Xisuma's Musical Journey

Browsing the depths of the metal scene, with the blink of an eye this album cover threw me back to my youthful years. Perhaps it once adorne...

Possibly completing some form of "leather trilogy",  Carpenter Brut returns with album three after a lengthy four year absence. A...

Ill confess, on first impression, Petal Rock Black felt like a series of Avant-Guard Jazz experiments. This dubious outset was reinforced by...

  In our age of nostalgic recreation, here comes another classy modern Metal band turning an ear to a Nordic past. Comprised of experienced ...

Keeping up the impressive pace, Poppy  swiftly returns with her seventh full length album. Empty Hands is another amalgamation of Alternativ...

A casual obsession of recent weeks, Light Years Away presents itself as an emotive exploration of life's many journeys. Personal, pensiv...

  Master of scenery sculpting, our beloved Rune Realms turns attention towards atmosphere. With this newest Tolkien inspired chapter, The Mu...

  I Initially passed on this one. Nominations for rap album of the year pulled me back in. Brothers Pusha T and Malice both share cold bloo...

  Quick of the heels of The Shadow , Trevor returns with a classy record, honing in on indulgent moods and soothing tones, executing this co...

  Despite the impressive talents of vocalist Alex Terrible, I've suffered the misfortune of writing off these masked menaces as another ...

  Having scraped the barrel of Nu Metal treasures from my youth, this recent surge of revivalist bands like  Tetrarch , Ocean Grove and  Na...

  To experience it at the time, would have been something else. To now venture back to her origin after reveling in such masterful inspirati...

Seeking revival through experimentation,  Oscillotron lands on a firm identity with succinct ties to its space horror ambience origins. Lea...

  As one of the finer Black Metal acts from decades gone by, Ukrainian outfit Drudkh's part natural, part mystic has always held my curi...

  Current darlings of Extreme Metal, with a swiftly growing popularity, Lorna Shore seem poised to take off. This second incarnation with i...

  In a pleasant surprise, it seems this assembly of musicians was no fluke. Evolving from MCMXCa.D. , the group lean further into the Worldb...

Catching my ear through the Spotify playlist shuffle, a curiosity was peaked given its early release date. This both felt and sounded like a...

Round five and were back on form with the triumphant Metal Forth! Not their fourth, unless your counting "metal" in the record tit...

EP by name but double LP by duration, Paradise Star drops four lengthy serine mood pieces alternating between Berlin School inspired synth j...

Arriving swiftly off the back of a remarkable Chromakopia , Tyler suddenly drops this fun fast and loose record. A surprise release, Don...