We were late to Osis’ brand of OC/DC Punk Rawk but their debut EP, released in August of 2025, made such an impact after we reviewed it in January of this year that we made a mental note to include the self-titled EP in our upcoming year ender post. However, [...]
Okay, so we guess the elephant in the room when it comes to modern Metalcore maven Showing Teeth is this: Do they live up to the hype? As a reviewer going in fairly blind to the online chatter regarding ST, we’ve gotta say “Hells yes!” Debut EP A Fate Worse [...]
If you’re not in the know or don’t follow too closely, there’s a lot happening in The Rupert Selection camp lately. Mostly not good. Vocalist/Guitarist Reilly Somach was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Primary Lung Cancer and is going through the steps to get better. But it’s a process (You [...]
Album – Peace When I’m Dead Artist – Ocean Sleeper Track Count – 11 5 Star Tracks – 1 (“Peace When I’m Dead”) 4 Star Tracks – 6 (“My Forever Drug”, “Someone Better”, “Forgive”, “Promise”, “Taste” & “Skin Deep”) Metric Rating (AVG) – 8.43 Metric Rating (Bonuses) – 8.70 2026 [...]
Believe it or not, our review for Spirit Hotel’s divine Rêve full-length has been in the works for almost a half a year now. It’s true! And when we figured we could finally finish it to coincide with the band’s appearance at the upcoming Wicked Doom Fest in Worcester (Happening [...]
There are not enough words in ANY Dictionary to describe how absolutely AWESOME MEGATONS by The Barbarians Of California is. Did you ever wish that Every Time I Die did a straight up METAL record but also added in the more Space Rawk aspects of Queens Of The Stone Age [...]
