7/10 Toothgrinder happens to be one of those bands that seems to cause a divide in metal circles. Their earlier releases featured quite a bit of progressive tendencies along with metalcore and djent overtones that appealed to various audiences. Over the years, however, the band’s evolution… Read More »Toothgrinder – I AM
With Black Friday & Cyber Monday right around the corner, it’s that time of year again where digital marketing ninjas and self-proclaimed advertising gurus abandon the concept of sleep to focus on crafting a series of promotional campaigns. All jokes aside, the holiday season that… Read More »Ecommerce Marketing Strategies for the Holiday Season
9/10 Hailing from Gothenburg, Monolord is unlike many of their local counterparts that aspired to rehash the melodic death metal sound established by Swedish metal titans. Instead, their focus on delivering a unique blend of distortion-rich doom metal has earned them both credibility and distinction in a… Read More »Monolord – No Comfort
7/10 For those of you that know my musical tendencies, it’s a well-known fact that I have a propensity to listen to stoner rock, doom metal, and sludge. That’s why I danced for joy a little inside when I discovered that I was asked to… Read More »Haderach – Haderach
8.5/10 HOLY SHIT! That’s exactly what I thought after listening to Everything Hurts, the new album from the Swedish quartet Grayscale Season. If one were to provide background music to the rigorous, no-win Starfleet academy training exercise from the world of Star Trek, the first track “Kobayashi Maru” would… Read More »Grayscale Season – Everything Hurts
8/10 Bubblegum pop. 90s influenced grunge. Matt Pike giving birth to a doom-sludge hybrid demon. Shoegazing. If you were to blend all those musical styles together meticulously, you most likely end up with a revolting, puke-inducing album. In other cases, you get kickass music courtesy… Read More »Torche – Admission
7.5/10 While I consider myself a black metal enthusiast, I still find myself scouring the underground and discovering gems left, right, and centre. Enter Aubzagl, a black metal quartet hailing from Yorkshire, England. The debut album, Eilífa Kuldinn, is a well-executed and addictive atmospheric album clocking in at… Read More »Aubzagl – Eilífa Kuldinn
Managing a blog can be a time-consuming initiative with little-to-no rewards if you cannot handle it efficiently. Sure, publishing new content is rather easy (heck, I do it from time to time, in case you haven’t noticed), but have you ever heard of the saying… Read More »How to Drive Traffic to Your Blog in 7 Steps
For the uninitiated, dabbling in the dark art of SEO, better known as Search Engine Optimization, can be a daunting and intimidating task. If you’re unsure of how to navigate the digital realm, don’t let hubris be your downfall and attempt to implement tactics that… Read More »Common SEO Mistakes You Need to Avoid When Building a New Website
Relevance is critical in the new digital age, especially in the social media marketing environment. No matter how successful a tech giant’s business model may be, if innovation isn’t at the forefront (or at the very least, acquiring successful operations to absorb fancy features), popular… Read More »IGTV: Instagram’s New Video App & YouTube’s New Competitor