Ethereal Metal

Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com There are certain bands whose journey you find yourself following a little more closely than others. For me, PLUSH is one of those bands. I’ve been following their rise for quite some time, watching them grow from an exciting young hard rock act…

Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com There are moments when a performer steps onto a stage and delivers a great performance. Then there are moments when you realize you may be watching the beginning of something much bigger. Nene Royal just had that moment. The 16-year-old singer and guitarist…

Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com Twenty-five years later, STAIND’s landmark album still speaks the language of anxiety, isolation, pain, and redemption. Now, Break the Cycle gets a second life—louder, heavier, and forged by a quarter-century of experience. There are albums that define an era, and then there are…

Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com The hard-hitting rock trio enters a new era with a raw, high-energy first taste of its highly anticipated sophomore album, arriving September 18 via Pavement Entertainment. Plush is back, and they aren’t easing their way into the next chapter. Today, August 14, the…

Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com Progressive art-rock innovators The Pineapple Thief are entering a new chapter with the announcement of their forthcoming studio album, Far and Wide, set for release October 9, 2026, via InsideOutMusic. Alongside the album announcement, the band have unveiled the hard-hitting new single ‘New…

Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com “Some albums ask to be heard. Eclipse demands to be felt.” -Ryan (Ethereal Metal) There are moments in a band’s career when everything they’ve spent years building suddenly clicks into place. The experimentation, the risks, the lineup changes, the growing pains, the search…