News: Peculate is now a mainstream band

by Dæv Tremblay

Yes, Peculate has officially sold out and has turned his back on his obscure minions, in order to embrace the deceiving light of the mainstream media!

In fact, the story we reported about Sunday apparently went viral, for some… reason? I’m truly clueless about what that reason might be, but Metalunderground, Billboard, and Yahoo music (who refer to Ben as the “metal dude”), caught on the story and reported on it… It sure is pretty slow news-wise, these times, but hey…

In fact, that’s pretty cool news for Peculate. I guess that, among the millions of teenagers reading … Read more

News: Journal drums preview

by Dæv Tremblay

Journal drummer Justin Tvetan just posted this update on the band’s new album! These are live drums and they sound incredible! Unlorja was – and still is – one of the best technical albums ever! With an esoteric mix of grind, death, math, core, neoclassical, and various other genres, the conceptual album is a good 50 minutes of the most intense stuff you’ve ever heard, plus a 30 minute narrative retelling of the story, accompanied by music.

Journal 3 (unofficial title) surely sounds promising as hell, and it’s definitely one album we’re awaiting with great impatience, and even greater expectations, … Read more

News: Taylor Swift’s Trademark Bullshit / A call to arms!

by Dæv Tremblay

Country-pop music sensation, actress, and black widow Taylor Swift just trademarked a bunch of common strings of words, even a few complete sentences so that she is the only one who can legally use them on merchandise, or in songs perhaps, according to this article.

Isn’t it kind of ironic that the very process which was created in order to make new ideas flourish, the trademark, is nowadays used by prosy gluttons in order to hinder innovation and overshadow the creators of today. I mean, come on, I bet you it didn’t take you long to come up … Read more

Recommendations of the month: January 2015

by Dæv Tremblay

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The first month of 2015, although pretty slow in releases, has seen some outstanding albums, and we’re collecting the four best ones – according to ourselves – to promote.

First off, Lee Wanner‘s Every Man Is An Island. Lee really puts his whole personality in the music he makes. That makes it sound unlike any other. It’s progressive, voire avant-garde, and still accessible enough that it can be vaguely categorized as pop music. Read our full review of the album here.

Secondly, Nathan Parker Smith‘s Not Dark Yet. It’s an experimental progressive metal album with … Read more

News: Pangaea – The Balance music video

by Dæv Tremblay

Pangaea recently released a music video for a song on their upcoming album, which has yet to be announced. The song in itself is really cool, and slowly, really slowly, builds on, progressively becoming heavier, and more complex, while going back to some smoother or more proggy moment from time to time. The band’s previous album, Unified, although pretty cool overall, didn’t have the drive or the originality of The Balance. So, we’re definitely looking forward to Pangaea’s new album, if this song is any indication of its overall quality. Even though the song isn’t perfect, there’s a … Read more