To see any sort of band constantly release new material whether it be on a solid two-year cycle, one piece each year, or even multiple releases in any given year almost always makes me concerned about the overall quality. At … Continue reading Nebula Orionis – Plague
It’s more often than not that death metal is a style of true uncompromising sound coupled with a real desire to destroy everything in its path with there being little to nothing that can actually stop it. Plenty of us … Continue reading Obrij – In Severe Stranglehold
It’s hard nowadays to produce a smooth and even slightly catchy rock sound without the material in question feeling too manufactured. It all sounds way too streamline or can really feel like the band is just trying to have mass … Continue reading Hangmore – Hydra
We all have seen examples of bands coming around and revisiting old material whether it be because the band in question wants to give a modern update to fond memories or mere cash grabs. I’ve never really been one to … Continue reading Black Kirin – Qinhuai
It’s not too terribly often that I find myself venturing into the world of noise rock for any particular reason other than it just happens to be that way coincidently ever since my first taste of the style via Wrong’s … Continue reading CHRMR – Warbirds
The world certainly is a big place. It’s filled with close to three hundred different countries that cover just about every possible piece of legal land around the globe, and metal has somehow found its way into virtually every single … Continue reading Verthebral – Abysmal Decay
It’s long been my philosophy that metalcore gets way too bad of a wrap over the years simply because of some of bands that have been out there that have subsequently given the style a bad name for one reason … Continue reading Parallax – s/t
The realm of stoner metal is something that people can say is either filled with throngs of acts that are unremarkable at best, but, should you be willing to dig for the good ones like with any style of metal, … Continue reading Solace – The Brink
The amount of bands that try to do something different with any given sound is simply staggering to behold as it’s the dream of several different acts to bring forth an experience the likes of which we never had experienced … Continue reading Ploughshare – Tellurian Insurgency
There’s something about an act that’s shrouded in mystery that can really stir the heart of a listener, and metal, more than any other genre out there, has loads of secretive bands to go around that constantly lurk in the … Continue reading Terror Oath – s/t
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