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Picture Credit: Grafting the Vine   Grafting The Vine — Golden Gate (2021) Genre: Instrumental Progressive Sludge / Groove Metal USA   As a person who considers himself an aspiring writer (yes, I already have a written book - now I am facing the issue of publication), I have always believed that if a book has one or more main characters, then it is not only interesting what happens to them within the framework of the narrative, but also what happened to them before the start of the literary work. That is, the reader is always curious about what exactly made a person what he is at the moment - what events of the past influenced him and shaped his character. Background is the bread and butter of any writer, and therefore, speaking about the American musical project Grafting The Vine, I would like to immerse myself in it at least a little.   Grafting The Vine is an American one-man project, a multi-instrumentalist named Andrew Smith. It is clear that he interacts w...

Picture Credit: Violent Opposition   Violent Opposition — Transcendent (2015) Grindcore / Jazzcore USA   Violent Opposition band is an obvious result of the various musical tastes of its members. So these guys are fans of both classic experimental music a la Frank Zappa and alternative oddities like Mr. Bungle, as well as insanely extreme metal genres like grindcore and fastcore. Yes, You’ve read that correctly - their album includes elements from all the above-mentioned manifestations of guitar activity, which may seem like complete madness and... that's only because it is. "Transcendent" grows out of a solitary confinement cell of an insane asylum, in which for some reason not one patient was locked, but several at once - so they could exchange different levels of insanity. I can't even roughly describe everything that happens on this album - each new song (and there are 23 of them) throws something new and unexpected towards the ...

Picture Credit: Blind Season Blind Season - The Torch and the Library Release Date: March 03, 2021 Length: 03:31 Genre: Alternative Rock This review was written by the gifted Nikolay Chuvikov . Follow Moscow Meltdown on Yandex or VK to read more from him. I am always sincerely pleased to observe the genesis of new rock bands, as well as their progressive development - how they improve their sound and polish their composing abilities, and how they try to break through from actual obscurity to a degree of at least some decent popularity. Blind Season are just one of those youngsters whose work is currently in a constant state of search and whose ambitions literally overwhelm the audience's expectations. This American group emerged in the musical horizon in 2012 and is slowly gaining momentum, gathering loyal fans around, replenishing their song baggage and appearing in one or another magazine or online blog (journalists from Electro Wow, Musichitbox have already written about them,...