Sing of the emotional dark, harken the void because nihilism reigns as Harakiri for the Sky return with new album, Mære. It’s been three long years since Arson was released, and everything is worse now. No one could have predicted the tailspin that the planet would be plunged into just a year later, and yet somehow; Harakiri for the Sky have tapped into the primordial energy … [Read more...] about Harakiri for the Sky: Mære – Album Review
Sirenia Interview: Keeping It Fresh, Lockdown Music, and 80s Covers
We reviewed Sirenia’s newest album Riddles, Ruins and Revelations earlier this month which impressed with its symphonic/power metal underbelly. We wanted to find out more about the band's current state, so we sat down with Sirenia guitarist and composer Morten Veland to talk about the state of live music, his process for writing albums and the future of his musical projects … [Read more...] about Sirenia Interview: Keeping It Fresh, Lockdown Music, and 80s Covers
The Staves: Good Woman – Album Review
The Staves continue with their persuasive and poignant indie music on the honest and sincere Good Woman. The Staves are a trio that definitely deserve more recognition in their genre. A band known by some as the openers for Florence + The Machine, during her How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful tour, they have existed in the upper fringe of indie music since 2012, never quite … [Read more...] about The Staves: Good Woman – Album Review
Sirenia: Riddles, Ruins & Revelations – Review
Sirenia, one of Scandinavia’s biggest symphonic metal bands, return to spread their stories on the intriguing and powerful Riddles, Ruins & Revelations.Sirenia are a band that easily rank alongside Epica, Kamelot, Nightwish and Vuur when discussing the best of symphonic metal, and that’s for good reason. For nearly twenty years the Norse metallers have firmly established … [Read more...] about Sirenia: Riddles, Ruins & Revelations – Review
Blackout Problems: DARK – Album Review
Munich-based alternative rockers Blackout Problems return in the best shape of their career with a twisted recount of the world around them on new album, DARK.2020 was a horrible year and no one seems to understand that more than Germany’s Blackout Problems. Their fourth studio album, DARK, follows in the chaotic kaleidoscopic wake of the band’s prior record, KAOS, but … [Read more...] about Blackout Problems: DARK – Album Review