Kim Jaejoong’s iNKODE label has set itself the ambitious task of debuting two boy groups this year. The already-promoting KEYVITUP are meant to be the hip-hop group while VAYONN are tackling pop. My taste tends to lean in a very pop direction, so I’m curious… Read More »Song Review: VAYONN – Watta Day
CLASSy have removed the colon from their group name as a subtle rebranding, and to be honest that’s probably needed. They haven’t released new material since 2024 and even before that struggled to generate memorable output. I wrote reviews for every one of their singles… Read More »Song Review: CLASSy – Tear Drop
Where they from? Besancon, France and Fort Wayne, Indiana. I went to the Knicks’ championship parade last week. I didn’t see any players or coaches but I did see a bunch of teens drinking White Claws while standing atop a cop car with the window… Read More »Blast Worship: Whoresnation/Nak’ay
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Desecration of Souls The Making of Acheron’s Rites of the Black Mass If it were released today—in an age where countless bands adopt the “dungeon synth” qualifier—Rites of the Black Mass would not only blow up, but perhaps even spawn a new microgenre. Séance metal,… Read More »Acheron – Rites of the Black Mass