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EP Review: VCTMS: Pain Processing II
VCTMS peels back their own armor, piece by piece, with their new EP, Pain Processing II.
Sammie Starr
5 days ago2 min read


The Phoenix Within: Humanity, Frustration, and the Strange Tenderness of Being Alive
The Phoenix Within comes back swinging the release of a new tour Reign of the Phoenix and with edgy and humorous track "Meat Bags," part of their upcoming fourth album.
Sammie Starr
Apr 255 min read


Album Review: The July Crowd: The Way I Felt Last Year
Northwest emo/pop-punk band The July Crowd maps out the journey of grief, anger, and the voids in between in their latest EP release, The Way I Felt Last Year.
Sammie Starr
Apr 243 min read


Album Review: From Ashes To New: Reflections
From Ashes to New deliver one of the band's most emotionally honest and filmic releases in their careers, Reflections.
Sammie Starr
Apr 233 min read


Album Review: Chief State: Keep Your Friends Closer
In a genre often defined by genre, Vancouver-based pop-punk band Chief State delivers sophomore experience, Keeping Your Friends Closer, an experience that feels refreshingly present about the uncomfortable, beautiful, terrifying process of becoming who you are now.
Sammie Starr
Apr 183 min read


Piece of Paradox: Episode 4: Terror Garden
Join me for a powerful conversation on Piece of Paradox with Vicious Rain, the Swiss metalcore band redefining emotional heaviness with their new album, The Anatomy of Surviving.
Sammie Starr
Mar 271 min read


Piece of Paradox: Episode 3: Vicious Rain
Join me for a powerful conversation on Piece of Paradox with Vicious Rain, the Swiss metalcore band redefining emotional heaviness with their new album, The Anatomy of Surviving.
Sammie Starr
Mar 201 min read
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