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...

Emily Nicole Green is in anguish and despair as a result of the awful treatment she had from someone she used to be with, as the title suggests. The American singer discusses her grief in her new heartbreaking song titled "Wreckage," which goes deep into an Americana ambiance. It's Americana vibes mixed with blues, jazz, pop, and rock for everyone who has experienced their heart crushed...