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zionengine

  1. Colorado Springs, Colorado
  2. Metal
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  1. If I Should Fall To The Field
    by Steve Von Till
    To The Field To The Field
    Von Till walks the wire between bitter resignation and finding peace in the truth. For me, these songs suggest trying to shed fear by surrendering to nature. I found his solo work by way of Neurosis, and this is one of my Top Ten albums.
  2. Republik
    by The Bellwether Syndicate
    William Faith and company bring deathrock chops and lyrical skill dressed in synth-punk. I look forward to seeing them a third time this August (2022). Until the second album happens, check out 2013's "The Night Watch".
  3. demo 3 (march, 2022)
    by Reverb On Repeat
    Sad guitar layers smother ghost-shriek vocals. When a B-major chord offers some hope, the sad chords quickly overpower it. After eighteen minutes, we finally hear a clear drumbeat in the storm. This isn't metal for a rainy day so much as for a world-ending flood.
  4. Plants vs. Zombies Soundtrack
    by Laura Shigihara
    I played the hell out of this game when it debuted. Shigihara's music is part of the fun.
  5. The pain that never leaves...
    by Moongazer
    The pain that never leaves... (Pt. 1) The pain that never leaves... (Pt. 1)
    Dude, this *is* sad. With the first track, the guitars and drums struggle against the quiet post-metal, but the post-metal wins. The second track is soothing nature-folk; the performer either overcomes the pain or fully surrenders to it.
  6. demo 2 (may, 2022)
    by Reverb On Repeat
    05 05
    Lovesliescrushing with black metal drums. I dig it. If you liked "demo", you'll like this.
  7. 1st
    by Pageant Girls
    Complainer Complainer
    Post-punk power pop, and other "P" words I can't think of right now. Utterly charming. If Garbage covered a Weep album, it might sound like this. More hooks than a bait and tackle shop.
  8. glinter
    by lovesliescrushing
    broken aureate echo broken aureate echo
    This is a comforting smear of long-form ambience. To wax romantic, I hear it as how we might have expressed feelings to each other before this world or maybe after it.
  9. Götterdämmerung
    by Zeal and Ardor
    Yikes. This raises the stakes from Sevendust as Sevendust took the baton from Living Colour. Buckle up.
  10. Alluvion
    by Emily Jane White
    Emily Jane White *with* Darkher? How am I supposed to resist that? This is solid dream-folk with hints of Kate Bush. Depending on the day, my favorite track is either "Heresy" or "Battle Call".
  11. demo (april, 2022)
    by Reverb On Repeat
    03 03
    Slow dance music for headbangers. As a demo instead of a fully polished mix, it sounds more "real", like it occupies a physical space. The guitarist's work in Olhava comes through in these songs.
  12. Dark Horse
    by Messa
    Stoner rock with punk drums and mellow vocals. Good stuff.
  13. The Long Road North
    by Cult of Luna
    The Long Road North The Long Road North
    "Cold Burn" sounds like Godzilla doing guest vocals for Killing Joke. Melody and variety balance out the sludge. I'm surprised I haven't heard "Beyond I" in a dozen TV crime shows. The vocals anchor the whole thing in testosterone. This is a strong album.
  14. Night Never Ends
    by Golden Gardens
    This is *perfect* 90's dream-pop, a smooth blend of This Ascension and The Cranes.
  15. The Black Door demo
    by Sataray
    Datura Datura
    I can almost smell incense coming out of the speakers. Katrina Ellison's sultry voice mixes well with the minor-key menace. There's no shame in staying on this side of the Black Door.
  16. Mænad
    by E-L-R
    The Wild Shore The Wild Shore
    When the forest exacts its revenge against us, these will be the war anthems. The balance of metal guitar and slow tempos makes this album an excellent example of post-metal.
  17. The Buried Storm (Deluxe Edition)
    by Darkher
    Immortals Immortals
    These songs flow almost like a concept album. Maiven's E-Eb-F# back-and-forth on "Love's Sudden Death" is haunting. "Immortals" is the dramatic high (low?) point for me. The civil air raid siren yanks "Fear Not, My King" into the 20th century for a moment. Each Darkher release furthers the slow, deep descent.
  18. Static Kingdom
    by THE STEALS
    Borderlines Borderlines
    Jayn Hanna McNamara Wissenberg Maiven (pant...pant...) has covered a lot of ground. The Steals brought her from house techno into ethereal folk rock. "Borderlines" foreshadows her full glory as Darkher. Take her current sound, add sunlight and the lingering hope of love, and you have "Static Kingdom".
  19. Vexier
    by E-L-R
    Forêt Forêt
    The drums and guitars have a lot of horsepower, but the band only goes high-speed here and there. That leaves room for the vocal harmonies (which I love). "Forêt" is a strong closer, in a different key than the prior three tracks. "Vexier" echoes through the same forest as "Maenad".
  20. The Buried Storm
    by Darkher
    Immortals Immortals