique and unlike anything else I've heard come out of genre in recent …

Single Review: Power Trip – “Hornet’s Nest”

Power Trip - "Hornet's Nest" October 8th, 2019 Thrash Metal / Crossover Can O Bees Publishing Dallas, Texas, USA Power Trip have fast become one of the biggest names in the world of mainstream thrash metal. Rising up to levels of fame and popularity rivaling that of fellow thrashers Municipal Waste, the band has also …

Single Review: Alaena – “Holy Mess”

Alaena - "Holy Mess" (ft. CRSNT) October 10th, 2019 Alternative Pop / Dark Pop Kobalt Music Group Upland, California, USA Alaena, formerly known by the name of Alana Potocnik, was once best known as the keyboardist for the symphonic deathcore band Winds of Plague. In the time since her departure from Winds of Plague in …

Album Review: Blood Incantation – Hidden History of the Human Race

Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race November 22nd, 2019 Old School Death Metal Dark Descent Records Denver, Colorado, USA No band has blown up bigger in the independent death metal world this year than Blood Incantation. Garnering the respect of mainstream metal publications as well as the adoration of hipster kids everywhere, the …

Album Review: Lindsay Schoolcraft – Martyr

Lindsay Schoolcraft - Martyr October 11th, 2019 Gothic Hard Rock Cyber Proxy Independent Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Singer, songwriter and keyboardist Lindsay Schoolcraft is undoubtedly best known for her role as the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the Gothic metal powerhouse Cradle of Filth, of which she has been a member since 2013. In that time she …

Album Review: Candlemass – The Door to Doom

Candlemass - The Door to Doom February 22nd, 2019 Doom Metal Napalm Records Stockholm, Sweden The only band that could possibly be more legendary than Black Sabbath in the doom metal genre is Candlemass. A group whose discography is chock full of heavy, sinister riffage the likes of which can hardly be compared to, especially in …

Album Review: Brutus – Nest

Brutus - Nest March 29th, 2019 Dream Metal Sargent House Leuvens, Belgium Belgian hard-to-define metallers Brutus have continued to be the object of my fascination for the past two years now. While their debut album Burst really caught my attention, it's this newest effort from the band that really made me turn my head. I haven't heard …