Fresh from his reveal at Zartan, the frontman of the no-longer-fictional-G.I. Joe-inspired act Cold Slither, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios (Gruesome, Union Black, Left to Die) provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood. —— Optimus Prime… Read More »Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me
Out May 30, La Suspendida are dropping La Suspendida Live, the recorded performance of the jazz metal opera at Le Forum (Vauréal, France) on November 16, 2023. The album is out via Excursus Production / Silent Pendulum Records. La Suspendida LIVE by KILTER – ANDROMEDA… Read More »Album Premiere: La Suspendida – “La Suspendida Live”
The Ford government’s Bill 5 — dubbed the “Protecting Ontario by Unleashing its Economy Act”— isn’t just a reckless step toward unchecked development. It’s a sweeping attack on Haudenosaunee rights, environmental protections, and democratic governance in Ontario. For the Haudenosaunee, it signals a dangerous regression… Read More »Bill 5 and the Erasure of Indigenous Consent: A Haudenosaunee Development Institute Perspective
It’s an uphill battle for new acts from small-to-medium sized agencies, requiring most to deliver eye-raising material that seizes the K-pop conversation. Rather than focus on legitimately great music, many of these smaller acts opt for gimmicks or — more recently — bold statements designed… Read More »Song Review: KIIRAS – Kill Ma Bo$$
It’s been roughly half a decade since Völur‘s last album, Death Cult. The band, however, has been steadily working much of that time, kicking around ideas for their new album, a collaboration with Cares called Breathless Spirit. Breathless Spirit draws inspiration from Icelandic myth. It’s… Read More »Track Premiere and QA: Völur/Cares: “Breathless Spirit”