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April 2025

Chandra Comes Out With A New Hardcore and Uplifting Single

First and foremost, the riff is absolutely addicting. The tone is well-defined, and at first glance you would never guess what this song is actually about. “We Want Our Planet Back” by Chandra is the epitome of rock n’ roll, with the intention being uplifting and inspiring once you read between the lines. “Do you […]

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The Bass-Centered Wonder, “This Ain’t The Day I Die” by Hyporadar

This may be biased, but any song that has a great bassline that’s not overpowered by any other instrument wins by default. Hyporadar achieves just that with “This Ain’t The Day I Die”. With this track that has nothing but a beat and the mighty capabilities of the bass guitar, it somewhat emphasizes each component

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Culinary Vendetta isn’t weird for weird’s sake

By all conventional metrics: structure, genre cohesion, basic artistic restraint, Culinary Vendetta by Rubbish Party should not work. It is a deeply unserious concept delivered with unnerving sincerity. It is emotionally volatile music wrapped in what can only be described as an aesthetic best understood by those who’ve felt nostalgic grief over a dead Flash

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Sometimes, you get overproduced noise with a hundred hands on the mixer. And sometimes, you get a track like FIRE

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when a bunch of creatives pile into a studio without a plan. Sometimes, you get chaos. Sometimes, you get overproduced noise with a hundred hands on the mixer. And sometimes, you get a track like FIRE by Pronto Valid FIRE wasn’t supposed to exist. It was the

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The Unexplored, Explored: “This Room” by Me & Munich

With a persistent beat and a wicked energy brought to you by the guitar with its multiple effects including but not limited to what sounds like the wah pedal, this song’s melody really sticks with you, as there’s something captivating about how the vocals are layered up. It definitely adds emphasis to what Me &

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“All Is Well In Hell” Offers A Sense Of Vengeance

Just from the introductive set of sounds, you’d instantly know that this song will keep you on your toes. The immediate image in mind would be a stage flashing red and black, which is mostly this track’s palette. “All Is Well In Hell” is both thrilling and exciting, mainly because of the suspense relayed by

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A Non-Traditional Gem: “Inclusions” by Minorarc

Having a very early start in the world of music during his childhood in Australia, Ivan Bullock, the man behind the titles of Mystral Tide and Minorarc, embraced the field with open arms up until moving to Japan. Surrounded by music and creativity for most of his life, he expertized piano, experimenting with that very

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“Cool Story, Bro” is what you need if you’ve ever rolled your eyes so hard at an ex’s excuses that you nearly sprained something

Imagine you’ve just gone through a breakup, and I mean one of those breakups. The kind where you don’t cry into ice cream; you plot. Now imagine instead of sending an ill-advised text at 2 AM, you grab a guitar, crank the distortion, and write a song that absolutely scorches your ex from existence. That’s

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READ MY MIND (VIBES SONG) is if your existential crisis had a really good bassline

Alright, so READ MY MIND (VIBES SONG) is Wild Horse kicking down the door to 2025 and yelling, “Hey, we’re still here, and we have even MORE vibes now.” It’s their first single with the new four-piece lineup, and that allows them to have a sound that’s fuller, and all for the better. Sonically, imagine

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