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Spiritbox – The Fear of Fears (EP Review)

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Perhaps one of the most discussed newer bands to emerge on the Metal scene in the past decade has been Canada’s Spiritbox. Not appearing out of thin air, the project formed following Guitarist Mike Stringer and Vocalist Courtney LaPlante’s departure from Iwrestledabearonce. Iwrestledabearonce, a very ... Read More
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Bad Wolves – Die About It (Album Review)

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The story of Modern Metal band Bad Wolves has been quite interesting. Initially come together in 2017, Guitarist John Boecklin (ex-DevilDriver) brought songs he had been working on to the new project where he teamed up with Vocalist Tommy Vext (ex-Divine Heresy, ex-Westfield Massacre), Lead ... Read More

Meshuggah – Immutable (Album Review)

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Sweden’s Tech-Metal pioneers, Meshuggah, are back with their long overdue new album Immutable, released via Atomic Fire on April 1, 2022. Recorded in Sweden’s “Sweetspot Studios,” it marks the band’s ninth overall studio album, is their first ever not with Nuclear Blast, and is the ... Read More

Animals As Leaders – Parrhesia (Album Review)

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The groundbreaking, genre defying instrumental trio, Animals As Leaders has finally returned with their new album Parrhesia on Friday, March 25, 2022 via Sumerian Records. The band’s first new full-length release since 2016’s critically acclaimed The Madness Of Many, and fifth overall studio effort, Founder/Lead Guitarist Tosin ... Read More

Intervals – Circadian (Album Review)

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Guitar cognoscente Aaron Marshall returns with Circadian, his fourth album under the Intervals moniker, set for release independently on Friday, November 13th. Once again plotting an instrumental route, and with a bit of a lineup change, Circadian finds Marshall upbeat and punchy, aided by the ... Read More