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ALBUM REVIEW – “Blackout” by Affiance
Thank goodness non-ironic power metalcore is a thing. Where would the world be without bands that combined face melting solos, stratospheric vocal melodies, lots of references to fighting/fire/badass things/emotional turmoil….and breakdowns? Too many bands take themselves way too seriously nowadays, eschewing talent for effort towards their image. Enter Cleveland Ohio’s Affiance, and their latest effort Blackout. […]
ALBUM REVIEW – “Little Machines” by Lights
Watching an artist develop and evolve over time is one of the most exciting things a real music fan gets the privilege to do. It’s often all the more rewarding when the musician(s) never attain(s) the popularity you believe they deserve. Case in point is Canadian electropop singer-songwriter Lights, whose synthy bubblegum tunes have gathered a hoard […]
ALBUM REVIEW – “Into The Wide” by Delta Spirit
Very rarely is an album released that has little, to no flaws. But it is not impossible. And Delta Spirit’s new album, “Into The Wide” is proof. Matthew Vasquez has a voice unlike any other, consisting of power and raw emotion. The talent of the guitar speaks as though it were another voice of the […]
ALBUM REVIEW – “Broken Compass” by Sleepwave
The demise of Underoath as a creative entity was rendered all the more bitter to their fans by the quality of their final output. Ø (Disambiguation) represented a perfect culmination of the steady climb they’d scaled for more than a decade, from Christian metal also-rans to idolised trailblazers. A big part of that climb had […]
ALBUM REVIEW – “Blood Work” by Texas In July
Metalcore is a tricky tricky genre to be a part of these days. More bands are tuning lower and lower, relying more on studio “tricks”, and replacing real instruments with samples or emulators. The amount of thought required to keep up with the genre keeps getting lower and lower, being mainstream and “brutal” are now somehow […]
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