METAL

New Laconia’s debut single “Stardust Bear Bazaar Pt. 1” is a genre-blending, time-warping adventure that feels like stepping into a neon-lit sci-fi tavern where metalheads, jazz aficionados, and fantasy nerds all hang out under one interstellar roof. Conceptually daring but never alienating, this track takes a wild creative risk and…

Valkitaar’s metal album, What Lies Beneath (Deluxe Edition) talks to you through the chaos, pain, and determination that define the artist’s raw journey. As someone who doesn’t even consider metal my go-to genre, I was surprised to find a couple of its tracks creeping into my playlist—and staying there. The…

Side Chain’s latest single, “Transference,” is an explosive, tightly crafted, and emotionally raw sonic wildfire. Dropped on 26th May 2025, this track from the Little Rock-based power trio pushes the boundaries of what modern metal-rock can feel like when fused with precision production and heartfelt intensity. From the opening seconds,…

“Fly or Die!” by New Laconia is a blast of sound and spirit that punches through the speakers and drags you straight into a high-stakes emotional battlefield. The Ukraine-based collective, led by Alex Syniakov, blends genres like a mad scientist stirring jazz, metal, rock, and even pop into a molten…

Deflecting Ghosts’ latest single, “Broken”, is a reckoning, and a battle cry wrapped into four-and-a-half minutes of raw, melodic power. Released on May 23rd, the Kansas-based trio’s first full-band track introduces listeners to the haunted inner world of someone grappling with the fallout of addiction and the ghosts of past…

Kings County doesn’t hold back with their fierce, bone-rattling take on Marilyn Manson’s 1996 industrial rock anthem, “The Beautiful People.” Released on May 9, 2025, this cover hits like a freight train from the start, bringing a savage edge that feels just as relevant today as it did nearly three…

Noxious, the debut LP from Antigonish-based extreme metal project Paranormal Arson, pulls no punches in its apocalyptic commentary on modern society. The brainchild of Jamie MacDonald, Noxious is as musically suffocating as it is politically furious, layering death metal brutality with industrial clatter, sludge-drenched distortion, and unfiltered punk rage. The…

“Echoes of a Dying World” by Electron hits like a gut punch wrapped in barbed wire—feral, reflective, and brutally honest. Released on March 28th, this track from the London-based metalcore outfit cements their reputation for fusing raw emotional intensity with searing sonic energy. It opens with ferociously distorted guitars that…

American composer Kyle R. Marolf—the creative force behind solo project Death Culture—releases Man and Machine 2.0, a relentless fusion of modern metal and electronic intensity. Inspired by the rapid rise of AI and the merging of human and machine intelligence, the album is the result of over a year’s worth of immersive writing,…

Gus Defelice’s new concept album, The Sound of Inevitability, hits like a slow-burning existential revelation. It lures you in with shimmering ambiance, heavy riffs, and thematic gravity that sticks with you long after the final note fades. This instrumental prog-rock embodies the cosmic force we all face: time, death, change,…