Three years removed from their debut full-length, Belgian bruisers Hippotraktor return with their sophomore effort, Stasis (Pelagic Records), a veritable blend of progressive and post- metal, with versatile vocals scattered all throughout the seven tracks. Continue reading
Japanese instrumental rock band, Mono, have just shared their latest single, “Run On,” with a video directed by Dalian-based artist, Jiang Kun. It is the second single taken from their 12th album, Oath. The full-length is due out on June 14th, via Temporary Residence Ltd. records in North America, Pelagic Records in Europe, and New Noise records in China). This release coincides with the band’s 25th anniversary. Keep reading to check out the new video and more.
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Belgian progressive post-metal quintet, Hippotraktor, have just released their brand new single and video, “Renegade.” The song is taken from their forthcoming full-length album, Stasis, which is due out on June 07th, via Pelagic Records, on CD, gatefold LP, and all digital platforms. Check out the new video and more from the band in the article below.
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Hailing from Austin, Texas, Glassing is an intriguing band who have released some quality music across the albums Light and Death (2017), Spotted Horse (2019), and Twin Dream (2021). They’ve always shown that they are not one to be musically pigeonholed, as they convey a wide range of sounds from Post Metal to Hardcore, Sludge to Black Metal while often breaking up the chaos with moments of drone atmospherics. Continue reading
Instrumental rock band, Mono, have just delivered the news of their upcoming 12th album. The Japan-based outfit have announced that the new full-length, Oath, will come out on 14th June, via Berlin’s Pelagic Records. They have also shared the album’s title track as a single and video, for a first taste of what is in store. Check it out below.
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On Trve (Pelagic Records), Love Sex Machine returns eight years after their second album Asexual Anger with noise-driven sludge metal sound that will likely plant a feeling in the listener’s heart that bad times lie ahead for the world. Continue reading
Lustmord is the pseudonym of Brian Williams, now more than four decades into his music career and with myriad releases under his belt, including many soundtracks and collaborations, as well as a plethora of “ordinary” albums.Continue reading
Mirza Ramic doesn’t do anything halfway.
The musical artist and producer helped to found Arms And Sleepers, an electronic trip hop outfit that was formed back in 2006 and has since released 13 full-lengths and 20 EPs in that time. His latest effort is no less impactful.Continue reading
With all the technical and specialist instrumentalism that goes into the world of post-Rock, it is no wonder that the sub-genre has almost become synonymous with being a tad bit pretentious, with acts at times focusing on how skilled their members are than writing a good song.
It’s only been six years since A Burial At Sea formed, but quickly they have cemented in their earlier works that this has not been the case for them at all. Continue reading
Since the ending of their previous outfit Heretic Soul, German/Turkish outfit Bipolar Architecture have been on a bleak and introspective evolutionary path. From previous Death Metal roots, the band have seen their sound alter substantially into more expansive territory with the inception of their new band in a short space of time. Now following on from 2022’s brooding Depressionland (Self-Released), latest release Metaphysicize (Pelagic Records) sees them further refine this sound to compelling results.Continue reading