News: Allan Holdsworth & Crowdfunding?

Well this is a surprise to say the least. Allan Holdsworth, one of the most influential guitarist of all time easily is releasing a new album. This is album we have been waiting 10+ years for! But there is a interesting way he is going about this. He’s crowdfunding it via a site I’ve never heard of before called . Here is an about section on the site to get more details on it.

Here is the link to Holdsworth page on it: pledgemusic.com/projects/allanholdsworth

Now normally I hate crowdfunding in general since in most scenarios the albums aren’t even written/recorded … Read more

News: Peculate releases a 12 min. music video/new song!

Our good friend Ben Norton is easily one of the most creative composers out in the avant-garde metal scene. From his famous take on Taylor Swift’s “This Sick Beat” and having produced a genius composition in Bouazizi which is just the FIRST song from his upcoming album.

Ben releases a 12 minute music video (that he shot himself I believe) and premieres a new song with it. He was planning on releasing for Valentines Day but did not finish it in time. Here is a description by the man himself,

“It’s an epic and barely recognizable arrangement (or, as Hank … Read more

News: Slice the Cake unveils The Mountains of Man

The Mountains of Man is the first part of the “Stone and Silver” trilogy. Eight minutes of that great progressive metalcore music by which we know Slice The Cake. This surely doesn’t bring the pushed back release date of their new album any closer, but it surely does make the wait a little bit less dry. … Read more