While it tends to be the more outwardly violent emotions that get the spotlight as far as metal is often concerned, it’s when the emotions are turned inward that I find metal to take on some of its most potent … Continue reading Sun of the Dying – A Throne of Ashes
It ought to go without saying that grind is one of the most chaotic and unpredictable reaches of metal that we have to choose from. As such, there are loads of creations out there in the sound that are almost … Continue reading Rotten Sound – Mass Extinction
It would be an understatement to say that war and related tragedies are a topic that metal likes to touch upon on a pretty regular basis. We’ve seen throngs of bands of all genres tap into those themes, plenty of … Continue reading 1914 – Viribus Unitis
Every once in a while, we’re given a work that is no less than transformative in nature. Music is something that has long been able to touch some typically unreachable part of the soul that we seal off for any … Continue reading Kauan – Wayhome
Raw brutality and a straightforward vision of flying viscera is sometimes all you need to achieve success in the underground. Death metal is no stranger to all sorts of violence from the relatively mundane to mutilations that are of a … Continue reading Flesher – Gore on Gore
The underground is a truly magical place. Wherever the imagination can take you in your search for new music that channels all sorts of what metal can be transmuted into, there’s almost certainly a band out there that has tapped … Continue reading Suffering Souls – Twilight Ripping Souls Apart
There are many things that are possible throughout the different realms of death metal, yet it can sometimes be the case that in keeping things simple that you can find yourself in the most successful of circumstances. We have seen … Continue reading Unchurch – s/t
While we find ourselves in one hell of an age for black metal in every regard, we all know good and damn well that there are names out there that are simply in a league entirely their own. No matter … Continue reading Lamp of Murmuur – The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy
At some point, the most jaded artists become something of an unholy force. It’s one thing to deliver greatness in a single band, but to explore different realms and show us how multi-faceted you are by showing up in multiple … Continue reading Ectovoid – In Unreality’s Coffin
As time goes on, it’s my firm belief that black metal becomes an evermore fascinating sound. For everything that it has brought to the table and all that it still dares to be even if it’s little more than retreading … Continue reading Haimad – When Night Rode Across the North
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