Infinite Chaos: The First Chapter
Photography: Liilia Rahkola Sometimes a band crawls out of the wreckage of something that didn't work, and emerges as rawer,...
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Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol
Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol Truth in advertising is rare in heavy music, but Austin's Rickshaw Billy's Burger Patrol has delivered...
Defamatory Path of No Return: Pure 90s Colombian Death Metal
Photo by Julian Mortuus Recorded at Dirty Sound Records by Mario and Hugo Uribe (the legendary founders of WITCHTRAP), the...
Unpretentious Fury: Abstract Rapture Strips Metal Down to Its Rhythmic Core
Courtesy of The Metallist PR Luxembourg’s Abstract Rapture have been refined through over two decades of attrition, and with Ascension...
Macabre Luxuria. A Masterclass in Progressive Blackened Metal
Courtesy of The Metallist PR Latvia’s Pits has emerged from the Eastern European underground with a debut full-length that achieves...
Agarwaen: Circo De La Muerte
Photo by Rocktografia Finnish "Asylum Metal" outfit Agarwaen take the line between music and theater and gleefully trample it into...
Prog-Metal Powerhouse: A Review of JAIME’s ‘Above and Beyond’
Cover art by Xaay What began as a deeply personal solo project has evolved into something far more expansive. Bergen,...
Accordions and Blast Beats: How Varang Nord Perfected Their Sound on Mygla
I’ve seen many bands use folk elements as a gimmick; however, Varang Nord’s Mygla treats the accordion as a genuine...
Hellmaze: Danish Thrash Veterans Bring Old-School Energy to 2026
Photo by Stenklopp Photography Denmark's Hellmaze drops debut full-length "Dead Flesh Rising" on January 30th via Cornhole RecordsIf you've been...
The Phantom Artists: Surviving the “Supply Shock” of Infinite AI Music
On a December evening, a twelve-year-old girl opens the Suno app on her phone and types a few words. Minutes...
