If you’re anything like me, your playlist and other collections of music are absolutely filled with both high energy and a very loud volume. But every now and then, I need a break. Even if it’s a small one, a … Continue reading Shadow Universe – Speaking for Clouds
The amount of negativity that the genre of metal has can sometimes get real weary every now and then, and sometimes a change of pace is needed. That’s how I felt today when I simply couldn’t find anything heavy that … Continue reading tide/edit – All My Friends
Music has long been held as a medium that provides short term release in the form of music that comes but for a few minutes most of the time. But so many bands try to bring something different to the … Continue reading Glasir – New Dark Age
Being an instrumental act can really broaden the horizons that someone could possibly encapsulate even though sometimes it’s seen as limiting because there aren’t any vocals to help drive the music. But that’s far from the case if you’re an … Continue reading God – God III – Holy Spirit
There’s a certain sense of wonder that is found in almost all instrumental rock and metal albums given how the two styles rely on vocals just as much as the instruments. But styles like doom metal or psychedelic rock are … Continue reading The Nightly Disease – Smell of Burning Wood
Every now and then, I get the itch to seek out albums that are simply different than what I’ve been listening to recently just for the sake of variety and to simply hear something different. It’s also rewarding to come … Continue reading Silent Island – Fall of Oceans
Whenever I’m looking at some instrumental album or band, the chances are that the genre in question is rock. Particularly psychedelic rock given how well it translates without any vocals, but I’m always open to switching it up a bit. … Continue reading Pragmatic Chaos – Ars Nova
There’s a seemingly infinite number of subgenres in the worlds of both metal and rock, and while it’s impossible to hear it all that doesn’t stop us from finding unique flavors from small niches across the two genres that come … Continue reading The Re-Stoned – Stores of the Astral Lizard
There exists a band that I have only known for about four years but have grown to love just about everything they do: Kauan. They went for a while as something that could be likened to Agalloch by some, but … Continue reading Prime Alone – The Great Art of Self-Destruction
It’s a hard truth to come and respect, but every band comes to an end. Whether it be the band members simply want to move on, internal disagreements, personal reasons, a tragic passing, or a straight lack of interest, every … Continue reading Nocturnal Lust – Ghosting
