Xisuma's Musical Journey

  Thornhill are an undoubtedly curious band. Inescapable of Deftones ' shadow, yet vibrantly engrossing as familiar ideas find themselve...

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

  I can't get over how young and fresh faced this English four piece appear. Reminding me of how the years have gotten paste me, they lo...

  Now over thirty years deep, the Deftones ' tenth record packs little novelty for old heads, yet will enthrall the recent surge of new ...

  Originality is a contestable term, often misplaced by a lack of context and history - something we are all born ignorant to. It leads me t...

   Lingering on the cutting emotive sensations of Vessel, this newest chapter, Even In Arcadia, plays like poetry in motion, a dwell of pers...

Delightfully predictable and thus feverishly indulgent,  Tetrarch return armed with another dose of millennial teenage angst, tapping into ...

Once highly anticipated, now sorely devoured, binging Tsunami Sea left me with a simple sentiment - these numbers could take many moons to f...

    Plagued by the inconsistencies of searching for an identity, exploring genres, never settling on a sound, it seems that Poppy has final...

 Moving on from the catchy Post-Punk period vibes We Are Chaos reveled in, the band trade in those flickers of color for dreary tones steep...

Having struck gold with Flip Phone Fantasy and Up In The Air Forever , could our Aussies from down under make it three for three? Oddworld ...

  Spotify is doing a mighty fine job figuring me out with its algorithms. Lurching in the shadows of Deftones , Lacuna Coil, with flashes of...

    Exploring the many charms of 90s Alternative Metal, Boston Manor returned armed with exquisite execution over originality. Sundiver is a...

This entry in the journal is less "review" and more of a footnote for myself and any of you reading who are fans of CKY . Former b...

My own unrivaled excitement for this release has manifested into a glum disappointment tainting The Above. Their previous outing, Underneath...

  Having let this one simmer for months now, Its clear that direct comparisons to Tool are somewhat of a disservice. Although a mellower dr...

  Wedged between two fine outings, their sophomore effort 12th House Rock fits awkwardly, an anomaly drifted off a fine trajectory. Narrow H...

  Following on from Morphscape , It seems Frank was left in the lurch, a period of sweet stagnation for this fan. With C&C Generals, the...

  Two decades have passed since Enter Shikari made waves playing in our local music scene. With an unwavering resilience, they retain a rel...

 When invited to indulge with music so apt to ones taste, it can be a tricky task to pull on the threads of its magic. After being spoiled w...