Xisuma's Musical Journey

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

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

  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...

A blast from the past! This record I experienced mostly though my friends. Having devoured The Trees Are Dead And Dried Out , I recall not b...

  Nefarious made quite the excitable splash upon impact. With my apatite shaped for the lighter sides of music, a throwback to playful extre...

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

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

    Hardcore veterans Stray From The Path have been at it for a couple decades now. Joining in the fun at their tenth album may leave out so...

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

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

    On a somewhat predictable trajectory, yet no less exciting, Are You Afraid lands high octane metallic exuberance. Bolstered by punchy pr...

  Leaning into their aggressive side, Cane Hill return with a refined amalgamation of the Nu Metal revival, drifting towards the extremes of...

  Churning the Pop Metal formula through a dense wall of sound, American rockers Conquer Divide caught my ear with their empowered effeminat...

   Its time for a fresh journey! Seems I'm late to the party on this rising act. Motionless In White were a dead turn off on first impre...

From a fiery five minute EP, to bludgeoning twenty minute album, Thrown follow up debut Extended Pain with parallel architecture. Brief son...

  I take no pleasure in negativity. After a good go at this one, due to personal recommendation, I've found little positive to say. Hail...

With Spotify turning me onto the modern Hardcore scene, these German slammers have caught my ear. A no nonsense, straight to the point, meat...

  Succeeding their stunning debut Eternal Blue , this lively three track EP stands apart with a unique embrace of dance groove rhythms and E...

  Four years prior to the brilliant Eternal Blue , then duo Spiritbox arrive fresh on this self titled debut EP showing glimmers of whats to...

    Seeking another record under the emerging Argent Metal label, I've landed with Currents' latest effort. The American outfit play...