Author: Alex de Borba
Alex de Borba
Bogotá, Colombia
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Aaron Sadrin: Heartlay and the Archaeology of the Self
With the new album ‘The Alteration,’ Heartlay’s Aaron Sadrin moves beyond genre to pursue a “sonic archaeology.” He discusses his…
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Therion: The Beast Reinterpreted on ‘Con Orquesta’ Live Album, DVD, and Blu-Ray
Seventeen years after their last orchestral summit, Christofer Johnsson’s symphonic metal project returns not to repeat the past, but to…
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Crowen: Discovering a Soul with ‘Where The Darkness Falls’ to the Voice of ‘Ember Wraith’
Crowen’s 2024 EP, ‘Where The Darkness Falls,’ was a masterwork that revealed a new folk-driven voice. The new single ‘Ember…
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Omnium Gatherum: Illuminating Their Past with ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’
The Finnish stalwarts’ tenth album began as an “accidental thesis” found in an airport. It became a deliberate act of…
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Morbid Death: A Return to the Source for Forthcoming 2026 Album
With a new lineup and a philosophy of raw authenticity, the Azorean metal titans have entered a Ponta Delgada studio…
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Vein: Bogotá’s Canvas of Cacophony and the Forthcoming Album ‘Reveal’
Following their new single ‘Redemption,’ Bogotá’s art-metal collective Vein is gearing up to launch their sophomore album, ‘Reveal.’ The band’s…
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Night in Gales: A Thirty-Year Echo in the Gothenburg Sound with ‘Sylphlike’
Three decades after its underground genesis, the German band revisits its foundational demo, ‘Sylphlike.’ This re-recording is not an act…
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Herejía: Confronting a History of Violence with ‘In Nomine Obscuritatis’
Returning with an album born from tragedy, pioneering Colombian band Herejía honors their late founder by forging a new chapter…
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Heartlay: The Act of Reshaping Sonic Identity with ‘The Alteration’
The French industrial metal project Heartlay has released ‘The Alteration,’ a new album built on a foundation of deconstruction. This…
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Brainblast: From ‘Relentless Rise’ to ‘Colossus Suprema,’ a Symphony of the Spirit
With their debut album, the Colombian band moves beyond a national history defined by violence, embracing a new, intellectually ambitious…
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The Old Dead Tree: Confronting Ghosts in Hallowed Halls with ‘London Sessions’
Following a triumphant return, the French progressive metal luminaries enter London’s Abbey Road Studios to record a new EP, ‘London…
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Conjurer: Deconstructing the Self to Rebuild the Sound with ‘Unself’
On their third album, the United Kingdom metal band turns inward, channeling a journey of personal identity into their most…
