Reviews

Canadian extreme metal innovators Shezmu unveil their debut release this week — Che Alzilu descends into the storied depths of their doomed and blackened death metal.

Virginian heavy rockers Valkyrie, featuring ex-Baroness member Pete Adams and his brother Jake, release their first album in five years today. Read our review of their latest full-length.

We dive into the sixth Haken album “Virus” in all of its progressive, hook-laden, and outlandish glory.

Heavy metal and thrash pack the cartridges of New Zealand’s Bulletbelt, with a primer of black metal to spark off the destruction. Read our review of their fourth record “Warlords” now.

We dissect the masterful prog of Coheed and Cambria for this almighty resurrection of So Grim, So True, So Real, our trident-stab into the guts of storied bands and their sprawling discographies.

We unveil (and review) the monster new full-length effort from Belgian psychedelic jazz, drone, and ambient orchestra Neptunian Maximalism — this is over two hours of brain-enhancing music wrapped in luxurious atmospherics.

We dissect this thoroughly enjoyable (and dark) new point-and-click cyberpunk adventure game by Theta Division, featuring Master Boot Record whose soundtrack is both befitting and bewildering.

Dive into Hail Spirit Noir’s latest release one day early — we review and unveil “Eden In Reverse,” an album rife with proggy delights that intertwine under mysterious, blackened atmospherics.

We dive into the Romanian funeral doom outfit’s third-full length, a tome of beautiful destruction and long, long, long dirge.

Here’s our dive into the debut album from Portland trio Tithe — within the sludge-ridden death metal depths of “Penance,” we saw nightmares.