WHITEFIRE reaches through the heavy silence of the Texas plains with "Until I See You (Pt.1)", a single that functions like a compass needle spinning wildly in a magnetic storm. It is a work forged in the specific, agonizing fires of loss the passing of the artist's son, Elijah and it demands your attention not through force, but through a terrifyingly honest vulnerability. https://open.spotify.com/track/27uQqDCCvJyaFcq6adRXpY?si=a186b28242b847da The track...

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...