We’ve long since crossed the threshold of having definable NCT units with their own sound and purpose. Instead, the past five or six years have seen the rise of a standard SM Entertainment style, and when the agency does release a song that embraces a… Read More »Song Review: NCT Dream – Smoothie
– March 25th, 2023 – KVAEN, an extreme metal band from Northern Sweden led by guitarist / vocalist Jacob Björnfot, is ready to unleash it’s third album, The Formless Fires, on June 21st via Metal Blade Records. Check the video out at: youtube.com/shorts/bA4dcxVgTWY – to… Read More »Metal Blade Records Announces Worldwide Signing of Swedish Melodic Death/Black Metallers Kvaen!
– March 25th, 2023 – Tickets On Sale This Thursday Photo by Alex Morgan Death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE will return to European soil this Fall on a month-long headlining tour! The journey begins September 20th in Oberhausen, Germany and runs through October 20th in… Read More »Cannibal Corpse Announces European Fall Headlining Tour
A K-pop act’s title track isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. In the singles-oriented world of K-pop, I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them… Read More »Buried Treasure: DAY6 – Sad Ending
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (March 24, 2024)