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Singles! Flickerstick, “Your Heart is a Fortress”

We’re going to just stop declaring publicly what our 2025 “Album of the Year” is because every time we think we have it figured out something new and unexpected comes along. For those keeping score, so far it’s been Pixel Grip to Greet Death to Crippling Alcoholism (With a hearty helping of Friendship Commanders and […]

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Bleed Treat The ’90’s Right With The Heavy Melodies That Make Up Post-Nu Self-Titled LP

Upon first listen through Bleed’s upcoming self-titled debut LP our immediate reaction was that the band took the aesthetic of Around The Fur and built a modern offering out of that with a focus on songs like the title track and “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)” as the blueprint. [...]

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The Journals Kept Deliver Some New Aural Anthems On EP Strike the Match

Rooted in this neat lo-fi ’80’s New Wave meets modern Indie Rawk aesthetic, the latest from The Journals Kept contains three tracks of timeless earnest aural anthems from the Western MA-based outfit.

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Pyramids Bring The Reggaeton-Infused Post-Black Metal Shoegaze Epic You Didn’t Know You Needed In 2025 On Pythagoras

As of right now, we have about 4 different intro paragraphs drafted for the newest from Pyramids which we’re still going to attempt to use in some capacity because Pythagoras is such a clusterfuck of sounds (In a good way) that we think it’s the kind of record that deserves [...]

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Singles! Happy Little Clouds, “Clear & Present Danger”

Not to sound like a broken record, but each new sonic story from Happy Little Clouds impresses us more and more. Vocalist/guitarist Jac Mestel’s words and riffs get more enthralling with every new release, drummer Jess Townsend’s drumming gets more intimate and intricate, and Derek Bergstrom’s bass work becomes more [...]

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Singles! Viruette, “DEADTOOTH”

Ah, yes, our old friend procrastination rears their pretty little head once again. It’s true, we’ve had the newest single from Viruette for quite some time and it’s also true that one gets so enamored with a track that it never crosses their mind to actual type some notes once [...]

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Welcome To Salem Horror Fest 8: The Horror Within!

There’s so much to talk about surrounding this year’s Salem Horror Fest happening across Salem from April 30th through May 4th that we don’t even know where to begin! But we’ll try. First up, as you could probably tell from the opening sentence, this year’s event (Number 8 if you’re [...]

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