The very voices of the ancient world have long held a place in many corners of metal music, but it is in relatively few instances that we get a performance that succeeds in bringing it all forward in a meaningful … Continue reading Olde Throne – In the Land of Ghosts
I feel like I’ve been here before, and I don’t know if I will ever get tired of it. The very state of melodic death metal is something to behold as we can see quite the schism happening with the … Continue reading Astralborne – Across the Aeons
For years now, the state of doom metal has been nothing to underestimate or joke about. From a great level of innovation to a fiercely strong devotion to the classic veins, the future of doom has never been in question … Continue reading Wooden Veins – Imploding Waves
Far too little do women in our particular corner of music have a chance to properly shine in such a way that doesn’t just give them a platform, but really show us what they’re capable of in their entire capacity … Continue reading Moyra – Omen
To even dip your toes into what modern black metal has to offer is to find yourself absolutely inundated by the sheer volume and staggering variety of styles that call the style home in the landscape we see today. Personally, … Continue reading Outlaw – Reaching Beyond Assiah
And here I thought that I was given my fill of melodic black metal for some time now after experiencing the new Moonlight Sorcery and Inherits the Void in just the past week alone, but the universe had one more … Continue reading Golgata – Ur Eld Och Aska
There’s never any shortage of bands trying to bring melody to black metal, but those that are able to bring it forth in any meaningful form without the final result coming across as boring, flat, or even outright uninteresting are … Continue reading Inherits the Void – The Impending Fall of the Stars
When we’re dealing with a scene as jam-packed and thriving as black metal, it really does feel as though you have to become truly exceptional or be known as a deep find in the dense underground in order to make … Continue reading Moonlight Sorcery – Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars
Oftentimes, whenever we’re dealing with the grandeur of death metal we find ourselves taking our expectations to the very extreme. That’s far from unreasonable given the very nature of an already extreme sound even in its more subtle moments, but … Continue reading Eufobia – Madness
Of all the names that have come out of death metal over the decades, Amon Amarth is certifiably one of those names that hasn’t needed any sort of introduction for many of those years at this point. They’ve become the … Continue reading Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army
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