Sunweight is a rock/jazz band from Memphis, TN with a vintage sound for the future. With their unique style and progressive sound, the music has elements for anyone to enjoy. Riff heavy with an eclectic jazz approach intertwining guitar solos with saxophone creating the Sunweight sound. With the release of their debut album "Feral" in 2019, the group has toured in the US and have recently released their sophomore effort, a 27 minute epic split in five sections titled "Cannoned Hip", April 22nd, 2022. For more Sunweight, please visit: sunweightmusic.com.

Sludge metal, by its name, would generally be presumed to ooze along: dank-smelling riffs and misanthropy pouring out of a pipe in an ominous flood. Switchblade Jesus, however, is a highly-pressurized sort of sludge: this comes at you like it's blasted out of a firehose, knocking you off your feet. Their upcoming album Death Hymns is a tightly-packed ripper that's all riffs, all speed, all tone, all at the same time.

This is amplifier worship of the highest order: everything is as hot as it can be, with distorted riffs crackling with static and the vocals threatening to dissolve into incomprehensible noise. The crunchy fuzz somewhat buries the articulation on the riffs, but your mind can construct the missing detail through all the energy that's transmitted in its place. Only the bare essentials of the drum kit can -- and should -- be heard through this corrosive spew: the boom of the kick drum, the thud of the snare, the cannon-like impact of tom drums, and the electrifying high-end of the cymbals. Mixed together, songs like "Behemoth" hits like a gut punch, maximizing its use of the entire frequency spectrum with overwhelming bulk.

Switchblade Jesus took all the riffs, all the doom, and all the heaviness from an hour-plus album and compressed it into an explosive burst not even half that length. With the groove and weightiness of more cautious approaches preserved, the band's recklessness propels the infectious riffing to a near-spiritual experience: all glory to the unceasing rampage.

Progressive-ish metal project I do in my spare time. I just like riffs

The Perpetual Wound is a DSBM/Doom Metal band based out of Riverside, California. Formed in 2019, our influences range from life experiences, which conveys our message and tone of sadness, death, depression, and anxiety. We released our debut demo, Under Silent Waves, late 2020 through Nithstang Productions and are looking forward to releasing our full length album very soon.

Nick Perez - Vocals
Omar Lucas - Guitars
Rick Magana - Guitar
Doug Petty - Bass
Ronald Watsun - Drums
Ivan Contreras - Keyboards

The Sideline All-Stars, are an Alternative Pop Punk Band from the Finger Lakes Region, NY. Formed in 2019 by original members Billy "B-Mac" McRae (guitar and vocals), Brandon Bell (drums and vocals) and a bassist that never existed. They Released their Debut Ep "Clear" in 2019. A 3 piece band swiftly turned 4 piece, by adding another member, Peter "Thepetemeister" Kaminsky (Guitar). They released a reimagined cover of Lewis Capaldi's-Maybe in 2020, and have released 3 singles since then, with their latest being released in January 2024. There is more to come from this goofy, whimsical, and charming group. B-Mac said in a self made interview "Music and laughter are two of the best medicines anybody can have. So, my goal is to spread joy through music, and laughter through being a complete joke" This was a made up scenario. All characters depicted in this band are fictional and bear no likeness to anybody. Their bassist still does not exist. Any pictures, videos, or live performances of a bassist are simply CGI.

We are a high energy Easycore band straight from the heart of AZ right in Phoenix. Combining all the best elements of metal and fusing them with pop punk to create something brilliant. For fans of A Day To Remember, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk, Four Year Strong + more!

Sludgy, metallic post-hardcore from Boise, Idaho.

A decade since the release of their self-titled debut, Trailight are ready with their sixth full length studio release entitled Mirrors. Canada based project by bassist/singer Omer Cordell has from the start had a rather clear direction for the band and the core of that vision hasn’t changed over the course of six records. This means that wat we get here is modern progressive metal inspired by the likes of Tool, ISIS, Devin Townsend and Psychotic Waltz.

