Neaera – Self-Titled Album Review
In the past few years, it seems like a lot of bands are scratching that itch to get together again after a long hiatus or supposed break-up. One such band that has been away from the radar for a spell is Neaera,…
Author: Mike Reitemeier
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Intronaut – Fluid Existential Inversions Review
Of all of the bands I have covered so far, none has had as long of a career as Intronaut. This progressive-metal act has been at it since 2004, consistently releasing albums and touring with other metal giants, such as Tool, Mastodon,…
Polaris – The Death of Me Review
WARNING! The videos embedded in this article contains profanity. Reader discretion is advised. There are many remarkable metalcore acts hailing from Australia. A few acts of note include Parkway Drive, Northlane, In Hearts Wake, and I Killed the Prom Queen, but the…
Reflections – Willow Review
Reflections has been around in different capacities for the better part of a decade now. I remember seeing the band in 2013 with All Shall Perish, Oceano, and more. It was a fun, bouncy djent set that got the crowd interested. This…
DCL – The Game Review (PC)
As a kid, I grew up with several racing games that I took a deep liking too. More than just Mario Kart, I embraced Wipeout, Gran Turismo, and Burnout. I hold fond memories of getting better and better at these games, they…
The Word Alive – MONOMANIA Review
I first listened to The Word Alive when “Battle Royale” off of their How to Build an Empire EP was featured on Rock Band 2’s Rock Band Network service. That was ten years ago, when the band had just enlisted Tyler “Telle” Smith…
Dance Gavin Dance’s Instrumental Treats
Over the course of 2019, Rise Records released Dance Gavin Dance’s discography instrumentally. This stretched from 2018’s Artificial Selection all the way back to 2006’s Downtown Battle Mountain. Kris Crummett’s holding of the master tracks of all these albums proved to be a delight for…
Why howlongtobeat.com Ruined Games For Me
My current gaming backlog is massively daunting. I have hundreds of unplayed games in my Steam library, a PS3, PS4, and 360 with a lot of long games to tackle, and this doesn’t even touch my other interests, aka my YouTube Watch…
“Run” is Joji’s Best Song Yet
My first article with this site was a review of Joji’s “Sanctuary” single that he released last summer. I was (and still am) in love with the track, as it was a bit of a departure from George Miller’s typical Joji style,…
Post-hardcore Band Slaves is on a Roll
Slaves is a post-hardcore band from Sacramento, California. The band has seen success in previous albums Beautiful Death, Routine Breathing, and Through Art We Are All Equals. A vocalist change in 2019 saw Matt McAndrew, previously a runner-up on the wildly-popular The Voice, enter the…