Album Review: Despised Icon – ‘Shadow Work’

Album Review: Despised Icon – ‘Shadow Work’

There’s something almost romantic about the idea that Despised Icon managed to survive both deathcore’s mid-2000s cultural extinction and the internet’s insatiable need to parody anything sincere. Every metal band eventually has to confront its own...
Album Review: Sumo Cyco – ‘Neon Void’

Album Review: Sumo Cyco – ‘Neon Void’

Narrowing down Sumo Cyco is a weird contractual negotiation between three things that usually don’t talk to each other on good terms: Metal, Disney pop style hooks, and Punk’s social anxiety. Not a bad thing, but the obvious contradiction makes for an epic...
Album Review: Mammoth – ‘The End’

Album Review: Mammoth – ‘The End’

Mammoth has been a band on the rise since day one, and the latest album, The End, proves why success has been inevitable. Wolfgang Van Halen is a Grammy Award-nominated multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, vocalist, and producer, which sets him apart from so many others...