– September 10th, 2026 – New Single/Video “Hollow Hearts on the Trail to Eden” Released Vesperian is proud to open the pre-order for WAYFARER‘s forthcoming album, Riders of the Setting Sun. Alongside the pre-order launch, the band unveils the album’s new single “Hollow Hearts On… Read More »Wayfarer: Pre-Order of New Album “Riders of the Setting Sun” Now Live
San Antonio newcomers Voracious Contempt aren’t shy about wearing their slam metal influences on their collective sleeves. Their moniker, of course, comes from slam pioneers Internal Bleeding’s first full-length. So, yeah, you hear that on new track “Splitting the Cerebrum,” but there are some unique sonic… Read More »Track Premiere: Voracious Contempt – “Splitting the Cerebrum”
– September 9th, 2026 – Metal Blade Records – the fiercely independent label that launched Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Armored Saint, and dozens more genre-defining icons, and is the longtime home of King Diamond, Killswitch Engage, Whitechapel, Cattle Decapitation and many more –… Read More »Metal Blade Records Celebrates 45th Anniversary; Founder Brian Slagel Launches New Podcast Exploring 25 Classic Albums in Honor of the Milestone!
– September 9th, 2026 – “Anomaly” Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records Watch/stream GRADIENCE’s “Agony” HERE “The raw power of the guitars and double bass meets hard-hitting flows, emotional melodies, and hypnotic electronic elements. In terms of quality, GRADIENCE can easily hold their own… Read More »Gradience Debuts “Agony” Video
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »PIXY: A Career In Song Ratings