With ‘comedy’ that isn’t funny and metalcore that isn’t interesting, ChuggaBoom set themselves up for a monster of a fall that they waltz into with gleeful abandon.
Month: October 2022
With as much elegance and vast experimentation as always, Devin Townsend continues to be one of prog’s most reliably great names on his newest album.
In this Review Round-Up, underwhelming fare from The Blue Stones isn’t indicative of what’s elsewhere, as releases from Asylums, Cherie Amour and Sugar Horse all prove strong, with regular brushes with greatness.
Mike Patton’s Dead Cross returns with a sophomore album of alt-metal insanity that’s seldom still, but proves all the more magnetic for it.
Emotion and power are brought to the fore on Fit For A King’s newest album, breaking them out of the metalcore doldrums in a notable shake-up for the better.
The Hunna continue to have absolutely no unique personality or drive at all, resulting in another dud that might be somewhat catchier, but is still only noteworthy in its inadequacies.
Polyphia’s new album asserts their dominance among modern prog, bringing more variety than ever and an electricity that’s difficult to not be engrossed by.
Destroying genre boundaries is the name of the game on God Alone.’s debut full-length, in which post-punk and post-rock are contorted and reshaped in dizzying, brilliant fashion.
Inclination’s new album perches them high on the metallic hardcore ladder, with all the brawn and brutality you could possibly ask for.
In this Review Round-Up, a couple of highly-anticipated returns from Brutus and All Ears Avow produce expectedly great work, plus some very promising new emo from Jetski.