Dutch thrashers Mass Deception are taking us to the fabled crossroads in their new video and single, “Selling Souls! Buying Lies!,” which is pretty much exactly what you might imagine. Except it’s not, apparently. Nope, Satan doesn’t seem to be the bad guy here, unless the… Read More »Track Premiere: Mass Deception: “Selling Souls! Buying Lies!”
Seattle metallic hardcore crushers Turian are back with a tighter sense of identity and an amped-up sound on their new album, Blood Quantum Blues. Everything is amped up on the new album, including a new focus on electronics and scathing, honest lyrics from vocalist Vern Metztli-Moon. Both of… Read More »Full Album Stream: Turian – “Blood Quantum Blues”
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Baekhyun has done enough amazing things with EXO to warrant a steady stream of write-ups on this blog, even if his solo music has rarely connected with me. I hate coming into a song knowing that I probably won’t like it, though I’m always open… Read More »Song Review: Baekhyun (EXO) – Lemonade
Girl group HITGS (the “Hip, Innocent, Teenager, Girls, Story”) debuted just over a month ago with the frothy but forgettable Sourpatch, and have made a quick return with new digital single Gross. Think of it as a much more subdued companion to Katseye’s Gnarly, in… Read More »Song Review: HITGS – Gross