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October 2025

All in All, Gothic Aesthetic’s Tales of the Dark Forest Is Messy, Melodramatic, and Sometimes Absurd

Listening to Gothic Aesthetic’s debut Tales of the Dark Forest is like being handed a script to a play you didn’t know you’d been cast in. Every track feels like stage directions written in eyeliner; every riff is a velvet curtain being yanked open by someone who definitely owns a candelabra. It is gothic metal […]

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On EP2, Loser Demon Are Showing You the Sparks as They Hammer Their Sound Into Shape

Here’s the thing about sophomore releases: most of the time, they’re either a desperate attempt to copy what worked the first time or a wild overcorrection that makes you wonder if the band resents you for liking their debut. Loser Demon’s EP2 does neither. Instead, it feels like a band realizing they can actually stretch,

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