Experimental black metal project Agonanist, a one-man band headed by multi-instrumentalist Tyler Henthorn, break their six years of silence with their new album, The Spirit of Gravity, in August. Picking up where he left off on Agonanist’s first record, The Cynicism of Solitude, Henthorn uses microtonal guitars to… Read More »Track Premiere: Agonanist – ‘Effacement’
– June 18th, 2026 – Watch “Moths” HERE Vesperian presents “Moths“, the second single from Portland based DRY WEDDING, arriving alongside a new video and marking the announcement of the band’s upcoming third album, set for release on July 31 through Metal Blade Records. Following… Read More »Dry Wedding Unveil New Single “Moths” with Video and Announce Upcoming Album
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 »DKB: A Career In Song Ratings
Secret are one of those second-gen groups whose output completely pre-dates this blog. Over the years, I’ve reviewed exactly one of their songs through a retrospective feature, and to be honest their discography has never done much for me. Today, two of the group’s members… Read More »Song Review: Secret – Ice Cream
It’s not often you hear death growls juxtaposed next to smooth saxophone lines, but Swedish avant-garde/progressive death metal outfit Gold Spire navigate this musical territory quite nimbly on their second full-length, Steps Into Shadow. This quintet—Arvid Sjödin (vocals), Erik Sundström (drums/keyboards/backing vocals), Påhl Sundström (guitars), Magnus Kjellstrand… Read More »Full Album Stream: Gold Spire –Steps Into Shadow