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synthpocalypse

Dec 14, 2021
2 min

Album Review: MacReady - Empire

LA Trio MacReady are back with their newest album, "Empire", a large departure from their last full length, "Kiba". Of course, much time has passed since "Kiba"'s 2019 release, and that brings with it a completely different approach to the craft. No more are the saturated pinks and blues, no more is the lighthearted fun feeling "Kiba" had rooted underneath it, "Empire" is different. "Empire" is an album that holds anger, rage, and a general distaste towards the status quo. It

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Single Review: Wraithwalker - Exodus (Feat. Kofin)

synthpocalypse

Jan 24, 2021
1 min

Single Review: Wraithwalker - Exodus (Feat. Kofin)

Atlanta based Synth wizard Wraithwalker is back with their first single of 2020, titled "Exodus" featuring fellow Atlanta synth talent Kofin. Wraithwalker has been shifting their sound for the better part of last year, culminating in "Visions", a very cold goth/nu-wave amalgamation take on the Synthwave sound. That in itself is a fantastic project, but this new track here, "Exodus" is framed as a track from the sequel to "Visions", titled "Rituals", but we're here to talk abo

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synthpocalypse

Dec 31, 2020
8 min

Synthpocalypse's 2020 Big-Mega-Turbo-Super Wrap-up

So I could start this off by waxing poetic about how "2020 wasn't the year we expected or wanted, but it had it's moments" but instead I'm just going to cut the shit and say that yeah this year was fucking nightmarish. Every single thing I had planned this year got thrown in the fucking trash and life basically turned itself upside down. Site updates here slowed to a crawl simply because I had so much other stuff to focus on, this place kinda fell by the wayside. I feel reall

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synthpocalypse

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

Album Review: Acid Gambit - Omen

Atlanta Darksynth mastermind Acid Gambit is here with a brand new album, "Omen". Acid Gambit has a very signature style that makes his work so unique in my opinion, It's very atmospheric and much less aggressive than the other Darksynth contemporaries, which leads it in the special space of being heavy, but not in your face. They also love using quotes from B-Movies throughout all the tracks (I really wonder how expansive their library is, it's almost like Acid Gambit has a q

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synthpocalypse

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

Album Review: VVOV - Verminkind

Finnish EBM outfit VVOV is back with a brand new EP, titled "Verminkind", which is chocked to the brim with some of VVOV's well known aggro-synth, but has some unique sounds to it that differ it from previous releases. For a lack of better words, this is much more 'groovier' than their other works, while it's all incredibly heavy and black as all get-out, there are plenty of riffs in here that are almost dance-like. Tracks like "Baby Yaga", "Syöpäläinen", and "Omnicide (The G

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Single Review: Frisky Monkey - Goodbye to Me

synthpocalypse

Oct 23, 2020
1 min

Single Review: Frisky Monkey - Goodbye to Me

Atlanta Synth-pop duo Frisky Monkey is back with a brand new single, "Goodbye to Me", and I expected to go into this the same way I do every Frisky Monkey track, an enjoyable, mostly light synth-pop experience, but this new track threw me a curve-ball, in the best possible way. Right out the gate I was lulled into this airy synth pad, which made me think this was going to be Frisky Monkey's standard fare, until, this aggressive synth arp comes in, and suddenly the track sound

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synthpocalypse

Oct 15, 2020
4 min

The Legacy of Kill All Music

I remember it vividly, It was 2016, and I was in High School at the time. During one of my film production classes I picked up my phone and checked Instagram, seeing that Occams Laser had made a post that his most recent EP, Crucifixation, would be having a cassette release by this label called Kill All Music. I was interested, as I was a big fan of OL at the time and thought the tape would be a neat little collectable. I went over to Kill All Music's page and placed an order

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Album Review: Mega Drive - Sequencer (Guest Review by Wraithwalker)

synthpocalypse

Sep 15, 2020
3 min

Album Review: Mega Drive - Sequencer (Guest Review by Wraithwalker)

So this is something pretty special, we have a review for the brand new album by Synthwave/Cyberpunk legends Mega Drive, written by the one and only Wraithwalker! While us here on the Synthpocalypse team have been under A LOT of external work lately (which is why content here has slowed to a crawl unfortunately), but without further adieu, Here is Wraithwalker's review of Mega Drive's new album, "Sequencer" I don’t normally write album reviews, but this newest release from Me

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Album Review: Glitch Black - Mechanical Perfection

synthpocalypse

Jul 9, 2020
2 min

Album Review: Glitch Black - Mechanical Perfection

Seattle based Darksynth heavyweight Glitch Black is back with an absolute monster, "Mechanical Perfection". Glitch Black has made some stellar work in the past, but I think this is exactly what it says on the tin, perfection. Each track brings a different flavor to the table, but all being heavy as hell. Some are more energetic, carrying elements of trance, like "Binary Overlord", and "Proxy War"; while others like "Grit" and "Deleted Memories", bring a lot more industrial so

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Single Review: Stephen Roddy - Search Party

synthpocalypse

May 12, 2020
1 min

Single Review: Stephen Roddy - Search Party

Irish producer Stephen Roddy is back with a new single, this one titled "Search Party" falling much more into the spectrum of industrial than it does Synthwave, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. This track is filled with some great stuff, as I was listening to it for the first time it reminded me a whole ton of some of the sounds off the Quake OST by Nine Inch Nails mixing in with some classic DOOM-like riffs, (ID games have been on my mind lately, but if you k

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Album Review: SurgeryHead - Vile Candy (Devil Sounds Part 1)

synthpocalypse

Apr 11, 2020
1 min

Album Review: SurgeryHead - Vile Candy (Devil Sounds Part 1)

