Is iii’s Forbidden Midnight the most K-pop song to ever K-pop? I ask this knowing that K-pop — at its best — goes far beyond the easy critiques lodged at the industry from people who’ve never actually listened to the music or engaged in the… Read More »Song Review: iii – Forbidden Midnight
Fantasy Boys need better promotion behind their comebacks. I had no idea they were releasing an album or that this album would include two title tracks. K-pop releases are all about their roll-out. Build the hype, guys! Get It On is far more boisterous than… Read More »Song Review: Fantasy Boys – Get It On
A couple weeks after dropping pre-release ballad Miss You, former Treasure member Bang Yedam has returned with his first solo album. Title track Only One (하나만 해) puts a bit more bounce in his step, recalling K-R&B hitmakers Zion.T and Crush. This musical lane fits… Read More »Song Review: Bang Yedam – Only One
The trio of Primitive Man conjures the stuff of nightmares. The prolific contemporaries of the Colorado metal scene have blended sludgy doom, abrasive noise and misanthropic nihilism throughout their decade of existence to craft a sound that is able to extinguish any hope in a… Read More »KILL SCREEN 025: Joe Linden of PRIMITIVE MAN Has a Horrifying Need for Speed
Are you into techy and experimental death metal, but wish more bands would incorporate melodic and heroic riffing into the chaos? Then fear not, friends, Mexico’s Misanthrophi is here to become your new favorite band. On the band’s latest album, Principles of Cosmicism and Decimation,… Read More »Full Album Stream: Misanthrophi – “Principles of Cosmicism and Decimation”