Space Of Variations Hometown: Vinnytsia, Ukraine Album: Imago, out now via Napalm Records Energy is everything and has felt like a bit of a limited resource given sacred reverence in recent years, but we tend to only think about it in binary terms—either you have energy, or you don’t. However, we can create and tap into energy in many unique ways. That works with artistic creation, too. By being in tune with your relationship to energy transfer, you can not only energize yourself but also make art with the impact it will have on others in mind. That’s the heart of what makes progressive metalcore band Space Of Variations so special—their self-labeled brand of “stadium metal” feels like the best parts of a live metalcore show put to wax. That doesn’t mean it’s sterile or aiming to cater to ...