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...

Reggae artiste Julian Marley, fellow Grammy winner Antaeus, and 3FIFTY7 are all on the new song "Light & Love" by A!MS featuring Hypertone. "Light & Love" is a powerful dancehall and reggae song that came from A!MS's international roots. It combines hip hop's feelings of being an outsider with global sounds, street culture, and digital-era creativity. It brings people together through music, sending a message of strength...