After 15 years of carving a singular, emotionally lacerating path through underground metal, Sidian returns with new music—and, as it turns out, a definitive farewell. Today, we’re premiering the video for ‘Pendular | Amidst the Hysterics of Gloom,’ the first single from the project’s upcoming… Read More »Video Premiere: Sidian – “Pendular | Amidst the Hysterics of Gloom”
If you’ve spent even a minute or two on the phone with N.Y.C. guitarist Tommy Bolan, or better yet in his presence, you’ll totally get the energy that Doro Pesch vibed on when she asked him to join Warlock for their Decibel Hall of Fame-inducted… Read More »N.Y.C.: Ex-Warlock Guitarist Nods to NY Roots in Pulverizing New Power Trio
Dublin-based black/death entity Malthusian made a stir in the underground seven years ago when they released their debut album, Across Deaths, and they followed it up this summer with The Summoning Bell. In between those releases, Malthusian also released a split with Italian black/death dealers Suffering Hour, entitled Time’s… Read More »Video Premiere: Malthusian – ‘Delirium’
I’m going to try something a little different this year. I have a number of albums I want to spotlight and it doesn’t seem fair to compare full-length projects to mini albums. So, I’ll have a countdown for each. Today, I’ll share my top five… Read More »The Top K-Pop Albums of 2025: Full-Length
Even by K-pop standards, it’s been a barren December. For the first time in forever, I don’t know how I’ll do a “monthly round-up” at the end of the month because there hasn’t been a single song I’ve played much after reviewing it for the… Read More »Song Review: Joohoney (Monsta X) – Push (ft. IVE’s Rei)