We have a brand new video, “Living Resources,” from long-running Chilean melodic DM outfit Projector, who are set to issue their first new full-length, Before the Last Light, in more than 10 years. This quintet—Ivon Sepulveda (bass), Esteban Ponce (drums), Felipe Pradenas (guitars), Rodrigo Bocaz (guitars),… Read More »Video Premiere: Projector – “Living Resources”
It’s been 22 years since the last Dark Funeral live album but the Swedish satanists are doing it again with A Beast to Praise, their second live LP. Due out August 21 on Century Media, A Beast to Praise immortalizes Dark Funeral’s first performance back from the Covid-19 pandemic. Recorded… Read More »Interview: Dark Funeral Guitarist Lord Ahriman on New Live Album, ‘A Beast to Praise’
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »A-JAX: A Career In Song Ratings
When the tracklist for Picheolin’s “debut” album was released, I was excited to see the name “Hitchhiker” on the credits for its title track. The visionary producer doesn’t seem to work on much material these days and his out-of-the-box thinking is always appreciated. However, with… Read More »Song Review: Picheolin (Seventeen’s Dino) – Party Rock Rock
Once a K-pop group reaches a certain stature, comebacks feel like big events because they just don’t happen frequently anymore. The last time Red Velvet released new music as a full group was all the way back in 2024 with their very good Cosmic. This… Read More »Song Review: Red Velvet – Surfin’ Boy