San Antonio newcomers Voracious Contempt aren’t shy about wearing their slam metal influences on their collective sleeves. Their moniker, of course, comes from slam pioneers Internal Bleeding’s first full-length. So, yeah, you hear that on new track “Splitting the Cerebrum,” but there are some unique sonic… Read More »Track Premiere: Voracious Contempt – “Splitting the Cerebrum”
– September 9th, 2026 – Metal Blade Records – the fiercely independent label that launched Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Armored Saint, and dozens more genre-defining icons, and is the longtime home of King Diamond, Killswitch Engage, Whitechapel, Cattle Decapitation and many more –… Read More »Metal Blade Records Celebrates 45th Anniversary; Founder Brian Slagel Launches New Podcast Exploring 25 Classic Albums in Honor of the Milestone!
– September 9th, 2026 – “Anomaly” Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records Watch/stream GRADIENCE’s “Agony” HERE “The raw power of the guitars and double bass meets hard-hitting flows, emotional melodies, and hypnotic electronic elements. In terms of quality, GRADIENCE can easily hold their own… Read More »Gradience Debuts “Agony” Video
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 »PIXY: A Career In Song Ratings
The other day, I asked Google if and when K-pop might return to the sounds popularized in the early 2010s. Its AI seemed pretty intent that pop’s cyclical nature meant we’d see a 2nd/3rd gen resurgence in the next year or so. No one should… Read More »Song Review: In A Minute – Midnight