by Zenae Zukowski | May 9, 2019 | Interviews
Swallow the Sun’s overall seventh full-length album When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light may appear soft and mellow (read our review here). However, it is one potent record surrounded by the loss of Juha Raivio’s life partner, Aleah Stanbridge (Trees of Eternity),...
by Zenae Zukowski | May 9, 2019 | Photos, Reviews
Living in New York City has its perks including seeing a show nearly every night. However, these advantages do have setbacks with the inevitable scheduling conflicts. On April 19th, 2019, you could say the metal community had a difficult decision to make. On the same...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 21, 2019 | New Music, News, Releases, Video
While Swallow the Sun released what could be potentially one of the best and definitely one of the most beautifully depressing albums of 2019 with When A Shadow is Forced Into the Light, three members from the group have created a darker and angrier project with...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 15, 2019 | New Music, News, Releases, Touring, Video
Chicago metallers Starkill have continued to reinvent the wheel since their latest effort, 2016’s Shadow Sleep. Since then, the group has embarked on quite a few tours as well as introduced vocalist Sarah Lynn Collier as a full time member. However, aside from...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jan 31, 2019 | Reviews
Finland’s Swallow the Sun brings their cold, atmospheric brand of doomy, melodic extreme metal with a hefty dose of melancholy. When A Shadow is Forced Into the Light is a masterful foray into Northern doom. Dark and beautiful. Majestic yet...