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May 28, 2019

Sean Meyers of Gates To The Morning [INTERVIEW]

SM discusses the journey of his project, Gates to the Morning, originally started in 2008 but interrupted due to school. After a revival in 2016, he wrote “Return to Earth,” culminating in an album with collaborative elements. Challenges included promotional aspects and integrating jazz influences, while a strong community underscores his experience in metal. Continue reading

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March 19, 2018

ALBUM REVIEW: Æpoch – Awakening Inception (Self-Released)

Throwing just about everything in the way of metal at you, aside from simplicity, Ontario based prog-metal band Æpoch seems to have the overall aim of annihilating your cranium. Think Gigan (and God I love Gigan) times about a thousand with a heavy dose of… everything. Seriously, there is no other band I\’ve heard as Continue reading

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February 19, 2018

INTERVIEW: Cam of Motherslug

[K] Who is Motherslug? What brought the band together? Motherslug have been kicking around for six years now. Nick and Cyn are the remaining founding members, I joined after they had been jamming for almost a year with Ferg and Matt and that was the lineup for the first EP. Ferg left just prior to Continue reading

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February 11, 2018

REVIEW: Towards Atlantis Lights – Dust of Aeons (Transcending Obscurity)

Powerfully emotional, Towards Atlantis Lights draws from historical moments and blends folk, doom, death, and black metal elements together in order to bring their story to life on Dust of Aeons. And, by story, I mean an epic spanning four tracks, one of which is a whopping 30 minutes (The Bunker of Life) and the Continue reading

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January 5, 2018

REVIEW: Flummox – Garage Prog EP

FLUMMOXGarage Prog EPMURFREESBORO, TN I\’m no stranger to the likes of Flummox, no. I\’ve both reviewed them back in the day (see here) and they were gracious enough to be featured on our Suicide Awareness compilation. Aside from that I\’ve often listened to their work on the side over the years, though as I\’ve taken a Continue reading

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January 2, 2018

REVIEW: Luna\’s Call – Divinity

LUNA\’S CALL DIVINITYLINCOLN, UK (Reposted from BrubbADubb) More then likely, people will draw more then a few comparisons to older Opeth albums when listening to Luna\’s Call, at least when it comes to this album, and that isn\’t too surprising as Opeth has been massively influential – the gap left from their stylistic change was Continue reading

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June 22, 2016

REVIEW: Blacklands – Peaceful Shores

BLACKLANDSPEACEFUL SHORESBLACKLANDS MUSIC Three years ago, I reviewed a Symphonic Metal album \’New Dawn\’ by a German band named Blacklands. I loved the band automatically. The lead singer at the time, Moja Nardelli, had a beautiful, powerful voice, one perfect for the Symphonic scene. They took a leap of faith to self-produce the way they Continue reading

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June 11, 2016

REVIEW: Pseudo/Sentai – Enter the Sentai

PSEUDO/SENTAIENTER THE SENTAITRULY TARCON RECORDS It isn\’t often that a band so openly embraces a gimmick, even rarer that it\’s all backed up by some truly excellent song-writing. I\’ll admit, I had my reservations jumping into Enter the Sentai, as I\’m not the biggest fan of either Manga or Super-Sentai (or it\’s Americanized counterpart \’Power Continue reading

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June 6, 2016

REVIEW: Thy Worshiper – Klechdy

THY WORSHIPER KLECHDYARACHNOPHOBIA RECORDS Please excuse me ahead of time, I\’m but merely a humble Canadian and so my knowledge of the greater world is somewhat limited. I do not rightly know the origins of Thy Worshiper\’s particular ethnic style, its particular influences, or even the language it\’s tracks are sung in. Klechdy is the Continue reading

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December 12, 2015

REVIEW: Ecferus – The Tourniquet Hemisphere EP

ECFERUSTHE TOURNIQUET HEMISPHEREBLACK HORIZONS Atmospheric, progressive, and experimental breeds of extreme metal have long been favorites of mine; at a time, they were my bread and butter. I do love the slow climb, the inevitable climax (if the album is good enough to provide one), and I\’m sure that anyone reading this has a soft Continue reading

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