If her name sounds vaguely familiar to you but you can’t quite scratch the itch, it might be because she composed the music to some of your childhood memories, particularly if you’re a fan of the very first Mega Man
Metroid Metal: Discography Review
I followed Grant Henry, AKA Stemage’s Metroid Metal project ever since before the Bandcamp days, and the fusion of metal arrangements with Metroid’s classic tunes blew my mind. Back then, I would have never
Muse: Drones review
“Save me from the ghosts of shadows, before they eat my soul!” Over the course of their last three albums, Muse morphed in my eyes from an occasional listen into an essential face of rock, their sound consistently sleek, ear-catching,
Hoth – Oathbreaker review
In honour of The Force Awakens, I wanted a Star Wars-themed article, but also wanted something a little different and unique. So here’s a concept album about Darth Vader, by a melodic-extreme metal band called Hoth, whose logo is in
MinstreliX – Through The Gates Of Splendor and Through The Gates Of Death: Review
What we’ve got here from this Japanese band is two CD singles, three songs apiece, released a month apart from each other, meant to be viewed as a Yin-Yang: one release that lyrically focuses on the glory of life, and
Collector’s Watchdog: Licensed Music Pressings
Today on the Watchdog, we’re shifting our focus to music and taking a look at the confusing beast known as licensed pressings. The thing I want to impress right now is that I’m not talking about bootlegs; bootlegs are pirated
Keldian – Outbound review
In their third album, these Nordic melodic-metallers have taken the sci-fi potpourri of their previous two albums Heaven’s Gate and Journey Of Souls, and consolidated it into something much more cohesive and firm: a unified mission statement. You can spot