The K-pop industry continues to churn out new generations of bands, which is refreshing in a global market where rock music isn’t often at the forefront. THE SSYNDROME are most notable through association. They’re the first act since Dreamcatcher to come from Dreamcatcher Company. Their… Read More »Song Review: THE SSYNDROME – Alive
What we now know as modern K-pop emerged at a time when new jack swing was a dominant musical force around the world. This has tied the genre to the industry ever since, with so many idol acts replicating the sound over the years. One… Read More »Song Review: Deux – Rise
Hailing from picturesque Kimberly, British Columbia — which is actually closer to Montana’s Glacier National Park than anywhere geographically challenged Americans might have heard of in British Columbia — comes progressive metal quartet Phaeton. Earlier this year the band released their third full-length, Neurogenesis a… Read More »Video/Single Premiere: Getting Tech-y With Phaeton’s “Augmented”
Before I take a brief look at many of K-pop’s smaller agencies, there are a few that I have more to say about. Consider these “bonus” write-ups — shorter than the “big four” but longer than a paragraph or two could cover. As usual, the… Read More »Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2025: STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT
We’re here to set the mood for Black Friday with some dank, depressive doom from Swedish trio Hexjakt. Hexjakt means “witch hunt” in Swedish and these bearded badasses are providing the soundtrack to a good ol’ fashioned witch burning on their rumbling, lumbering full-length debut, Blessing… Read More »Full Album Stream: Hexjakt –Blessing of the Damned