Top Albums 2019: #7

I Built the Sky - The Zenith Rise Sporting a stunningly beautiful album cover, I Built the Sky's new record - his third overall, along with a couple EPs and a collection of B-sides - is his most consistent and thematically-composed to date. There's still the empyrean theme that has emblazoned all of the previous … Continue reading Top Albums 2019: #7 →

Albums I’ve Missed – Autumn 2019

Hi again, it's been a bit. Unfortunately life has many arms, to the extent that you can never quite predict where all of them are coming from, and many of those arms are clawed. This is to say that, due to a number of extraneous circumstances, I haven't been able to find the time to … Continue reading Albums I’ve Missed – Autumn 2019 →

Review: Tool – Fear Inoculum

Well, this is it. After fifteen years - for context, that means many who picked up the last record as teenagers are now full-time adults working full-time jobs - Tool have released a new album. This one's title: Fear Inoculum, following the unremarkable trend set-in-stone of album-named-after-included track, contains ten tracks in total; those paying … Continue reading Review: Tool – Fear Inoculum →

Review: Gravemind – Conduit

In wake of the announcement that Melbourne's own Gravemind were set to release their first full-length album - after two EPs and a scattering of assorted singles - I can honestly say that I had little notion of what to expect sonically. Despite generally falling within the realm of core, the band's sound has oscillated … Continue reading Review: Gravemind – Conduit →

Review: Born of Osiris – The Simulation

The first 2019 album I was looking forward to is here! Born of Osiris are back with their fifth full-length, The Simulation. I've actually been on something of a kick of this band over the last few months. I'd gotten into them right around the release of their last record, Soul Sphere, which was by far the … Continue reading Review: Born of Osiris – The Simulation →