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ALBUM REVIEW: Conjonctive – Misère de Poussière

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Swiss death metallers Conjonctive have released Misère de Poussière (Tenacity Music), an album that features their dual vocalists Randy Schaller from Voice Of Ruin and Sonia Kaya. Unlike many European Death Metal bands, there is a bouncing groove to their sound at times that might bring to mind the rougher moments of a band like Slipknot. Not that the band is trying to hop on the Nu-Metal revival train; things like the tremolo-picked guitars prove to the contrary. Though with ample Black Metal influence, aggression is more of a focus than a worship of darkness. They are skilled at delivering deliberate accents to provide more hooks than just battering your senses.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Opeth – The Last Will and Testament

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Rejoice, fellow death metal fans, Opeth has brought back the harsh vocals! That’s right. Mikael Ackerfeldt and company figured now was the time, as their new album, The Last Will & Testament (Reigning Phoenix Music), has the perfect concept to complement it. The reading of a post-World War 1 patriarch’s last will and testament that spills out family secrets, track by track, section by section of the document (the first seven tracks are named simply after which paragraph is being recited). In terms of instrumentals, this album is my favorite mix of the melodic death metal era of Opeth and the more recent prog-rock era of the band.Continue reading →


PODCAST: Episode 601 – Scott Lucas of Local H Talks “Whatever Happened to PJ Soles”

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In this episode, Keefy chats with Scott Lucas of Local H! The band just released the deluxe re-issue of one of their classics: Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? – out now on many formats from Brutal Panda Records. Scott and Keefy did a Deep dive on the album, recollections of 30+ years of their career, the song “California Songs” (Which Ghost Cult premiered the new lyric video), their upcoming documentary, dishing on the changes in the music industry, and touring. Thanks to Scott for being so cool! Continue reading →


House Of Lords (Therion, Drive, She Said) Share a New Single and Video for “Castles High”

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House Of Lords have shared a new nine minute single, “Castles High,” accompanied by a lyric video. The track is the closer from their twelfth studio album Full Tilt Overdrive, produced by vocalist James Christian and keyboardist Mark Mangold, and out now via the record label Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the new video below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Polar – Five Arrows

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It seemed as if it was the end for the Guildford-based Metalcore stalwarts Polar after having lost a lot of members of the original band in 2023. 

Not content with letting the band be put to rest, Adam Woodford decided to bring on a whole new team and carry on the passion project. Continue reading →


Moon Fever Share Their Single and Video “Scars” – New Album Coming Soon

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After spending most of 2024 on the road, Seattle rockers, Moon Fever, have announced their first full-length album, Forever Sleep. The album is slated for release on January 31, 2025 via Astro Recordings. They recently put out the lyric video for their track, “Scars,” the latest single from the full-length. Check it out below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: 10,000 Years – All Quiet On The Final Frontier

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Sweden truly is a melting pot for all sorts of high-octane Stoner Metal acts – Monolord, Graveyard, Hällas, Greenleaf, Void Commander; you name it. It is almost like the ideal home for acid trip-inducing slow-paced riffs. Even back in 2021, the label/collective Weedian curated a compilation album consisting of the finest psychedelic haze-laden Stoner Metal bands hailing from Sweden, entitled Trip to Sweden. One of the bands featured on the gnarly lineup of that compilation, the Västerås-bound 10,000 Years, are actually the one whose latest release I’m reviewing today.Continue reading →


Napalm Death and The Melvins Book Co-headlining US Tour

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After first teaming up for a joint tour in 2016, Napalm Death and The Melvins are back together for a US tour in Spring, 2025. The Savage Imperial Death March II tour will run for seven weeks from early April, featuring an all-star line-up of openers: Weedeater (April 4-May 5), Titan To Tachyons featuring Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn (May 7- 20), The Hard-Ons with Jerry A (May 22-June 2) and Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial, who will perform on all dates. Keep reading below for more information.
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