364: NOSTALGHIA

Ciscandra Nostalghia is, without question, one of my favourite artists of all time. As an artistic force, there is literally nobody else like her on earth. Iโ€™ve written about many bands that are hard to label due to an eclectic and varied sound but, as far as Iโ€™m concerned Nostalghia is the only truly genreless … Continue reading 364: NOSTALGHIA

293: BRING ME THE HORIZON / part two

In 2015, Bring Me The Horizon took perhaps the biggest step in their evolution, shedding essentially all their metalcore leanings with โ€˜Thatโ€™s The Spiritโ€™. By embracing a mixture of alt rock, electronic rock, and even pop rock, BMTH were able to make a bigger impact than ever before. Their fanbase grew, and they sound themselves … Continue reading 293: BRING ME THE HORIZON / part two

292: ULVER / part two

As the years rolled on, Ulverโ€™s sound became quite unpredictable, as they tried their hand at everything from ambient, to classical, trip hop, art rock, and more. And time and time again, they would release a new album with a new sound and style, and it would be incredible. After moving into ambient, and dark … Continue reading 292: ULVER / part two

218: IOANNA GIKA

When trying to work out what others labelled Ioanna Gikaโ€™s music as, I seems to come across the term โ€˜dream popโ€™ a lot. I suppose that fits, but it also betrayed the deep, gothic, industrial vibes I get here. Gikaโ€™s album โ€˜Thalassaโ€™ combines her ethereal vocal stylings with beautiful, poppy melodies, and synths and percussion … Continue reading 218: IOANNA GIKA

159: THE ALGORITHM

In the late noughties, when his previous band came to an end and efforts to put together a mathcore band proved futile, French musician Rรฉmi Gallego began producing his own music. What grew from this was The Algorithm - a true hybrid of EDM and metal, specifically prog and djent influenced metal. While there are … Continue reading 159: THE ALGORITHM