Kariti, which means “to mourn the dead” in church Slavonic. is the nom de plume of a Russian-born poet and songwriter based in Italy named Ekaterina. Though the track we’re featuring, “Nothing,” is quite somber and melancholy, there is a thread of raw guitar tension… Read More »Video Premiere: Kariti – “Nothing”
– November 17th, 2025 – Revolutionary Weekly Series Features the Heavy Metal Archaeologist Exploring 43 Years of Metal History Through Interactive Gaming Los Angeles, CA – Nov 17, 2025 – Two of the most respected names in metal culture – Pantheon Media (“Where Fans Belong”)… Read More »Metal Blade Records & Pantheon Media Launch “Metal Mondays” – The Ultimate Heavy-Metal Trivia & Interactive Experience
Hardcore punk generally reflects the feelings of the time it’s made, a real-time reaction to politics, social events and the general quality of life in the area a band is from. Acknowledging that, it’s easy to see how we got to Hope is a Disease, Paranoia… Read More »Full Split Stream: Territory / Withdrawal – “Hope is Disease/Paranoia is Salvation”
HYBE’s new Japanese boy group aoen has had an absolutely fine debut year, but so far none of their music has pointed toward a distinct direction for the guys. Both The Blue Sun and Seishun Incredibles felt generic in their own way, with more interesting… Read More »Song Review: aoen – MXMM
I don’t know what’s gotten into me this year, but there have been several boy group tracks I’ve loved that — in the past — I might have dismissed as “noise music.” I suppose as this trend has softened it’s made the sound less infuriating.… Read More »Song Review: NCT Dream – Beat It Up