By any metric, it’s hard to argue that Seventeen aren’t the biggest K-pop act currently active. With this in mind, I keep waiting for another new single to wow me in the way so many of their past songs have. Maestro‘s chorus was an unsatisfying… Read More »Song Review: Seventeen – Love, Money, Fame (ft. DJ Khaled)
Progressive deathcore heroes Within the Ruins dropped their latest album, Phenomena II, August 23 through MNRK Heavy. The record comes a decade after the original Phenomena, and we caught up with vocalist Steve Tinnon about the album. “The writing process for Phenomena II was a bit different… Read More »Interview: Within the Ruins on the Emotions Behind ‘Phenomena II’
– October 14th, 2024 – Metal Blade is very happy to welcome Italian Doomster MESSA to it’s Worldwide roster! MESSA play evoking doom metal with middle-eastern vibes. Deliciously haunting female vocals, 70′s guitars and Arabian Oudh combine to conjure a sound that is all of… Read More »Messa Signs to Metal Blade Records!
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Click (from LOL – 2016) Early in their career, GFriend’s music could occasionally get a bit cutesy. Click’s exuberant cheerleader chants won’t be for everyone, and it doesn’t help that the song… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Click
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (October 13, 2024)