Simplicity can often be the greatest tool that any band of any style can wield. It’s what drags many people into the new single on the radio or what keeps us listening to an album that’s filled with simplistic but … Continue reading BruteAllies – Ash and Nails
A strong melodic factor is something that people are constantly gravitating towards across all the different styles in all of metal with how accessible it is right from the beginning, and it’s over the decades that bands have taken that … Continue reading Decaying Days – The Unknown Beyond
For years now, I’ve been using Countless Skies as one of my greatest referrals when it comes to melodic death metal that really pushes the boundaries of what the style can become when new and creative blood is added … Continue reading Countless Skies – Glow
It’s very interesting to witness a particular style gain a foothold in the already vast world of metal for it to slowly grow into something very interesting with many bands growing the sound into something very special. I couldn’t say … Continue reading Godark – Forward We March
Most of the time that I encounter melodic death metal, it tends to be in the form of something really heavy but still incredibly accessible like what we’ve been getting from Amon Amarth lately but in varying degrees of heaviness … Continue reading Slaying of Death – Spiritual Orphans
There is a very tricky thing to the seemingly easy concept that is melodic death metal, but it only occurs if you don’t want to go the “easy” route of just taking straight death metal and shoving a ton of … Continue reading Ephemeral – VII
Five years can really seem like it goes by without much thought but also feels like forever when music is the topic of discussion, and that’s especially when it involves a band you’re eagerly awaiting new material from. Chugger put … Continue reading Chugger – Of Man and Machine
To stand out in any crowd that’s constantly overflowing with new material, you need to do something that makes you stand out from that crowd. Some bands try to do something crazy in order to shine like a flashlight in … Continue reading Neaera – s/t
Should I dig into some melodic black metal, it is absolutely paramount that it does more in order to become a truly noteworthy record of its kind. There’s nothing wrong with some straightforward melodic black metal, but a band that … Continue reading Voidfire – Ogień Pustki
Any person who follows the current state of melodic death metal will know that it has become quite an eclectic landscape in recent years with bands like Amon Amarth keeping the formula simple but then others like Countless Skies who … Continue reading Astralborne – Eternity’s End
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