North Star Union has released "Echoes of decay", a slice of melodic heavy metal that feels less like a standard studio tracking and more like something dug out of the permafrost. There is a curious quality to Icelandic composer Myrmann’s work here; because he handles all the instrumentation and composition himself at Midgard Studio, the track possesses a singular, frighteningly cohesive nervous system. It...

With Kalligary dropping their new single "Only Fans", we are thrown headfirst into a beautifully chaotic collision of teenage melodrama and ancient mysticism. Led by Russian songwriter and frontman Nikolai Konovalov alongside producer and multi-instrumentalist LukStar, this Berlin-based duo has engineered a genuine sonic anomaly. https://open.spotify.com/track/2TSBylZgzCCVczN802OF2n?si=ZWuzY3PLQ1mm_p5taYx4Ww The track strikes immediately with a blasting, high-energy assault of layered alternative rock guitars, yet its musical skeleton refuses western...