Spotlight

We somewhat missed this one amid the near-constant wave of new releases and exciting news from the world of alternative, independent, and heavy music — but three years after the release of their 2021 album 'Col...

As long-time regulars on our pages—whom we've been following since the early days of Score A/V (and even before that, personally, since their debut album '12 Areas')—the Anglo-Polish outfit Telepathy are back w...

Regulars on our pages for some time now, having already delivered some intense blows with their last three albums, the crushing Australian band Diploid (Harsh-Noise/Hardcore/Punk/Grind/Black-Metal/Powerviolence...

At Score A/V, we have two passions: music… and food. In that order—reversed, actually. So when the Swiss band Orso , known for their post-metal with a side of 'food porn' (the algorithms are going to love that)...

Some 18 months after the release of their latest album (‘VANTA’, 2023 // Pelagic Records), Belgian band BEAR (mathcore/metal/prog’) returns to the spotlight with a new standalone single, released digitally in c...

For two years, they have shaped and refined this work, which could very well be their magnum opus, further cultivating the aura of mystery that delicately surrounds this unparalleled project of antique drone an...

After discussing it in our digital columns at the end of 2024 (see below...), it seems Steve Von Till has never been more active since going solo, especially following the end of his long-time band Neurosis. Vo...

5 years after the elegant ‘PENUMBRA’, Swedish trio Barrens (post-rock with synthetic textures, formed by two members of Scraps Of Tape drawing inspiration from bands like God Is An Astronaut, Oh Hiroshima, Mono...

Let’s be clear: a band must know how to evolve—especially when they continue to release albums—otherwise they risk falling into what could be called the “Architects syndrome” (we challenge you to distinguish be...