Adzes Find Beauty in Upheaval on "Inver" (Interview + Early Stream)
Like a sharp mountain range blasted by erosion, Adzes sound less jagged, more expansive, greener on new full-length Inver. The record is more Appalachian than Himalayan—or, perhaps more accurately, more Kā Tiritiri o te Moana than Rocky Mountains. It’s not coincidental that Adzes’ sonic evolution followed sole permanent member Forest Bohrer’s move to New Zealand....
On "Erosion of Gods," The Plague Deals in Unceasing Lethality (Early Album Stream)
In The Plague‘s domain, there’s no room for rest. Not in their literal domain — that would be Australia — but in the hellscape of death metal they’ve carved out on their upcoming album, once the introductory synth track wraps up, it’s all riffs, all the time. The band launches into one HM-2-fueled rampage after...