Listening to Amara Fe’s new album, "SHIFT," is a bit like finding a perfectly preserved suit of medieval armor that’s been custom-tailored by a high-fashion house. It is formidable, gleaming, and entirely without apology. Across the sprawling landscape of its 24 tracks, Fe builds a monument to self-belief so solid it could probably withstand a siege. There is no room for doubt in this...

Glytsh, which consists of the French singer Jennifer Diehl and the Swiss guitarist Claire Genoud, leaves an everlasting impression on the musical landscape of the whole world with a booming intensity that shatters the stillness and darkness that seeps into the very core of the listener. The Unique Fusion of France and Switzerland Strikes a Chord with Their Metal Melodies and an Underlying Mission of...