Few rock or metal albums sell many thousands of copies a week on a consistent basis. Of course, Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory is different. It’s one of the highest-selling albums in history, one of the rare albums to be certified Diamond in the USA, and helped inspire a plethora of other bands to push their…
Forming just a decade ago from humble beginnings, instrumental rock band Polyphia have managed to evolve their sound over the years in some very interesting ways. Starting out as one of progressive metal’s more interesting upstarts, subsequent albums like Renaissance and New Levels New Devils incorporated more hip-hop, funk, and electronic influences. Their fourth full-length…
October tends to be a strong month for new metal releases, and this year was no exception. To start the recap, Fit For a King returned with their new album The Hell We Create. The Texas metalcore band remains reliable in the scene, continuing their trajectory of including a variety of styles within ten tracks,…
In November of 2017, Australian metalcore band Polaris released their debut album, The Mortal Coil. Released to critical acclaim in Australia and beyond, the record almost immediately cemented Polaris as an upstart band to watch – not a small thing considering Australia is a serious export of the genre (among others). One full-length and numerous…
