When it comes to the cusp of seismic musical movements, few signs are as promising as the emergence of a bold new talent. Enter Prinz Xtra, an artist on the brink of an audial explosion, embodying the fresh face of Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, and Dancehall fusion. Born and bred in the vibrant neighbourhood of Nuaso Newtown in the Eastern Region, this prodigious young talent has armed himself...

Helladdict’s new single, “Sudden Death,” doesn’t feel like a tribute; it feels like an exhumation. Here are six men from Santiago, all seasoned enough to know that pure fury is a young person’s game, offering instead the far more corrosive anger of experience. They resurrect the chassis of 80s thrash, all bone-raw intensity and punishing tempo, but the engine is modern, built with the...