Cherry Red [Release date : 26.06.26] Once upon a time there were two bands called Rainbow. Ritchie Blackmore won the toss, and the other changed their name to Pallas. This was 1974. Two years ago Cherry Red released a 6CDs … Continue reading →
Magdalena Mclean is best known for playing in caroline, the critically acclaimed British post-rock collective whose latest record was our Album Of The Week. But she also performs in the art-punk group the Umlauts alongside Annabelle Mödlinger, and the two of them have their own project called Curbside Lambsear. They’ve been doing gigs for some time now, but their hypnotic debut single “Man The Door” is out today. It’s a sprawling, six-minute meditation anchored to the ethereal uttering of the phrase, “With or without, I need you now,” which progressively loses meaning through repetition, becoming an addictive sound floating through a dreamy atmosphere. The track also has caroline’s Jasper Llewellyn and the Umlauts’ Alfred Lear. Dive in below.
Mental health has inspired some of the most powerful songs ever written, with artists using music to explore depression, anxiety, isolation, emotional pain, recovery, and the struggles faced by friends and loved ones. These songs remind us that behind many great recordings are deeply personal stories that continue to resonate with listeners searching for understanding and hope. I wanted to be careful with this one. Mental health is a serious issue, so creating a song list about Mental Health is something that can’t be taken lightly. And how does one approach a song list about Mental Health? Is it just
Delve into the chaos of the cosmos with “Limitless”, the new single release from the US and Mexico based melodic death metal band FALSIMONIAN. The quartet’s dynamic heavy sound is influenced by Mexican folk and Latin-American roots music, as well as progressive elements and jazz. FALSIMONIAN’s forthcoming EP For Survival is set to arrive independently on November 7, 2026. Drawing inspiration from concepts such as autotheism, […]
Toronto technical death metal outfit Apogean are geared up to release their second album, Waste Where Life Begins, next month and the hype train keeps rolling with their latest single for the title track. “Waste Where Life Begins” is thick and chunky, elevated by a particularly strong drum performance from Doug Noel and a clean mix/master from producer Zack Ohren. It’s accompanied by a performance video that showcases the band’s technical competence and a few neat editing tricks.
“‘Waste Where Life Begins’ is the title track of our forthcoming release, but not only in name,” vocalist Mac Smith says. “It is the definitive statement for this work in groove, atmosphere and raw emotive expression. It is a representation of an amalgamation of all our members’ tastes, vision and how we truly feel when creating this album. Though it maintains our signature elements, it also introduces a darker approach that we’ve been formulating since the project’s inception.”
Get wasted with Apogean with the video below and head to The Artisan Era to pre-order Waste Where Life Begins before July 10.