If the above artwork looks familiar, either from our site or others, you aren't crazy, or witnessing some kind of intellectual prope...

Remember when music was a perfectly cyclical, and bands released albums on a schedule, of sorts? You could count on a new disc every two...

It's no secret where Alcest stands on the list of this humble blog and, in particular, this humble writer; mastermind Neige has secu...

How can anyone outside of the band itself ever say which piece of work best represents their sound? Influences and inspiration change, a...

Rarely do splits have meaning. They are a showcase, as we've noted before, compilations more than concepts. But this particular disc...

When we waxed poetic about the endless classifications of metal, namely raw black metal, it was not a one off idea. As misunderstood as ...