As Top Media’s first girl group, Odd Youth have their own path to pave. That path has been rocky so far — at least musically. Their output has trended toward the garish, aiming for quirky but more often landing closer to cloying. It’s nice to… Read More »Song Review: Odd Youth – I Like You
Girl group UNIS were one of a handful of survival series spawned groups who made their debut last year. Their two title tracks were solid but unspectacular. If you were to ask me to hum either one of them today, I don’t think I could… Read More »Song Review: UNIS – Swicy
Going back to the early ’80s, Chicago has a long reputation for noisy industrial rock. The home of Touch & Go and Wax Trax! Records, the city has churned out decades of aggressive, edgy bands. New trio, Burndy, follows that tradition in unconventional fashion, as illuminated… Read More »Track Premiere: Burndy – “Static”
Asheville, North Carolina outfit Mo’ynoq have spent the last decade dispelling the myth that black metal only comes out of the frozen north, infusing their brand of USBM with an atmosphere that recalls their home in the southern United States. Three years after their last release, 2022’s A… Read More »Full Album Stream: Mo’ynoq / Urocyon – “Split 2025”
– April 14th, 2025 – New Video / Single Now Playing + Pre-Orders Available Watch BYZANTINE’s “Floating Chrysanthema” HERE Charleston, West Virginia metal veterans BYZANTINE will release their long-awaited new full-length, Harbingers, on June 13th via Metal Blade Records. Photo by Jason Adams Produced by… Read More »Byzantine: Long-Running Metal Outfit to Release “Harbingers” Full-Length June 13th on Metal Blade Records