Album Reviews

KMFDM Herald In A New PARADISE On Latest (And Greatest) Slab Of Industrial Ecstasy

KMFDM is back. Again. But why should you care? Because the Godfathers of Industrial consistently deliver the Ultra Heavy Beat and on PARADISE, their 21st album which celebrates their 35th year as a collective, they’re offering up their most diverse and, quite possibly, their best record of the 21st Century.

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Howling Giant Aim Beyond The Stratosphere On Colossal The Space Between Worlds

There are still bands out there that continually put out great music. You know what I mean? Like, their albums are constantly consistent, the track order makes sense, and from start to finish they provide a masterclass in how to do things just right. Sonic comfort food, if you will. [...]

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Test Meat Unchain Massive Rawker With Debut Full-Length ENJOY

“The songs are concise and get to the point. No song is over four minutes long, most are under three.” For the ADD generation, that above statement from the press release for ENJOY, the debut full-length from Boston’s Test Meat should be a ray of sunshine. Much like the entirety [...]

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Vanessa Silberman Kicks Off Fall With Lush Modern Alt Classic Brighter in Bloom

As a fan of Carissa Johnson, we were immediately intrigued when new music from Vanessa Silberman, who took Johnson out on the road last year, came across our desk. And we were even more excited that her new EP, Brighter In Bloom, is just the kind of rawk that we [...]

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Puddle Of Mudd Return, Bring Modern Alt/Grunge Classic To Your Ears On Welcome to Galvania

The year is 2019 and we are typing up a review of a brand new record from Puddle of Mudd unironically. What a time to be alive! This has already been a banner year for comebacks with heavyweights like Slipknot, Rammstein, and Tool returning from lengthy slumbers as well as [...]

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Azam Ali Welcomes Listeners To A Whole New Sonic Realm On Otherworldly Phantoms

Delving into Phantoms, the latest from Azam Ali is akin to traversing a mysterious new realm of reality. There’s bits of World music within as are grand film score elements. Then there are the beats-driven tracks bringing to mind Trip-Hop and later, bits of Goth especially when Ali takes on [...]

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