With “Fear Is a Cruel Master”, RUBY THE HATCHET deliver exactly the brain-bending, catchy yet full of raw energy thriller album that the acclaimed predecessor “Planetary Space Child” (2017) promised to be. It’s been five long years since the New Jersey psych rock band released their last album, but the wait is finally over.

Eddie Vantez is a melodic rock solo project by Ed Omar Carabantes (Hunter) from Coquimbo, Chile. Following his debut album Hungry Heart with Hunter in 2021, Eddie felt the need to take on a solo project that would expand on his love of ’80s A.O.R music. On “Rough Diamond” there are songs reminiscent of bands such as Toto, Survivor, Journey to name a few, completing an A.O.R. gem played brilliantly by many musicians from Chile, Perú and Argentina.