Dutch hardcore/death/groove metal outfit Everything Decays will release their debut album, and the second entry in their Requiem series, next month but they’re teasing it early with new single “Crowd Control.” A four-minute genre amalgam, “Crowd Control” fuses hardcore, groove metal, deathcore and death metal into one coherent… Read More »Track Premiere: Everything Decays – ‘Crowd Control’
This was my tenth year attending KCON LA, and as usual I want to offer some thoughts on the experience. If you’re interested in previous recaps, click here: 2016 // 2017 // 2018 // 2019 // 2022 Pt.1 // 2022 Pt.2 // 2023 // 2024… Read More »KCON LA 2026: Recap & Review
While it goes without saying that we all miss the full 9-member ZEROBASEONE, I actually think they work insanely well as a five piece. Much of this is down to intention. It feels like — to a certain extent — they’ve gone from a (very… Read More »Song Review: ZEROBASEONE – Existence
– August 18th, 2026 – New Video / Single Now Playing + Pre-Orders Available Watch/stream FERVENCE’s “Zenith” HERE Texas-based progressive metalcore outfit and recent Metal Blade Records signees FERVENCE will release their Constructs full-length October 16th. Inspired by bands like Deftones, Architects, and Silent Planet,… Read More »Fervence: Texas Progressive Metalcore Outfit to Release “Constructs” Full-Length October 16th on Metal Blade Records
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 »SPICA: A Career In Song Ratings