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[Cover Artwork by Julia Proszowska] Something about the internet that only occurred to me recently is that it’s changed the way we think about death. Like just about everything else, the very notion of death has lost so much of …
[Cover artwork by The Blacksmith] I will freely admit that anonymity when it comes to art largely puzzles me, particularly as it relates to music. Aliased with some sort of elaborate costume? There’s potential there; who doesn’t love a little …
[Cover art by Larisa Brechun] With age, you begin to understand that genuine loss is not the haunting shadow you once thought. It isn’t a short-lived grief that disappears in a few days. Instead, it’s more than a shadow; it’s …
[Cover artwork by Ludwig Missal] Working from a classic build of vocalist/guitarist, bass player, and drummer, the appropriately minimalist design of Germany’s Midnight Prey works in their favor as they charge through seven songs of the kind of hybrid hard …
[Cover artwork by Alexandros Vasilopoulos] Founded in 1992 by guitarist Stathis Pavlantis in Athens, Greece, Reflection has released five albums (and a split) of epic heavy metal celebrating the spirit of the titans of the …
So hey, what the hell, let’s kick things off today with an old chestnut: “Hegel says somewhere that, upon the stage of universal history, all great events and personalities reappear in one fashion or another. …
[Cover art by Diske Uno] Sometimes you’ve gotta just let your freak flag fly. Since 2017, Seattle quintet Turian has had no qualms about playing with their sound, regularly injecting numerous disparate sounds into their …
[Cover artwork by Hugh Syme] I am an easy mark for a band like A2Z (also known as A-Z, AthruZ, etc.) First, the project involves two players I’ve followed basically since time began: 1) Mark …
Pardon the somewhat philosophical question, but why do we yearn for artists to return to the familiar vision, or in this case, sound, that we often associate with the pinnacles of their careers? Now, that …
After a decade or so of bouncing around the underground, Bay Area mince-masters Haggus found a new home with Oakland’s venerable Tankcrimes last year, and promptly released two surprise EPs in the process, both of …
[cover artwork by Isak Lønne Emberland] In the perennially cute n’ sassy world of chemistry, there are two types of mixtures: heterogeneous and homogeneous. Either type could be up your alley, depending. Sometimes you want …
[Cover artwork by Angus McKie] As a result of punk rock’s penchant for speed and aggression that eventually fueled the fires of the NWOBHM, we are all well aware that punk and heavy metal have …
