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ALBUM: After The Burial – ‘Dig Deep’

Matthew Powers
The theme of facing adversity is prevalent in After The Burial’s band name and completely resembled on their fifth record Dig Deep. The tragic and confusing death of guitarist Justin Lowe created quite a mountain for his comrades to climb, a mountain that is quickly ascended through the powerhouse performances on Dig Deep. The craftsmanship […]

SINGLE: Asking Alexandria – “The Black”

Matthew Powers
If Asking Alexandria’s title track for their upcoming album, The Black, is any indication, it will be a record full of dark conflict. “I Won’t Give In” was refusal, “Undivided” was defiance, and “The Black” is desperation. The track itself sits perfectly between the former’s structured ambience and the latter’s angry chaos, an alternative metal […]

ALBUM: Basement-‘Promise Everything’

Kat Tanaciev
It’s been four whole years since Basements last album Colourmeinkindness was released. After a hiatus in 2013 and a three song EP in 2014, Basement is back at it with Promise Everything. Greatly reminiscent of their last EP Further Sky, Promise Everything is equal parts catchy choruses and aggressive melodies. Even with a four year […]

ALBUM: Panic! at the Disco – ‘Death of a Bachelor’

Michael Bird
Las Vegas, Nevada. One of America’s great havens of excitement, excess and entertainment, it’s become fertile ground for modern rock bands with The Killers, Five Finger Death Punch and Imagine Dragons all hailing from the city. Perhaps best characterising it was the carnival madness of Panic! at the Disco, who emerged in 2005 with all […]

SINGLE: The Word Alive – “Trapped”

Matthew Powers
The Word Alive's adventurous career path has been full of territory most bands at their level dream of achieving. Combining prog metal guitar magic, off-the-wall synth textures that give even Children of Bodom a run for their money and a knack for genuine emotional delivery, the five musicians that make up the band have done an excellent job at setting themselves apart from the genre norms. They're truly a cut above.

ALBUM: Handguns – ‘Disenchanted’

Kat Tanaciev
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2015 has been chalk full of great releases from pop punk bands, such as The Wonder Years, Knuckle Puck and Neck Deep. With so many recent releases within the genre, one might say it would be hard to even compete with so many incredible bands that have released albums this year. Handguns however completely stands […]

ALBUM: Devil You Know – ‘They Bleed Red’

Matthew Powers
In the metal community super-groups typically aren’t viewed in the brightest light. Putting together a group of musicians who have little in common when it comes to musical approaches and styles can be both an interesting idea and a complete disaster. The goal is ultimately to create a band that does each of the members […]

ALBUM: Born Of Osiris – ‘Soul Sphere’

Matthew Powers
Few modern bands are as unique and trail-blazing as Born of Osiris. They’ve been there done that when it comes to deathcore, flirted with technical death metal, made great friends with Nu-Metal and thrown in random, but tasteful slips of dubstep beats into their diverse sound. Through all of the busy sonic madness however, they’ve found […]

ALBUM: Myka Relocate – ‘The Young Souls’

Matthew Powers
On Myka Relocate’s second album The Young Souls they don’t so much tread new path as much as they do hone in on their definitive sound. Blending pop hooks, ambient electronics and metallic heaviness isn’t by any means a new idea. In fact, it may just be one of the most currently populated sounds. Even […]
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