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...

Rising LGBTQ Artist Rich Hennessy Blends Emotional Depth with Infectious Pop Melodies "Sidelines" Rich Hennessy is a fast rising LGBTQ singer, songwriter and a brilliant composer from Nashville, United States. As the second track of a 4-headed series, "Sidelines" fully reflects his ability to spend the same time both for the personal thinking and melodic earworms. As a kid, Rich Hennessy seemed to have an affinity towards...