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9/16/2017
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Metal
All My Friends Want To Kill Themselves - “a series of love letters addressed to rosa luxemberg” Listen to/download the song hereAll My Friends Want To Kill Themselves (AxMxFxWxTxKxTx), a band known more for starting drama with local hardc…
Stray From The Path - Only Death Is RealRating: 5/10 You can trace the moment Stray From the Path’s decline began back to “iMember” from arguably their last widely-respected album, Rising Sun. It’s not a standout song on the album, nor is…
END - From the Unforgiving Arms of GodRating: 8.5/10 “Word of mouth” doesn’t quite mean in the internet age what it used to, as the rise of social media and instant sharing, as well as the prevalence of forum sites like Reddit, have change…
Prologues - Peaceruiner”Rating: 7/10Listen to and download the EP here. Three years ago, two kids from Torrington, Connecticut left a music project called Aske to pursue musical endeavors outside of the internet world. Brandon Antoniak and…
Akercocke - Renaissance in ExtremisRating: 9/10 It doesn’t feel right to call Renaissance in Extremis a comeback record. It’s been a decade since we last heard from Akercocke on 2007’s Antichrist, a relatively experimental entry in their d…
Turnover - Good NatureRating: 5/10Stream the full album on Youtube Depending on who you ask, the recent wave of emo-revival bands this decade is either fantastic or absolutely terrible. Citizen, Title Fight, and Basement have all taken the…
Septicflesh - Codex OmegaRating: 5.5/10 I fundamentally disagree with the idea of blending death metal and symphonic arrangements, not only because it reinforces that tired equivalency your typical Headbanger’s Journey-educated metalhead w…
Thy Art Is Murder - Dear DesolationRating: 8/10 Against all odds, Dear Desolation is one of the best deathcore records in a surprisingly great year for deathcore, but it also really bring into focus the unnecessary theatrics of CJ McMahon’…
Lil Uzi Vert- “Luv is Rage 2” Rating: 9/10 Stream and download here. Symere Woods, more commonly known as Lil Uzi Vert, is a Philadelphia-based rapper known for pioneering in what is known as “mumble rap,” a style of hip-hop consisting of…
XXXTentacion - 17 Rating: 8.5/10 iTunes You either love or you hate XXXTentacion, I’ve honestly never seen someone who just thought he was “okay.” However, he finally dropped his highly anticipated debut record, 17. For some fans, they mig…