Album Reviews

Filter Return With Career-Spanning Ode And Future Forward New Album The Algorithm

It’s been 7 years, people! Seven years since Richard Patrick and company has delivered a whole Filter album. And sure, absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that, but with teases of new Filter dating back to 2020 when “Thoughts And Prayers” and “Murica” were released fans are now [...]

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Metal Return Of The Year? Motokops 2000 Surprise Drop New Record The Torment of Existence Weighed Against the Horror of Nonbeing

We’re proud to say that we were fans back in the day. Well, Mrs RNRF is more OG but still! We were there in the beginning! Even have a CD (Remember those???) of …Only Pieces Remain to show for it! And don’t even use it as a coaster! We jest [...]

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KIND Close In On Sonic Perfection With Mighty Desert Rawk Opus Close Encounters

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it: Albums that seemingly pop into existence out of nowhere (Read: Records we didn’t know were coming) are the best kinds of surprises for us. Like KIND, who already rule real hard and will be delivering their latest record to our collective [...]

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The Fierce And The Dead Get Vocal On Powerful Prog Powerhouse News From The Invisible World

What weird, eclectic, and fierce record is this! News From The Invisible World, the latest from London’s The Fierce And The Dead and the first to feature vocals with bassist Kevin Feazey taking over those duties, is a wonderful blend of classic Prog and modern Hard Rawk that packs quite [...]

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Mission To Sleep Create A Cathartic Crush On Crucial New EP White Death

The next coming of Far? With some deftones-style dynamics and hum-like atmosphere thrown in for good measure? Does that sound good good to you? Then you’re going to LOVE the latest from Boston’s Mission To Sleep!

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Somnuri Level Up With Dense, Dynamic, & Diabolical Desiderium

“…bridging a gap between acts like Helmet, Karp, Handsome, and Quicksand with the sonic journeys of an Isis or Jesu” If you, not only, know who Handsome is but can also proudly compare yourselves to them then you’re already alright in our book. It also helps that we dug the [...]

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