Stream Of The Day : DEAD KIWIS
DEAD KIWIS Prove Once Again That Mathcore Musicians Are Not (Always) Engineers
In some ways : there are many marketing/communication/strategic approaches to release a new album. A carefully orchestrated market...
Junius : The Oracle Awakens
After nearly a decade away from the full-length format, Boston post-metal visionaries Junius are finally back. On June 26, the band will release 'Sotera' via Prosthetic Records (Dreamwell, PUPIL SLICER, Sunrot....
Seven Eyed Crow ‘Emerge’ From The Prog Swamp Swinging
French progressive rock/metal outfit Seven Eyed Crow are not interested in musical borders — or in playing safe. With Emerge, the Bordeaux-based quintet delivers its most ambitious and fully realized album to d...
ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE and the Art of Sonic Collapse
If despair had a pulse, if the end of the world arrived buried beneath feedback, concrete-weight riffs and blood-spitting hardcore fury, it would sound exactly like Armed For Aapocalypse’ new album.
For nearly...
Stream Of The Day : Vain Valkyries
When Grunge And Alt-Metal Collides with Mathcore and Comes Out Sharper Than Ever
There is something deeply refreshing about bands that understand the power of restraint. No unnecessary layers. No artificial in...
Introducing Newcomer : Through The Fractures
Score A/V presents… Through the Fractures
Some bands emerge through long-term planning. Others appear because there is simply no other option left. Through the Fractures belongs firmly to the latter category.
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Stream Of The Day : Abrams
Only a few bands have remained as consistently compelling in the modern alternative scene as Abrams. Over the years, we’ve covered the Denver quartet repeatedly through our channels, following their evolution t...
Neurosis Return from the Ashes with An Undying Love for a Burning World
On their surprise-released album Neurosis aren’t just back, they’ve transcended their past. ‘An Undying Love for a Burning World’ is a rebirth, a reckoning, and a masterpiece.
A year ago, Neurosis’ story see...
Introducing Newcomer : fer/vent
Score A/V presents... : fer/vent
Between visceral noise/rock, alternative-grunge abrasion and sharp-edged poetry, French trio fer/vent channel the ghosts of the ‘90s into something fiercely contemporary. Their...
‘No Comply’: Baratro’s Unflinching Rebuke of a World on Fire
At the heart of No Comply, the new record from Milan’s noise-rock/hardcore quartet Baratro, is a photograph by Rajab Al Reefi of the Gaza Skate Team. It captures a skater mid-trick, suspended above a flattened ...