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Mellows " Fragments (Mashup Records)
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (549+ words) Dead Rhetoric Mellows " Fragments (Mashup Records) It's been two years since Mellows' debut, alloy, was released and initiated the world into their brand of self-proclaimed "cute metal.' While it didn't exactly break the mold of bands coming from the area,…...
East of Eden " Rising in Bloom (Warner Music Japan)
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (577+ words) Dead Rhetoric East of Eden " Rising in Bloom (Warner Music Japan) Surprisingly the first release we've gotten from East of Eden since last year's debut full-length, The First Eden " Seeds of Hope, East of Eden has been busy in the…...
Loneshore " Nothing Left to Deconstruct (Willowtip)
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) Dead Rhetoric Loneshore " Nothing Left to Deconstruct (Willowtip) Brazilian progressive/post-metal band Loneshore are set to release their new album, titled Nothing Left to Deconstruct via Willowtip Records. Following the well received 2018 debut album, From Presence to Silence, the new…...
Defiled " Altered State (Season of Mist)
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (380+ words) Dead Rhetoric Defiled " Altered State (Season of Mist) Having been around since the 1990s, Japan's Defiled also managed to be able to defy having any sort of easy label thrust upon them. Death metal, of course, but this isn't the '90s death…...
Stitched Up Heart " MEDUSA (Judge & Jury Records)
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (643+ words) Dead Rhetoric Stitched Up Heart " MEDUSA (Judge & Jury Records) Three years removed from their last album, 2023s To the Wolves, Stitched Up Heart find themselves in a different situation. Parting ways with The Century Family and having total control and freedom…...
Endseeker " A Grand Finale
1+ week, 2+ day ago (643+ words) Dead Rhetoric: After starting this band twelve years ago, Endseeker will be coming to end in 2026. Why do you feel that it's the right time to put things to rest? Are there different life or business circumstances that came into…...
Lockhart " City Pulse (High Roller Records)
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (402+ words) Dead Rhetoric Lockhart " City Pulse (High Roller Records) A power trio of Canadian musicians, Lockhart represents an exploration of melodic rock/AOR sounds for this debut album City Pulse. All of the players have ties to different hard rock/metal…...
IKIZULIVE! LOVELIVE! BLUEBIRD - Dou-Da? DOING! (Lantis)
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (925+ words) IKIZULIVE! LOVELIVE! BLUEBIRD " Dou-Da? DOING! (Lantis) Dead Rhetoric IKIZULIVE! LOVELIVE! BLUEBIRD " Dou-Da? DOING! (Lantis) Announced last February, IKIZULIVE! LOVELIVE! BLUEBIRD (hereafter shortened to IKIZULIVE!) is the sixth project in the longstanding Love Live! franchise. Initially appearing as a darker iteration,…...
Scatter " Tech Hell Cyber Thrash (Self-Released)
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (443+ words) Dead Rhetoric Scatter " Tech Hell Cyber Thrash (Self-Released) A love letter to 90s cyberpunk / hacker culture, Scatter is the brainchild of Spenser Hodge " flushed out with guitar wizard Ruben Cantu and Alaskan collaborator Justin Rodda for this debut EP Tech Hell…...
Joseph Tholl " Pushing My Own Boundaries
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (769+ words) Dead Rhetoric: What are your childhood memories surrounding music growing up? When did you first discover heavier forms of music, and eventually the desire to pick up an instrument and perform in bands? Back in those days, one month was…...