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UNCVRD: Defocus
Dynamic and powerful four-piece metalcore band from Aalen/Stuttgart crafts their second ambiently diverse and powerful album, There Is A Pla
Sammie Starr
Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Album Review: Defocus - There Is A Place For Me On Earth
Aalen/Stuttgart metalcore band Defocus refines the atmospheric and brutal nature of their sound with second album, There Is A Place For...
Sammie Starr
Mar 2, 20242 min read
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Into The Void Podcast: Episode 23 - To Kill Achilles' Recovery
In the next episode of Into The Void, I talk with the post-hardcore/alternative rock band, To Kill Achilles. We talk about the formation...
Sammie Starr
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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Album Review: To Kill Achilles - Recovery
Scottish post-hardcore / alternative rock band To Kill Achilles release the antithesis of Something to Remember Me By, Recovery....
Sammie Starr
Aug 18, 20233 min read
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Into The Void: Episode 16 - 'Eclipse'
In the next episode of the Into The Void Podcast, I speak with German post-hardcore outfit Our Mirage. We discuss how the band got...
Sammie Starr
May 19, 20231 min read
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Into The Void: Episode 15 - 'Everywhere, Everything'
On this latest episode of INTO THE VOID, I talk with UK hardcore quartet, Polar. We discuss their humble beginnings as a band, their...
Sammie Starr
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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Album Review: Our Mirage - 'Eclipse'
German post-hardcore band Our Mirage churns out an emotionally strong and multifarious third album, Eclipse. The German post-hardcore...
Sammie Starr
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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Into The Void: Episode 11 - 'Corporation'
In this latest episode of Into The Void, vocalist Joel Holmqvist of Aviana joins me as we talk about the band's history, full-release...
Sammie Starr
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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Album Review: Aviana - 'Corporation'
Led solely by vocalist Joel Holmqvist due to past members leaving the band, Aviana has exceeded all expectations with his new colossally...
Sammie Starr
Sep 30, 20222 min read
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EP Review: Of Virtue - 'Sinner'
Michigan Metalcore band Of Virtue continues to expand their sound with diversely heavy and melodic EP Sinner via Arising Empire. Michigan...
Sammie Starr
Aug 12, 20222 min read
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Album Review: blacktoothed - 'JULI'
Unique Leipzig-based rock outfit, blacktoothed release widely-dimensional and vulnerable second album, JULI via Arising Empire. Leipzig's...
Sammie Starr
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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German Rock Band Blacktoothed Releases "Between You & the World", Upcoming Album Debuting 7/29
German rock band Blacktoothed releases immersive and emotionally touching single "Between You & The World" with upcoming album JULI set...
Sammie Starr
Jun 28, 20226 min read
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Album Review: Future Palace - 'Run'
New German post-hardcore band Future Palace returns with a massively gripping sophomore release, Run via Arising Empire. Too much of the...
Sammie Starr
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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Of Virtue releases Progressive and Melancholic Single "Sinner"
Mid-western metalcore band Of Virtue comes back from their 2019 full-release What Defines You evolved and better than ever with...
Sammie Starr
May 24, 20225 min read
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Awake The Dreamer Enter a New Chapter with New Moving and Colossal Single "Alone"
Stockholm heavyweights Awake The Dreamer rebuild their sound and return with moving and colossal single "Alone" via Arising Empire. When...
Sammie Starr
May 20, 20224 min read
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