Irish Darksynth producer SurgeryHead is back with their latest album, "Vile Candy (Devil Sounds Part 1)" (Which will be referred to as just "Vile Candy" for brevity's sake), which follows in the footsteps of his previous albums, being absolutely caked in heavy synth goodness, being gritty as all hell, ripping through with killer basslines and glitchy sounds that keep you on edge throughout the whole album. Sounding more like his tracks on "Lords of the Video Wasteland" than f

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synthpocalypse

Apr 5, 2020
2 min

Album Review: Fixions - Dark Days

French Darksynth mastermind Fixions is back with his latest full length album, titled "Dark Days". This album follows up "Sleepwatcher" and "Genocity", which "Genocity" in particular was one of my favorite albums of 2017 and is still a fantastic album start to finish, with "Sleepwatcher" being a step up in terms of production and quality. I bring the past albums up to say that "Dark Days" blows them both out of the fucking water. This album is MASSIVE, absolutely heavy as hel

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Album Review: Lazerpunk - Different Forms of Power

synthpocalypse

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

Album Review: Lazerpunk - Different Forms of Power

Hungarian Darksynth powerhouse Lazerpunk is back with another remix album, this one being chock full of remixes from the track "Power" off of his last full-length album, "Death & Glory". "Power" was, and still is, my favorite track off of the whole album, so seeing that he would put out a ton of great remixes excited the hell out of me, and the album does not disappoint. Just like the "Black Lambo" remix album, this one also comes with brand new tracks, this one having 3 inst

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Single Review: The Warhorse - Bound For The Floor

synthpocalypse

Feb 21, 2020
1 min

Single Review: The Warhorse - Bound For The Floor

Silverlake Synthpunk duo The Warhorse are back once again, this time with a new single, this one being a cover of "Bound For The Floor" by alt-rock legends Local H. The Warhorse take this track in a whole new direction, keeping it just as catchy and cynical as the original, and beefing it up with shiny synth leads, gnarly bass, and a poppy sheen, almost as if they took the cynicism from the first track and cranked it to 11. The Warhorse charm comes through loud and clear on t

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synthpocalypse

Feb 19, 2020
2 min

Album Review: Protector 101 - Killbots

California Darksynth heavyweight Protector 101 returns with their newest album, "Killbots", and I know I'm late to the game on this one. "Killbots" released in July, and I had not heard anything from Protector 101 before this, and I had heard through various people that this album was great and I should give it a shot. I put it on my list of things to check out (That list is like so long you have no idea), and let that be it. However, things changed once Echosynthetic Fest ca

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synthpocalypse

Feb 17, 2020
1 min

Synthpocalypse: Ritual Sin - Week 4

The 4th week of Synthpocalypse: Ritual Sin wrapped up this weekend, and I hope those who tuned in enjoyed the show! down below is the list as usual, along with Bandcamp links when available. Megatronix – Burnin’ in the Third Degree Hollywood Burns – Survivors Gregorio Franco – The Pit Microchip Terror – Terror Bites (Feat. NeoSlave) SurgeryHead – Fallen One Carpenter Brut – Sexkiller on the Loose Dance With The Dead – From Hell Danger – 3:16 Xennon – A New Enemy The Warhorse

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synthpocalypse

Feb 9, 2020
1 min

Synthpocalypse: Ritual Sin - Week 3

Week 3 of Synthpocalypse has come to a close, and here is the full list of what was played, as well as Bandcamp links to all tracks, if available! Neuron Spectre - Neon Maniac Master Boot Record - HTTP Elay Arson - Switchblades (Feat. The Encounter) Terrordyne - Rapture Perturbator - The Church Killer Instinct - Worship Tommy '86 - The Shutdown of Humanity Herr Lounge Corps, Cadaverous Condition - In June, as I Killed Time (GosT Remix) Alpha Chrome Yayo - 4AM in a Warehouse F

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synthpocalypse

Feb 5, 2020
1 min

Synthpocalypse: Ritual Sin - Week 2

The radio portion of Synthpocalypse finished up it's second week on friday, and here is the list! As usual, listed below is everything that was played, as well as links to bandcamp where available! Carpenter Brut – Escape from Midwich Valley Kofin – Coven Mega Drive – Gun Hag Dance With The Dead – Scar NeoSlave – Overdrive Overture We Are Magonia – Synthwave is Dead VVOV – Natures Nightmare Fixions – Incursion Gregorio Franco – Awakening (Feat. Glitbiter) GosT – Magdelene Str

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synthpocalypse

Jan 11, 2020
1 min

Synthpocalyse: Ritual Sin - Week 1

The radio portion of Synthpocalyse is back! Down below is the list of what was played, and links to Bandcamp if possible! We Are Magonia – The Living Will Envy The Dead GosT – Ligature Marks WraithWalker – Seraph Ghost B.C. – Dance Macabre (Carpenter Brut Remix) The Warhorse – Fixin’ Street Cleaner – Garbage Day Protector 101 – Artificial Consent Kofin – Spectre / Wraith (Feat. Bryant Lowry) Gregorio Franco – Venom SurgeryHead – Garbage Day Dan Terminus – Eternal Annihilator

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synthpocalypse

Jan 10, 2020
1 min

Album Review: VVOV - Marto

Finnish Darksynth masters VVOV are back with their newest full length album, "Marto", an album punishing like no other. Theres no way I can mince words on this, "Marto" is an album filled to the absolute brink with despair and suffering, executed in the most hardcore way possible, pushing the Darksynth sound to it's absolute edges, taking heavy influence from Black Metal and DNB. This album absolutely does not hold back, ripping through the listener like a sawblade, bringing

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