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...

Léonard Stefanica’s Multidisciplinary Masterpiece is a Sonic Revolution “Lolocrash” Lolocrash is pushing the limits of music with a risky mix of synthwave and experimental post-punk. Léonard Stefanica's varied life experiences, such as learning with a famous Russian professor and looking for pure sounds in the forest, have made him a unique and creative artist. His past as a fiddler, guitarist, songwriter, poet, and actress makes every sound...