Bands come and go. Then they come again, and leave again. It is, sometimes, a neverending cycle of recognition and fading into obscurity...

With each release, Italy's Maelstrom have carved out a larger place in our consciousness. Ferdinando Valsecchi, much like his peers ...

New year, but some things stay the same. The familiar pink hue of "Starlight's Guide" is a reminder of what the last year ...

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

Many of the best bands you've never heard of are hiding somewhere in the sprawling utopia of Brooklyn, NY. Audiophiles and music obs...

You might never see them on a late night talk show, or even hear their name mentioned on any radio or TV broadcast, but that doesn't...

For the mere mortal bands, the ones who have not fully embraced the rocky road known as a career in the music industry, one album every ...

It's no secret that a degree in musical theory has never been a prerequisite for enjoying and dissecting music. Any band or album t...

A rhetorical question: can an album give you exactly what you expected, and still be great? Has our musical pallet become so refined t...

It's never easy to separate inspiration from the finished product. Like the Norwegian black metal bands who stand so defiantly again...

Almost four months ago to the day, we wrote that sometimes, life just isn't fair. The talent pool is like the one you swam in at you...