Festivals seem to be the duo’s natural environment as Lake Malice have been spreading their hyper-pop-meets-metal-blend across the fields of the UK and Europe all summer. “Yeah. I’m kind of sick of ...

The resolutely independent As December Falls have returned, and they’re throwing caution to the wind. ‘Everything’s On Fire But I’m Fine’ turns vulnerability into pop-punk steel; this is a record ...

Similarly, ‘METALI!!’, with Tom Morello jumping in, is a huge, fun track rich in eastern spice, but the rest of the collaborations on ‘Metal Forth’ are just as unexpected. Bloodywood, evidently paying ...