Sectioned are not messing about on their debut full-length, Annihilated. The aspect of their sound that is most striking is how their walls of noise overpower the listener with a frighteningly lethal performance. Take the track “Betrayer” for instance. While much of the album can become a blur to the listener, it’s on this track…
A few days ago, we detailed just a few of the bands from Australia you should be keeping an eye on. You can add Australia’s Pridelands to the list of bands as well. The band’s new EP, Any Colour You Desire, drops this Friday the 4th. To be perfectly honest, it’s a highly impressive effort…
Whether you want to call them deathcore, progressive metal, or something else entirely, North Carolina progressive death metal act Krosis have quite a bit going for them. Musical chops, for one, and a willingness to innovate and blur genre lines as well. Given how stale and hackneyed deathcore and technical death metal can often be,…
Certain albums and bands have that “it” factor. It’s often established on a debut record, where a promising band’s songwriting tends to shine above their peers. Progressive metal darlings The Contortionist surely qualify as a band that continues to evolve and transcend typical genre conventions with each record. While there is a stark difference between…
