Heaven at The Masquerade
Thy Art Is Murder
Privatized prisons enforce police states, where nonviolent offenders languish for decades. Pharmaceuticals numb the mind. Social media distracts the spirit. All while the very planet lurches toward an inevitable climate disaster that will extinguish humanity. The Nightmare of Human Organ Harvesting? That’s not a gruesome song title from some forgotten old-school death metal record. It’s…
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Tragedy can induce strength. It increases the need for fortitude among individuals and friends alike. It changes everything. In the midst of recording their fifth full-length album Dig Deep [Sumerian Records], After The Burial faced the shocking suicide of guitarist and founding member Justin Lowe in July 2015. The Minneapolis metal band—Anthony Notarmaso [vocals], Trent…
Read MoreCurrents
Currents never compromise neither creatively, nor philosophically. As if controlling chaos by hand, the Connecticut quintet—Brian Wille [vocals], Chris Wiseman [guitar], Ryan Castaldi [guitar], Matt Young [drums], and Christian Pulgarin [bass]—balance an inclination for invention with innate intensity, defying expectations and expanding the scope of heavy music in the process. By following an internal creative…
Read MoreBrand of Sacrifice
Since 2018, Toronto-based deathcore quintet BRAND OF SACRIFICE have been imprinting their mark on the heavy music scene. Dubbed ‘The Branded Ones,’ the group’s fans joined and marched with them as they tore across the globe in support of their sophomore album “Lifeblood”, which debuted on 8 separate Billboard charts and earned them a Juno…
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