Inner Shrine’s ‘Aita’ Drops with Heavy Visuals & Gothic Gloom
From Florence, Italy, Inner Shrine radiates a gothic marriage of morbidity and drama. They’ve been around since the mid nineties, and are heavy metal metal war horses with six full albums, three singles and one split behind them.The conjuring of…
Bloodcrown Unleashes “Sound Of Flesh And Bone”
Where metal intensity reigns supreme, newcomers Bloodcrown have emerged with their debut album “Sound Of Flesh And Bone,” a testament to the genre’s enduring ability to channel bitterness and strain through a blistering soundscape. Born from casual jam sessions among…
‘Resurgence’: Adelon’s Relentless Onslaught of Extreme Metal
Progressive Technical Death Metal from Switzerland Adelon releases its very aggressive, four track EP Resurgence on June 21. It’s fast, and the vocals are the throaty snarls of some netherworld beast. The EP begins with Fleshless Vertebrae; intro sweeping into…
The Incisive Symphony of Open Surgery: Absolute Destruction
Swedish death metal band Open Surgery is releasing their fourth full-length sharp collection of songs, Absolute Destruction. It’s nine tracks of homicidal lyrics and abrasive, machine gunning riffs. The album drops on July 19th, and fans of classic death metal…
Unearthing Hidden Metal History: RidingEasy Records & Early Moods
This one comes highly rated— Early Moods is described on their Bandcamp as a Doom/Heavy Metal band from Los Angeles, CA. On March 8 they dropped their newest release, A Sinner’s Past. It’s nine tracks of delicious fuzz-drenched guitars and…
Punk’s Not Dead, It’s Just Really Upset: Right On, Kid! Drops New Record
In the recent revival of emo pop-punk, Albuquerque based Right On, Kid! just released Carry What You Need, a five track EP last month. It’s keeping with the current midwest emo revival, complete with confessional lyrics and sparkly angst. The…
Pop-Punk Smooth Brain
New York based punk-pop Smooth Brain started out as a metalcore three-piece, added two more around the time of the pandemic, and began exploring their punky side. The music is akin to Green Day and Honey Revenge, and the zeitgeist…
UMG and Roland Release “Principles For Music Creation With AI”
The evolving world of digital music and AI generation has had both positives and negatives we’ve seen so far. Universal Music Group and Roland have joined in their efforts to create a standard for transparency to counteract those negatives. It’s…
The Rapid Rise Of TikTok
If you didn’t hear, Universal Music Group pulled their roster of music artists from Tiktok back in February. They couldn’t reach a license agreement with the booming social media platform that both parties could agree on after their old contract…
Niche Music Crafting: Finding Your Genre On A Global Stage
Figuring out how to find your music niche and promote