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...

Tora Woloshin, a rapidly growing singer, has given fans another reason to enjoy the holiday season in the best way possible with her new song, "Merry Holidays." Since today is Christmas Day, it's only right that we provide this track to you as it happens, as a bold celebration of personal joy that doesn't follow the rules. Its tone is refreshingly confident, which sets it apart...