Ὁπλίτης (Hoplites) on Subverting and Entangling Cultural Norms (Interview)
More often than not, aggression and instrumental dexterity delivers the bulk of extreme metal’s thematic impact, not its lyrics. This is not to say that the words are unimportant, just that they are more commonly undecipherable and not a focal point. Ὁπλίτης (translated from ancient Greek as Hoplites) works antithetical to that approach. It’s easy...
Lucius Fox Honors Jupiter's Densest Moon "Io" with Suitably Heavy Metal (Early Track Stream)
Complexity in music is not always a plus, and having more genre tags can start to be a worrying sign. It turns out that it’s pretty easy to make music that’s just a frustrating hodgepodge with no payoff. Lucius Fox has long impressed me by avoiding this trap: though their music runs the gamut from...