Category: reviews
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Lorna Shore’s ‘I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me’ May Have Just Claimed Metal’s Album of the Year
Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com Lorna Shore have never been a band content to simply exist within the boundaries of genre. Since their earliest recordings, they’ve operated like sonic alchemists, transforming deathcore’s raw aggression into something both calculated and apocalyptic. Their forthcoming album, I Feel The Everblack Festering…
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Three Days Grace Return with Adam Gontier Delivering Their Heaviest and Most Ambitious Album Yet
Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com There are albums that mark survival, and then there are albums that mark ascension. Alienation is not simply Three Days Grace surviving nearly three decades into their career — it’s them proving, once and for all, that the fire never went out. After…
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Lord of the Lost’s Opvs Noir Vol. 1: Chapter One of a Monumental Triptych of Shadows
Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com It’s wild to think that Lord of the Lost have been reshaping gothic industrial and dark alt-rock for nearly two decades. What began as a shadowy fascination with theatricality has evolved into a fully realized aesthetic — one that doesn’t merely flirt with…
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BABYMETAL’s Metal Forth Is a Genre-Bending Gamble That Mostly Pays Off
Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com It’s wild to think that BABYMETAL have now been bending reality for 15 years. What started as a genre-defying curiosity has solidified into a full-fledged institution—one that, despite its chaos and contradictions, has always had a surprisingly focused mission: blow the walls off…
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K-I-L-L-I-N-G Every Expectation: Everest Isn’t Just Halestorm’s Peak — It’s Their Legacy
Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com If Back From the Dead was Halestorm’s war cry, Everest is the soul laid bare after the smoke clears. With their sixth studio album, the Pennsylvania titans haven’t just pushed themselves — they’ve shattered their own blueprint. Everest doesn’t just climb; it ascends,…
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Beyond the Matrix: Epica Conquer NYC on Their Three-Show U.S. Crusade w/ Seven Spires In Direct Support
Ryan Murray | Co-Owner | Chief Editor | Contributor | Photographer r.m.music84@gmail.com When Epica announced a three-city North American run before heading to South America, regional fans knew this was no ordinary tour. And when one of the shows is in New York City—on a Tuesday, no less—you’d better believe the faithful will show up.…
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