Apotheus Leaps Into The Future With Ergo Atlas
Apotheus, tight, progressive metal from Portugal, has delivered its sequel to The Far Star with the stellar Ergo Atlas. A coalescence of melody and hard, articulated metal kicks off the continuing saga inspired by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. The…
Jeff Clayton of Antiseen
“You can care all you fuckin’ want. We’re still gonna do it.” Jeff said it at a live show at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte, NC over ten years ago. It stuck with me. Antiseen. One of the few groups…
Keep The Promise
Extreme hardcore Italian metal group Keep The Promise self-released Mass Extinction just this past year. It’s a merciless, sonic raid on those who refuse to understand the gravity of violence against societies incited by global capitalist power. Mass Extinction has…
The Tragedy Of Being Human- New Release from Hilltops Are For Dreamers
Hilltops Are For Dreamers is a no-boundaries music project formed in London around 2018 and founded by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos. Its self-titled EP was released in 2020, and adopted a post-hardcore sound with melodic and bluesy elements. As the Covid lockdown…
Why Concerts Are Becoming Unaffordable For Most People
David C Lowery, a working musician of over 40 years and senior lecturer at the University of Georgia wrote an article back in 2016 about the financial logistics of touring. He’s got extensive experience in quantitative finance and entrepreneurship in…
Do You Need A Spotify Superfan Club?
The first quarter of 2024 will see Spotify no longer paying streaming royalties to artists who don’t hit above 1,000 annual streams. While this is a totally doable number to reach for indie artists, it does start to feel like…
Triple Shot Review
Curated by Arnold Blum We’re going dark this February. Your Triple Shot Review for today is a lineup of three black metal bands from the high north; Estonia, Russia and Sweden. They’re dark, they’re cold, and they might inspire a…