Another new album to the brand and a familiar style now elevated by a deeply provocative conceptual core. Alternative rock powerhouse Sybilanta launched the biblically inspired album Still Naked last month, and here we dig into the creative inspiration, production, storytelling, and intentions of the project. * * * Hello again – great to catch … Continued
Metal
Explosive rock and metal blending hard distortion, power chords, fast riffs and melodic vocals – eighties influenced duo Dan Wande and Tomas Ylivainio deliver fierce metal escapism that’s both organic and immersive at its peak.
Sensational indie jams, slick guitar playing and soulful grooves – summer-night saxophone and a generally impressive fusion of excitement and colourful calm. Ununk delivers the goods in strong supply, with an instrumental playlist designed to both uplift and entertain audiences, as well as show off some incredibly handy-seeming musicianship at the helm.
Most recently, Kivo Van Twist launched the single and video for Lay Down, capturing the energy and intentions of the band quite perfectly. From surf-rock hooks and grooves to alternative sentiments and lashings of personality, the performative wonder and musicality of Kivo Van Twist is gripping, and impressively unique.
Soaring metal riffs and superb production guides us into the soulful soundscapes and songs of one-man-band Aaron Newsome – known to the streaming platforms as ServanT of 1.
Wilderness of Mirrors is a split concept album with heavy industrial production but a clever sort of ambient escapism akin to trip hop running alongside. Think industrial metal meets atmospheric soundscape design and conceptual depth, as four unique acts join forces to create the perfect creative storm at the start of the new year.
Easily one of the most entertaining and original takes on gamer music in recent years. Raspy metal vocals with a touch of soul, a rhythmic delivery and a heavy stomp of a techno beat – Bored gamer dude takes his passion for playful creativity to the bigger platforms, with Pacmania and the full-length album Game songs 1.
Really cool production brings out the best in a softly piano and female vocal led song, which ultimately explodes into view, with a soaring cinematic rock arrangement that’s fully immersive.
Creative dynamic blending lifelong influences and the crucial contrast of delicacy and intense depth. Scribe Shift has crafted a cinematic, all-consuming original project, uniting modern production tools with limitless theatrical power and distortion. We’re somewhere between the likes of metal and dream-pop, and this opposites attack aura resounds throughout the opening track Abandonment. An elusive … Continued
Bremen Café is a live music venue with local craft beer and pinball machines, and Friday Dies are a long-standing pillar of independent rock and metal. It’s a match made in heaven, and all that’s needed to finalise the celebration is an equally impassioned audience.
Full transparency now to hopefully help this reach precisely the right listeners. JAMAIS ASSEZ is a Celtic punk-rock anthem, with a heavy bagpipe riff, an all-together-now indie chant for a hook, and an underlying global message that’s imperative to consider right now.
Impressive playing but modestly presented, a track reliant on groove and melody, vibe and intention, rather than simply showing off. Italy’s Dark Aries Project engage and energise, with the slick instrumental metal appeal of Save The Number 66.