When a band makes a great album, does its success feel like a triumphant wave to surf on? Or does it weigh like an anvil of expectation upon their future music? Polaris…
Tag: Albums
Up front, I’ve never really felt like I ‘got’ Loathe. I collided with their sound, so to speak, when they appeared on a split EP with SharpTone Records label mates Holding Absence…
Along with Holding Absence‘s self-titled album that released in January, Thornhill‘s debut album is a release that has inspired a buzz of anticipation for me this year. Arriving like a gift in…
Dream State are a breath of fresh air for heavy music. They’re hectic enough to set off a pit – as seen at Unify 2019 – but there’s far more than just…
Ever since I saw Gideon on their tour of Australia with Polaris, I’ve been curious about what the band had to say via their music. The recent release of the purring and…
Vocalist Jacob Wilkes singes “Bathe in the sun”, cutting through the silence, and Above, Below‘s The Lotus Chapters has officially begun. From first hearing Above, Below’s single “Beyond the Mosaic Garden” (my…
Melbourne’s Void Of Vision haven’t made it a secret that their first album Children Of Chrome is not a favourite release of theirs. So there was bound to be some jitters going…
By any measurement, it’s been a long path travelled for Minnesota’s Tiny Moving Parts. After eleven years and six albums, the self-described family band are now gearing up to release their seventh;…
Though I’ve seen Kentucky hardcore heroes Knocked Loose tear up stages before, and I’ve found myself getting amped up by the ridiculous brilliance of “Counting Worms” and the alarming and hectic “Deadringer”,…
After what feels like a lifetime for some fans, Brisbane-based WAAX have put forward their debut album Big Grief. That’s not to say they haven’t been busy, however. WAAX have been putting…