Check this out! PAREIDOLIA, a new experimental/art-rock trio from Greece.

by Lefteris Kefalas

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Out of the local Athenian suburbs, there surfaced a strange musical misform, named after a weird psychological phenomenon. With their audacious appearance PAREIDOLIA is certainly a noteworthy newcomer from Greece.

Self-proclaimed as an alternative/art rock band, they are approaching their craft with a touch of eclecticism. Aesthetically, they are fully embracing the art-rock tag with their experimental style (look no further than the song’s title for proof). Musically, experimentalism is still in hand but with a more direct nod to progressive rock. The band is citing its influences in the likes of Mike Patton, Steven Wilson and Chelsea Wolfe; judging … Read more

Review – Sir Cadian Rhythm EP

by Dæv Tremblay

SCR EP CoverAt first I was intrigued by the name. I had read “Sir Canadian something”, and was really close to just shake shake shake it off as I unapologetically do quite often, but I actually took the extra effort of re-reading those three words correctly. Sir Cadian Rhythm, there we have it! A somewhat awkward pun that makes it sound like they needed a name asap and it’s the only thing they could come up with.

But I kept reading the promoter’s message which was so devoid of formatting that I had to scroll right quite a lot to finish … Read more

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