White Ward: ‘False Light’ Review
Ukrainian band White Ward are the authors of the recently released album ‘False Light’. The band’s third full-length record blends a variety of sounds, but most notable is the combination of black metal and...
Transatlantic at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town
What can I say about Transatlantic. A band consisting of four legendary musicians in the progressive rock genre coming together to create what can only be described as the prog supergroup of the 21st...
The Dear Hunter: ‘Antimai’ Lore Breakdown
Absolute Hope Absolute Hell The Dear Hunter welcomes you to the city of Antimai. It may be the only remaining city in an apocalyptic world. Eight rings gentrify its inhabitants. Ring eight, furthest from...
Compile: ‘Reaching’ Review
Fragments of a Bitter Memory Musical crimes: never clapping on the backbeat, dismissing all pop as shallow, “forgetting” to practice scales every day, and progressive metal band Compile having fewer than one hundred monthly...
Astronoid: ‘Radiant Bloom’ Review
Astronoid are a US-based Post-Metal band, formed in 2012. After an extensive period of touring with credible artists as openers (Devin Townsend, TesseracT, Between the Buried and Me – to name a few), they...
Cave In: ‘Heavy Pendulum’ Review
Cave In’s 2019 album is called ‘Final Transmission.’ Caleb Scofield, the band’s lead vocalist and bassist, passed away in 2018 in a car accident, and the band were prepared to call it quits. ‘Final...
Charlie Griffiths: ‘Tiktallika’ Interview
Hey Charlie how’s it going? I’ve got a few questions here from myself, but also from the Haken fan Discord as lots of members wanted to find out more about your brand new solo...
Black Midi at Festaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
Formed in 2017, the band procured a majority of their fame through the pandemic era. And now with two albums under their belt, and another one lined up to be released next month –...
Pain of Salvation at the Lincoln Hall in Chicago
There was perfect evening weather in Chicago on Thursday, May 19th that we’d long been anticipating after weeks of fluctuations between extreme cold and hot temperatures. Along with this nice weather, we’d also been...
Giant Walker: ‘All in Good Time’ Review
Back in 2021, out of the blue, I found a single released by a band I had never heard of, so my curiosity led me to listen to that song and it turned out...
Greyhaven: ‘This Bright and Beautiful World’ Review
‘This Bright and Beautiful World’ is the newly released, third album from Kentucky 4-piece, Greyhaven. Their 2018 album ‘Empty Black’ quickly became a favorite of mine, with its mixture of chaotic and melodic passages....
