Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust The Making of Candlemass’ Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Rarely can a single album claim responsibility for kickstarting an entire subgenre. Often these origins are the subject of heated fan discussions via a few candidates who are often bestowed prefixes like… Read More »Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
There’s so many labels putting out death metal and black metal today, that it’s hard to know where to go for interesting, fresh and creative takes on those classic styles. However, for the wandering headbanger, Singapore’s Pulverised Records offers a realm of dark and fascinating… Read More »Label Spotlight: Pulverised Records
It feels impossible to overstate how popular video games have become, a fact that can even be lost on its most devoted of fans. After forming an alliance with Napalm Records in December 2018, folk/power metal hybrid Wind Rose got to work crafting what would… Read More »KILL SCREEN 045: Francesco Cavalieri of WIND ROSE Fights for Realm and Glory
We rarely hear K-pop groups promote ballads anymore, usually making them a pre-release (if they’re released at all). A.C.E have a history of this approach with their excellent 2020 track Stand By You. They definitely have the vocal firepower to pull it off, and special… Read More »Song Review: A.C.E – Anymore
Cloud District’s 2018 LP Don’t Give Up, Skeleton is a classic around these parts–after all, we’d been following the band since […] The post EP Premiere: Cloud District – ‘Proof of Life’ appeared first on The Alternative.