The third album by the San Jose death metal band Ripped To Shreds is called 劇變, which romanizes as Jubian. That translates to “upheaval,” and the apocalyptic Jubian certainly feels like one. “I was ...

Luckily in this case, 劇變 (Jubian) is an album destined to squeeze, pull and draw positive response from listeners in a number of categories; everything from furious air instrumenting and spontaneous ...