Hey everyone! I know I say this pretty often, but I hope you’re ready for something different, because this time I actually mean it. Instead of the typical play-through video of a song, I decided to cut together a short music video from some test footage I shot while messing around with some new camera gear while out in the woods on vacation. Of course, the video also needed music to be called, you know,… Continue reading
Hey everyone! Hope you’re not afraid of ghosts, because we’re jumping right into an album that’s considered haunted by its creators. That’s right, today we’re playing Goliath by The Mars Volta! If you don’t know the full history of this album, I’ll try to break it down quickly here, because it’s a hell of a story that reaches across a couple different groups: Rodriguez-Lopez discovered an old Ouija board looking thing in a curio shop… Continue reading
Victims of Infinity, the latest album from Justin Strode, is now available on Bandcamp! Recorded during the Record Production Month of 2020, Victims of Infinity comes from the collective experiences of the last decade, churning all the great times and musical explorations of the last ten years into a well mixed force of energetic ferocity and precision. With the guitar taking center stage, Justin takes the listener on a crushing journey of heavy riffs, screeching… Continue reading
Surprise! I’ve just released a new single, Embrace the Fire! This one is chock full of funky slap bass, epic brass passages, and all the chaotic shredding one can dream about! I gotta say, this song was a lot of fun to create, but really painful on the hands, especially all the bass bits. It was also used as an experiment for some new mixing techniques I’ve been messing with, including reamping with multiple effects… Continue reading
Split The Shadows is now available! Listen to it now in full in the player below, or through your preferred music service, such as Spotify, Bandcamp, etc. As happy as I am that this one is finally released, the eyes are already set upon the next project. Ideas are churning, riffs are being written, structure is forging, you know, all that funky creative stuff. Remember to check out Okzygen Records as well, I’m sure I’ll… Continue reading
Hey everyone! Here with big news today as I announce my newest release with Okzygen Records, Split The Shadows, coming out on August 16th on all major music platforms! Consisting of five tracks created over a number of years (one started in 2013!), Split The Shadows blends the typical influences of high-speed guitar technicality with the more aggressive, darker tones of industrial metal, mixed with some sinister drones. I know I say most of my… Continue reading
Typical me, always forgetting to update this site whenever I release something new! This years RPM Project has once again come and gone (Over three months ago, I know, I know) and I am proud to present you the newest release, Burn! Burn is a nine track album composed, recorded, mixed and mastered over the course of February 2019 at my private studio, Okzygen Studios. With some guest appearances from friends old and new, this… Continue reading
Hey everyone, coming in with a new update since it’s been about 6 months since I’ve posted anything. To start things off right, I’m dropping a new song right now called Visitors! This song comes off of an upcoming EP I started work in in September. This one in particular is very different compared to my other stuff, much more ambient and creepy. I’d like to get the EP out by the end of… Continue reading
So It’s been a bit since my last post, and there have been some changes and events since then. Let’s start out with some new music first. About a month ago I took up the Record Production Month challenge, where one is supposed to record and release an album in February. A few days ago I finished the project and released Megalomaniac! It was a fun little project and something that I feel a bit… Continue reading
