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ION: Inhuman Oppressive Noise

Portal, an Australian metal band of many colors and genres working together as one massive force, has been making waves in the underground of extreme metal for quite some time now. With 2003’s Seepia, the band has been uncompromising from the start, with its incredibly oppressive volume and distortion; up until now.

Portal has now cut the murk and marrow of their previous sound, one that obscured much of the instrumentation they had to offer. Not that this ... read more

This is a rare moment in Hopsin's career. He's dropped the condescending and moronic persona he's been rapping with in favor of something that's far more thoughtful. I won't pretend that it's the most well-crafted story in the world, but it doesn't need to be. It's still compelling regardless, and I wouldn't doubt its authenticity for a second.

It's been no secret to those who have listened to Hopsin that exposure to domestic abuse is something he's been haunted by, so hearing it from his ... read more

This EP is sitting on a tall hill, in the cool grass, with the sun on your face and your lover beside you under the shade of a tree overlooking the two of you. Clouds sprawled across the radiant sky, appearing in shapes that you identify with objects and beings you see in your everyday life. Pointing them out to each other, singing songs to each other. Because you have each other. This is love.

Corbin was on the verge of a sound both groundbreaking and genre defining with 2017's Mourn, his most realized and impactful project yet. Sporting a minimalistic yet detailed soundscape of melancholic melodies and glacial ambiance, Corbin's lugubrious take on Alternative R&B was not only entrancing sonically, but emotionally too. There was something brutally vulnerable about his painfully sad tales of broken hearts and mental wounds, topped with a flawed but sincere vocal delivery that gave ... read more