Atlanta blackened death/thrash unit Malefic share the new video for “Blood of the Throne,” the opening track from their latest album Impermanence, released this past February via Terminus Hate City. Check it out below. The video marks a bold visual departure for the band, one… Read More »Video Premiere: MALEFIC – “Blood of the Throne”
– July 23rd, 2026 – Band to Play Wacken Mainstage July 29th! Stream BROKEN BY THE SCREAM’s “花鏑[HANAKABURA]” HERE Exploding out of Japan’s heavy music underground with a sound that seamlessly collides idol-style vocals, blistering metalcore precision and unrelenting extreme metal intensity, BROKEN BY THE… Read More »Broken By The Scream Issues New Single, “花鏑[HANAKABURA]“
It’s been awhile since I’ve connected with a new aespa single, but as they move their attention to the Japanese market with Kiss N Tell, there’s an opportunity to switch things up and offer a different sound. This isn’t a complete reinvention, but takes the… Read More »Song Review: aespa – Kiss N Tell
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 »HYOLYN: A Career In Song Ratings
One Pact have been swimming upstream since debut, fighting against an increasingly monolithic agency system that doesn’t afford many chances for acts from small-to-mid companies. Any residual Boys Planet buzz has long since faded and they’re left to fend for themselves. To their credit, they’re… Read More »Song Review: One Pact – U So Hot