One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Wish (from Fever Season – 2019) We’re back in the group’s tropical phase with this b-side from Fever Season. This is definitely not my favorite era of GFriend, but I think this… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Wish
With members hailing from various outposts of the musical universe, having a synth-accordion and saxophone as featured instruments, and the members’ declared bond over polyrhythmic metal, Middle Age Gregorian chants and ancient architecture, Ckraft formed in France a decade ago and blew convention out the… Read More »Video Premiere: Ckraft’s ‘Misconstruction of the Universe’ Constructs Battlegrounds and Deconstructs Jazz-Metal
If you like your history with a dash of death metal, have we got a recommendation for you. Alternately, if you’re a fan of historical death metal, Ex Deo is gonna scratch all those itches with their new EP, Year of the Four Emperors. An ongoing… Read More »Track by Track: Ex Deo –Year of the Four Emperors EP
“Shit, man. Now I have to play it. Ahh! Where’s my guitar?” Quickly glancing around a room covered in posters celebrating the likes of Type O Negative, King Diamond some group called Idles Hands is Gabriel Franco of Portland-based gloom ‘n’ rollers Unto Others. Struggling… Read More »KILL SCREEN 054: Gabriel Franco of UNTO OTHERS Goes Through Hell to Enjoy Games
Seventeen sub-unit BSS conquered 2023 with their megahit Fighting. Across that year, its catchy chorus and memorable choreo became the kind of popular touchstone you see everywhere — from dance challenges to variety shows. That level of success can be difficult to follow, and it… Read More »Song Review: Seventeen BSS – CBZ (Primetime)