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After decades spent establishing himself as a formidable guitarist across bands including Vicious, Lizzy Borden and Metal Church, Ira Black is entering a new chapter, one where he is stepping behind the microphone and putting his own story at the centre of the music. Apocalypse marks a deeply personal evolution for Black, who began exploring […]

Blond in Car’s Come True captures that suspended feeling between hope and uncertainty, turning the anticipation of something wonderful into a warm and dreamy indie pop song. The arrangement has a gentle, intimate quality, with soft instrumentation and a melodic ease that lets the optimism in the songwriting come through without becoming overly sweet. There is also a subtle sense of vulnerability beneath the brightness, because the song is built around believing in a possibility before knowing whether it will actually happen. Blond in Car gives that emotional state plenty of room, making the track feel personal, spontaneous and quietly uplifting. The music carries the charm of a moment when imagination starts to feel almost tangible, while the production keeps everything light and atmospheric. Come True is an affectionate piece of songwriting about taking a chance on hope and watching a dream slowly become real.

Sometimes believing is the first step toward making it real.

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dilute_calico98’s gravelord lands as a full blown shoegaze anthem, surrounding its vocals with dense layers of distorted guitars and a huge, immersive wall of sound. The track has that familiar balance between heaviness and dreamlike atmosphere, with the guitars stretching into a hazy blur while the rhythm section keeps everything moving underneath. Rather than staying purely subdued, gravelord pushes toward a larger emotional scale, giving the song an anthemic quality that makes its climactic moments hit harder. There is a sense of darkness running through the track, but the expansive production gives it a strangely uplifting dimension, turning the weight of the sound into something cathartic. dilute_calico98 keeps the focus firmly on texture and atmosphere, allowing the layers to accumulate until the song feels almost physical. A powerful shoegaze cut with plenty of distortion, depth and emotional impact.

A wall of sound built to hit hard.

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Solid Copy’s Low Tide pairs shimmering indie rock with shoegaze haze and jangly guitars, creating a dreamy backdrop for a song about emotional distance, doubt and the fear of being left alone. Fiona and Daniel Quinn build the track around layered harmonies and bright guitar textures, giving the music an inviting surface while the lyrics gradually reveal a more uncertain emotional core. The tide becomes a fitting image for the push and pull of connection, capturing the feeling of reaching toward someone while instinctively holding something back. Solid Copy keep the arrangement melodic and spacious, allowing the guitars and vocals to build naturally toward a more intense final stretch. There is a warm, nostalgic quality to the sound, but also an underlying tension that keeps the track from settling into pure sweetness. Low Tide finds beauty in uncertainty and turns hesitation into something expansive and atmospheric.

Where connection meets the pull of the tide.

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Riverside, California-based death metal/slam four-piece Dreadworm premiere a new single and music video named “In The Mouth Of The Worm”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #474 HERE This week HEAVY proudly presents the band on everyones lips – President – as our feratured cover artist. With the band recently releasing their killer new album Blood Of Your Empire plus planning a visit to our shores in the not too distant future, the band had plenty to talk […]

Niki Moss returns with Getting to the Bottom, a richly textured track that sits between synth pop, post punk and alternative rock, bringing a darker atmosphere together with a strong melodic instinct. The production has a cinematic quality, with shadowy electronic textures and a brooding sense of movement giving the song its weight. As the track develops, brighter guitar driven passages open up the arrangement, creating a contrast between its introspective verses and more expansive choruses. Niki Moss approaches the idea of endings without turning the song into a simple statement of loss, instead focusing on the uncertainty and reflection that follow when something familiar has run its course. There is a feeling of searching throughout, both musically and lyrically, as the song moves through memory, discomfort and the possibility of starting again. It marks a compelling return with plenty of atmosphere and emotional depth.

Finding the bottom means finding what comes next.

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New Oxford, Pennsylvania-based melodic deathcore quintet To Obtain The Ashes premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of "The Wolf And The Winter Cold". The track is taken from their current self-titled three-songs EP. Check out "The Wolf And The Winter Cold" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

San Diego, CA-based deathcore duo Vaidma premiere their cover and accompanying music video of Acrania's "Gagged With Propaganda", streaming via YouTube for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

If you’re a fan of massive riffs, bone-rattling bass lines, and the kind of sonic assault that leaves your neck sore for a week, then you already know exactly which band I’m talking about. The heavy music scene has been crying out for something raw, uncompromising, and completely unapologetic and right on cue, the absolute […]