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[Review] Elder – Through Zero

Jacopo Vigezzi — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:56:41 +0000

In audio engineering, “Through Zero” describes the property of a signal crossing the zero point to invert its own phase. There is no more fitting metaphor to describe the artistic arc of Elder — a band that has made the systematic dismantling of its own stylistic limits a genuine programmatic manifesto. Founded in 2005 on […]

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[Review] John Bassett – Simon Says EP

Jacopo Vigezzi — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:12:33 +0000

Twenty-three years is a long silence. And yet, when Irish guitarist and composer John Bassett finally chose to break it, he didn’t ease back gradually — he returned with a statement. February 2026 brought “Son Of A Nun (Born Again),” his full-length comeback record; barely three months later, “Simon Says” arrived on May 14th, a […]

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[Review] Tidal Wave – Volume Tree

Jacopo Vigezzi — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:14:41 +0000

Sweden has never been short of Heavy riff-dealers, but Tidal Wave have spent the better part of a decade carving out a lane that is unmistakably their own — rooted in the fuzz-soaked tradition of Scandinavian Stoner Rock yet restless enough to outgrow any single label. “Volume Tree,” their third studio album, arrives on June […]

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[Review] Agusa – Panacea

Jacopo Vigezzi — Tue, 26 May 2026 17:05:06 +0000

Agusa, Swedish Progressive Rock collective formed in 2013, releases “Panacea” on May 22, 2026 via Karisma Records — their fourth live album, a record that documents a powerful performance at the Progressive Circus Festival in Malmö on September 28, 2024. Three tracks drawn from different chapters of the band’s discography: two from the self-titled “Agusa” […]

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[Review] Lufeh – Overwhelmed

Jacopo Vigezzi — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:11:48 +0000

“Overwhelmed,” the new sophomore from Brazilian-American collective Lufeh, is due May 29, 2026, and arrives as the natural evolution of a project active since 1993, built around the vision of drummer Lufeh Batera — a figure whose résumé includes long-running work with seminal Brazilian acts such as Oficina G3 — and now featuring a revitalized […]

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[Review] Dutch Elm – Dutch Elm

Jacopo Vigezzi — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:28:24 +0000

Newcastle-based instrumental four-piece Dutch Elm proposes a sound that interweaves the Cinematic sweep of Post-Rock with the tension and technical precision of Math-Rock. Formed in 2016, the band has steadily evolved and consolidated its identity over the years, finding the right point of convergence between complexity and atmosphere — driven by interlocking guitars and rhythmic […]

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[Review] Astral Magic – Into The Cosmos

Jacopo Vigezzi — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:08:14 +0000

Astral Magic is the project of Finnish multi-instrumentalist Santtu Laakso, and “Into the Cosmos” is the kind of record that does not ask for your attention — it simply takes it. Originally conceived between 2020 and 2021 and finalised with mixing and mastering in 2024, the album sees its official release in 2026, accompanied by […]

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[Review] Damask – Three Times Ten

Jacopo Vigezzi — Wed, 20 May 2026 11:50:36 +0000

Damask is an open music project born in 2025 in Tricity — the urban triangle of Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot, Poland — conceived by Weno Winter (also known from Sautrus) and completed by bassist Adrian Jegorow (Hellvoid, Sautrus). “Three Times Ten,” the project’s debut album, was released on May 19, 2026 as an independent release, […]

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[Review] Pit Hag – Hervor EP

Jacopo Vigezzi — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:12:45 +0000

Lawrence, Kansas — LFK — does not appear on the standard map of Doom Metal. Pit Hag are in the process of changing that. Founded in 2015 by guitarist and primary architect Jason Spinelli, the band spent years building their sound in a region where Doom had to be brought in before it could take […]

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[Review] Crown Lands – Apocalypse

Jacopo Vigezzi — Sat, 16 May 2026 23:28:24 +0000

With “Apocalypse,” released May 15, 2026 via InsideOut Music, Crown Lands deliver their third full-length studio album. Following their JUNO Award-winning 2020 debut, “Fearless” (2023), and the JUNO-nominated instrumental diptych “Ritual I” and “Ritual II” (2025) — their first releases on InsideOut — this record marks a clear turning point for the Canadian Progressive Rock duo. It is a sharp, cohesive […]

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