Tegmentum are an unusual proposition. They started out in 2012 as a PhD thesis of San Francisco guitar virtuoso, Michael Ball, who produced his one-man debut in 2015. He returned…
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Adam Smiarowski started Ascend the Helix as a solo project in 2019 and invited ex-Intervals bassist and former Interloper vocalist, Mike Semesky, to help bring his compositions to life. As…
Swedish quintet, The Hate Project, hail from the beautiful city of Kalmar overlooking the Öland Bridge, but you’d think they lived in the crime-ridden streets of Stockholm judging by their…
London metal quintet, Viatorem, are that rarest of creatures in the genre – they have a political purpose and the right kind of social conscience. Their aim is to challenge…
Tech death and melodic death metal are two of the least interesting sub-genres in metal, which bedevils Israeli quintet, Structural, before you’ve even heard a note of their music. Add…
Vexed released one of the best debut albums of recent years in 2021. Culling Culture carved out its own niche in the borderlands of deathcore and progressive metal and received…
*** Go to our YouTube channel in the link below to see the video review of this record in episode #36 of the SBR Album of the Week. Norwegian trio,…
Hertfordshire quartet, Sentient, are one of the fiercest live bands in the English home counties. You limp away from their shows with aching joints and the lingering effects of tinnitus.…
Chicago disruptors, Veil of Maya, last released an album in 2017. As usual, it satisfied the loyal fanbase and failed to pique the attention of anyone outside of metalcore/deathcore/djent circles.…