Track: Leddie MC – Look What They’ve Done ft. Sarai Jazz
Another month has gone by and we are treated to another new track from North east artist Leddie MC – ‘Look What They’ve Done’ ft Sarai Jazz. Regarding the track Leddie comments: “The track touches on advice given by self proclaimed gatekeepers within Hip Hop, that never particularly held any weight, but aimed to stifle …
Track: Soraia – Tight Lipped
Philadelphia rock quartet Soraia released single ‘Tight-Lipped’ in February as a 7″ single (with a b-side cover of Aerosmith’s “Angel,” ft. a guest appearance by their Wicked Cool Records label mate Jessie Wagner) The single follows on from the bands album ‘Dig Your Roots’ released last year. Of the new track, Mansour says, “”Tight-Lipped” is about a woman who politely …
Track: Belvedere – ‘Camera Obscura’
Alberta punks Belvedere have released another new track from their upcoming LP ‘Hindsight Is The Sixth Sense’ out May 14 via Thousand Islands Records in North America and Lockjaw Records in Europe and the UK. Another slice of frantic guitars and solid drumming with a glorious melodic chorus, and these guys have a great claim for ‘Hindsight Is The Sixth Sense’ being …
Album: Unflesh – Inhumation
Blackened melodic death metallers Unflesh have released their second full-length, ‘Inhumation’. The band partnered with artist Junki Sakuraba (Seven Spires) once again to create the killer album art for Inhumation. The album was mixed and mastered by renowned musician and engineer V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress, etc.) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany. Unflesh vocalist/guitarist Ryan Beevers comments: “Inhumation delves …
Track: Amigo The Devil – Different Anymore
With the recent release of his new album, ‘Born Against’ (read our review here), Danny Kiranos has shared an intimate acoustic version of the heartfelt track Different Anymore recorded in a dimly lit cave with only an isolated mic and acoustic guitar. With searching heartfelt lyrics and a voice as strong and colourful as Kiranos’s …
Track: Escapement – Feed
Escapement are a new band formed by vocalist Johnny Ray (3 Headed Snake) and keyboardist Alex Nasla (Witherfall, Helion Prime) after meeting on the famous 70k Metal Cruise and throwing musical ideas off of each other during pandemic boredom. After a few months of reworking the songs and adding creative touches, they are ready to show off …
Track: As We Suffer – Concrete Fist
Ottawa’s As We Suffer are releasing their debut album ‘The Fallen Pillars’ on April 30th, 2021. The band have shared their third single ‘Concrete Fist’. A superbly produced brutal sounding single that should only be played loud. The vocals growl and snarl over the groovy main riff and tight drum skins. The band have done a great job keeping the …
Track: Man On Man – ‘It’s So Fun (To Be Gay)
MAN ON MAN have shared the new video for track ‘It’s So Fun (to be Gay)’ from their forthcoming selftitled debut album due 7th May via Polyvinyl Record Co. / Big Scary Monsters. The video features JD Samson, Patty Schemel (Hole), John Cameron Mitchell, Jibz Cameron (Dynasty Handbag), Heklina and more. “We wanted “It’s So Fun (To Be Gay)” …
Live Review: Alex Maas, Bastrop, Texas
Levitation have been savours during this pandemic. Offering escape and salvation through the means of live sets beamed into our homes, they’ve been a wonderful form of entertainment in a world where four walls have become the norm. From the sandstorm desert driller of a set from Oh Sees to the cosmic UFO space sounds …
EP: Brenso – Demo EP
Brenso (from Bologna’s slang BREve + inteNSO — Short + Heavy) formed in Bologna in 2019. The band defines its music as post-covid, over-the-counter rock, influenced by the many sounds and experiences of its members: from Grunge to Desert rock, through punk, hard rock and 1970s psychedelia. The Demo-EP ‘Brenso’ was recorded in a one-day …