At a certain point, the metalcore bands of the early-to-mid-2010s all decided there were only two viable routes if they planned to continue existing after about 2015: go full-on radio-rock or go full-on nu-metal. Wage War, a five-piece metalcore band from Ocala, FL, approaches this… Read More »Album Review: Wage War – ‘STIGMA’
With emo constantly morphing as new bands redefine the genre’s rulebook, it’s a breath of fresh air when a foundational act like New Jersey’s The Early November steps up to redefine themselves. Their aptly self-titled album isn’t just a sonic refresh, though; it’s also a… Read More »Artist Interview: Embracing Change with The Early November
Hailing from the woods of Illinois, Vexing Hex are an amalgam of various retro genres—most evidently ’80s heavy metal and pop, doom, alt rock and new wave—with an occult spin, the perfect soundtrack to a black mass or supernatural horror movie. Their second album, Solve Et… Read More »Full Album Stream: Vexing Hex – “Solve Et Coagula”
Where they from? Providence, Rhode Island. It is the middle of June, which means it’s officially baseball season. My team, the lowly New York Metropolitans, is currently on a six-game winning streak [yet still remain behind the dreadful Washington Nationals in the NL East –ed].… Read More »Blast Worship: Moisturizer
– June 18th, 2024 – New Video / Single Now playing + Pre-orders Available Photo by Svetlana Goncharova Watch / stream ENSIFERUM’s “Winter Storm Vigilantes” HERE ENSIFERUM will release their long-awaited new studio album, Winter Storm, on October 18th through Metal Blade Records. The Finnish… Read More »Ensiferum: Finnish Folk Metal Titans to Release “Winter Storm” Full-Length on October 18th via Metal Blade Records