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ALBUM REVIEW: Poison Ruin – Hymns From The Hills

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On Hymns From The Hills (Relapse Records), Philly’s Poison Ruin prove they are continuing to perfect their craft, past the point of what other Punk bands are doing today. They are not banging out fast, rowdy anthems, but some of their catchiest and most melodic songwriting yet. This connects them closer to the roots of the genre, when Punk emerged from Rock music in the mid-seventies. One of the areas where the band shows the most improvement to achieve this is in the vocals. They retain varied levels of grit when called for, but more sung than just snarled. Continue reading →


Devin Townsend Shares a New Single and Video for “Enter The City”- Highly-Anticipated New Album “The Moth” Coming Soon

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Devin Townsend – photo credit Tom Hawkins

Canadian metal maverick Devin Townsend has built a career on distinct creative worlds—heavy records, atmospheric detours, character-driven releases—each with its own logic and weather system. His latest release, The Moth, is different. It arrives without a pre-existing template, not as a pivot for novelty’s sake, but as a culmination: a project conceived from the beginning as orchestral, choral, and theatrical in scope, with the scale required to underline the emotional transformation at the heart of the concept.

First single “Enter The City” with a video by Studio Sparks, out now; pre-order the album out on May 29 here: Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Amenra – De Doorn

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Long established as one of the greatest live acts on Earth, Amenra has also always had great, purposeful albums with heady concepts. Following their Mass titled albums I through VI, released over fourteen years, the band has rebirthed itself into a new final form. De Doorn begins their association with the mighty Relapse Records, continuously the arbiter of good taste for extreme music. From epic post-Metal, pastoral Folk motifs, moody post-Rock moments, to wicked eruptions of pain and grief stricken movements; Amenra’s music simultaneously feeds the brain and soul.  

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