When Indianapolis-based progressive metal project Pentrilox announced "Apotheosis: The New Frontier", I genuinely didn't expect to be handed a literal digital antidepressant. But here we are. Operating entirely out of their in-house production studio, this independent outfit utterly rejects the exhausted, dystopian sci-fi tropes we've all been choking on lately. Instead, they’ve engineered a massive, heavy sonic blueprint for celestial optimism. https://open.spotify.com/album/1lXMirFmYCFLZ8CJ8LJGfi?si=oXWz-hzbSV-i2MNymOiwDA The physical force of...

LVSA brings a rush of cinematic neon and visceral heartbreak to her new EP, "Afterlight". Trading her past as a professional studio drummer for a heavy arsenal of synthesizers, the UK-born, Colorado-based artist taps into a highly specific human frequency: the urge to sob uncontrollably while driving dangerously fast. This collection dives headfirst into the emotional wreckage of failed romance, utilizing the glossy aesthetics...