Grind legend Takafumi Matsubara (Gridlink, Mortalized) returns with a vengeance in his latest forward-thinking project, Birth and Loss. Dropping their self-titled debut EP via Roman Numeral Records on August 29, the group’s six-track 7″ is an immaculately executed, razor-edged assault that both reveres and reinvents… Read More »Track Premiere: Birth and Loss – “Birth and Loss”
San Juan’s MOTHS have been refining their sound for a while now. Their last album, Space Force, was leaps and bounds ahead of their self-titled debut, trading a strong-but-standard take on progressive-tinged doom for something a little weirder. Space Force is a lot more psychedelic, a lot heavier and a… Read More »Full Album Stream: MOTHS – “Septem”
Less than a month since the release of their new Korean album, Twice have already returned with the lead track of their upcoming Japanese album. They’re certainly busy, and Enemy represents a new sonic challenge for them. The group has long been known for their… Read More »Song Review: Twice – Enemy
TXT’s new (full) album weighs in at eight tracks and a paltry twenty-one minutes. This brevity isn’t unique to TXT and I don’t mean to call them out specifically, but it’s representative of choices the K-pop industry is currently making. So much effort seems to… Read More »Song Review: TXT – Ghost Girl (Yeonjun solo)
– July 29th, 2025 – New album, A2Z², called “Brilliant!” by Metal Hammer, out now! Photo credit: Stephanie Cabral Hard Rock band A-Z released their brilliant sophomore album, A2Z², last month to critical acclaim. The band continues to celebrate the album’s release with the video… Read More »Hard Rock Band A-Z Unleash New Video for “Now I Walk Away”