ALL REVIEWS
REVIEW: MAKE THEM SUFFER – ‘HOW TO SURVIVE A FUNERAL’; DEATH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
How To Survive A Funeral is a title that comes with a good bit of irony. For Perth, Australia's metalcore boundary-pushers Make Them Suffer, it also comes with some welcomed realization and a sense of balance. This is the same...
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REVIEW: PROTEST THE HERO – ‘PALIMPSEST’; COMPLEX RIFFS AND REWRITING HISTORY
Canadian progressive metal group Protest The Hero return after a four year hiatus to deliver their latest album Palimpsest. Conceptually, Palimpsest explores significant moments throughout America's historical narrative and offers frankly appropriate commentary complementary to the world's current socio-political climate. Beginning...
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DARKO – ‘DETHMASK EP’: DEATHCORE MASTERS PULVERIZE OFF THE CLOCK
DARKO's debut EP is one of the more interesting, brutal spins on deathcore I have heard this year. When I saw the band was fronted by genre all-star Tom Barber and instrumentally composed by Josh Miller, I couldn't resist letting...
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SCARLXRD – ‘FANTASY VXID; SUMMER’: FLEXING FOR THE FINAL SEASON
Scarlxrd's album and conclusion of a 5-piece project playing off the different seasons, FANTASY VXID; SUMMER released as of today. For any readers who are unfamiliar with him, Scarlxrd is an English rapper whose musical style collectively fuses sounds of...
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IANN DIOR – ‘I’m Gone’: “on rum, coke, and breaking hearts”
Iann Dior is a solo artist from Texas whose musical style reflects influences of R&B, trap rap, and alternative rock. Today, marks the release of his latest album, I'm Gone. "Paradise" starts I'm Gone off on a strong note with...
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ALBUM REVIEW: I PREVAIL – ‘TRAUMA’
I Prevail are a unique band. Not from a perspective of musical direction- but in terms of marketability and appeal, they're an interesting band to follow. Most dual-fronted scene bands died off after their second or third albums (or transitioned...
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