Joining Cordell on the new album is his long-time collaborator, guitarist Cory McBain and for the first-time drummer Daniel Cardoso of Anathema.

Sonically Trailight have been refining with each album and Mirrors continues with that tradition, making it the finest sounding record by the band so far. Just like before the album is produced by Cordel, who is this time around joined by McBain and besides handling the drumming duties Cardoso also mixed the record. If you know his production/mixing work from the likes of Antimatter, then you won’t be surprised here. The sound is rich with massive bass and drums, which creates an uncrackable footing with sharp, yet meaty guitars on top.

The result is well rounded and rather colossal sound and while that is one of its strengths, at times it also becomes near overwhelming due to the fact that vocals don’t match the intensity and energy of the music.

Generally, vocals are just fine and Cordell has grown as singer over the years, but the bombastic impact which characterizes the music doesn’t characterize the vocals. This is not problematic, but it does create between the two. That being said the vocals have nice atmosphere to them, and Cordell delivers lots of infectious melodies and he has a really good rhythmical feel in the way he writes and delivers the melodies.

In the past Cordel often featured some guest musicians on his releases and the new album is not an exception. The opener “The One You Feed” features mighty Devin Townsend on lead guitar and Dave Padden (ex-Annihilator) takes on the guitar lead on “Victory”. Also, Oswin Wong and Eyal Heller deliver a guitar lead each and common for all four is that they are rally strong and very diverse, making their impact on the album that much grander.

Mirrors is well balanced, and it doesn’t overstay its welcome. Trailight maintains the overall quality of song-writing and uplifting lyrical content throughout the album. “Traveller” stands out because of its blistering energy and the album closes with “Puerto”, which with its vocals and synth driven approach rounds things up nicely.

Mirrors is another step forward for Trailight and while the band might be moving in a predicable track, they are most definitely moving forward. At the same time, it’s impressive that on their sixth album in 10 years they still maintain the quality and unquestionable strong creative inspiration.

From the murky depths comes TRAWL, a Portland, Maine based funk metal band with bite.
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With deep grooves and heavy down-tuned riffs, this hard-hitting four-piece has no shortage of catchy hooks. Paired with an in-your-face live show, TRAWL has sunken its teeth into the New England rock and metal scene. The band has released 3 EPs to date. Their latest EP "Cosmic Aquatic" was the #1 best-selling local release of the year at Bull Moose record stores in 2023 (a network of 11 brick-and-mortar stores across Maine and New Hampshire). Trawl has recently supported acts like Anthrax, Black Label Society, Nonpoint, Taproot, Ra, Black Stone Cherry and more. TRAWL's music blends hints of early 90s alt-metal with a funky brand of rhythmic heaviness creating a style all their own.

Tyler Gilbert is a rock recording artist and singer/songwriter based out of Montana. He began his career in 2008 and has since then released to date 4 albums and 2 EP's with his upcoming album "Kill the Magic" to be released by Wormholedeath. Gilbert has toured all across Canada and USA, performing at festivals including; Ohio State Fair, Burlington's Sound of Music, Canadian Country Music Award Festival, World Women's Curling Championship, May Run Music Fest, Winnipeg Fringe Fest, International Folk Alliance and the Canadian Western Agribition. His music receives regular airplay on CBC, Sirius XM and digital radio stations around the world. Winner of "Best Song from Solo Artist" in the 2020 Banger Music Awards and a 8-time nominee for the Josie Music Awards in Tennessee in 2020 and 2021. With dark tones, heavy guitar riffs and soaring vocals, his music is described as a blend of Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, City & Colour and Soundgarden.

Weald & Woe was created in 2018 with the desire to meld a nature-focused spiritualism with the aggression and ferocity of metal into a powerful and emotive force that touches the soul and pummels the body.

Happy Little Horizons is a creative audio-visual journey by Mitch Cooper under the artist name William Takeover. Each month for a full year a new piece will be created using live audio recordings and time-lapse video of digital paintings. A full length album is being written during this process and will be given to holders of the digital collectibles once completed. You are cordially invited to join in the adventure - see www.WilliamTakeover.com for more information.