“An instrumental welding of jazz stylings with industrial sensibilities”
From the fetid depths of heavy riffage: I Ya Toyah reaches through the wall with WHITE WALLS, a raw confession about the invisible distance between how we appear and what we are actually surviving, with proceeds benefiting Backline Care. Arcane Synthetic delivers cinematic immersion on A New Era & Nothing More: Part I, navigating industrial abrasion and dark ambient landscapes through the psychological aftermath of transformation. syn.terra surfaces a five-headed monstrosity with Skylla, fusing piano melodies, wailing horns, and double-kicks in progressive swamp metal glory, while Jacob's Fall channels society's darkest corners into the deeply melodic, atmospheric rock of Lost In Silence.
“Stoner doom sci-fi fuzz monster “Mount Din,” in which an alien bio-creator assesses the wreckage of their latest failed evolutionary experiment, Homo sapiens.”
““Hangman’s Breeze” is a nautical death metal nightmare based in folk horror - soundtracked by frantic vocals, haunting guitars and turbulent drums.”
“Chris of Wilderness's 9th album Smoke Up Every Mountain puts it's hat in the ring for the dankest record of the year award.”
“I Ya Toyah Confronts Inner Darkness for World Mental Health Day with 'WHITE WALLS' Single Release”