Exumer – Death Mask Messiah Review
Exumer are probably viewed as a footnote in the Big Book of Germanic Thrash. After all, they only managed to release 2 albums in the...
“I wound up on the bill with them in Malaysia, where I got escorted offstage by police with automatic weapons”: Despite the drama, Joe Satriani still loves Jethro Tull
In 2013 guitar maestro Joe Satriani told Prog about his passion for Jethro Tull, which has remained despite a “very strange” dramatic experience when he...
Miscreance – Reminiscence Review
Given its proclivity for scathing speeds, tough turnarounds, and blistering double bass, death metal contains a surprising number of drummer-vocalists. There’s Chris Reifert’s foundational feats...
Oxford Shoegaze Project Violet Oscillation Blooms in Reverb and Distortion on Debut EP “It Has Become Clear to Me That All Those Who Seek”
Oxford has certain ghosts to answer for. The Thames Valley once produced a generation of guitar bands who treated distortion less as decoration than physical...
Retro Synthpop Artist Danz CM Shares Double Single “A Violent Power” and “Bontempi Pop 3”
On A Violent Power and Bontempi Pop 3, Danz CM treats synthesizers less like collector’s trophies than working machinery, using vintage hardware to build pop...
“As We Dance With Tears in The Rain” — Death Drifts Under the Skin in Traitrs’ Video for “I Was Ill, You Were Wrong”
And I see your sadness Is it just like mine? We spend much of life rehearsing permanence. Calendars extend months ahead, plans multiply, and ordinary...