Initially, I was pretty nonplussed about NEXZ’s output. But after the double volley of Beat-Boxer and Mmchk, they’ve rocketed up the ranks to become one of my most anticipated acts. They’ve promoted consistently in both Korea and Japan over the past two years and now… Read More »Song Review: NEXZ – Hellmate
There are band bios, and then there are documents that appear to have been shouted into a cracked mirror at the end of civilization. Belgian duo Bacht’n de Vulle Moane fall firmly into the latter camp. Formed in 2024 by SCM and A.A.K., the project… Read More »Track Premiere: Bacht’n de Vulle Moane – ‘Verdwazing Der Dwazen (Min Erte Bloedt)’
Stray Kids have a tour and a new album coming up, and to promote both they’ve released a special single that serves as an anthem for this era. Run It arrives with little promo other than an excellent teaser video that made me think it… Read More »Song Review: Stray Kids – Run It
Toronto technical death metal outfit Apogean are geared up to release their second album, Waste Where Life Begins, next month and the hype train keeps rolling with their latest single for the title track. “Waste Where Life Begins” is thick and chunky, elevated by a particularly strong drum… Read More »Video Premiere: Apogean – ‘Waste Where Life Begins’
Massachusetts post-hardcore lifers There Were Wires have never been a band interested in repeating themselves, and they seem even less inclined to do so now. More than 20 years removed from the cult status of Somnambulists and their influential run through New England’s chaotic hardcore… Read More »Album Premiere: There Were Wires – Vessels