Just when you think you’ve seen a good bit of all that there is to discover in ways of creativity throughout the underground, there’s always at least one act that’s ready to come around at any given moment to blow … Continue reading Eaters of the Soil – Eaters of the Soil EP II
The uttermost reaches of what can be considered extreme is constantly being tested. Whether it’s be playfully poked at by a new band or rigorously besieged by seasoned veterans who seek to expand the borders of what’s popular, there will … Continue reading Invultation – Unconquerable Death
Slowly but surely, the world of metal is starting to see some real representation from the lesser-known regions of the world. South America, in particular, has long been a world of interest to someone like me as even though there’s … Continue reading Ysyry Mollvün – s/t
The many different forms of heaviness will never cease to amaze me and will likely never run out of excellence even if that means treading the same grounds over and over again until the end of days, but it’s even … Continue reading Moonstone – 1904
For as long as black metal is around, I cannot help but feel like there will always be a large swathe of bands that come to the style that will hearken back to the classic days of the style for … Continue reading Vastatum – Mercurial States of Revelation
The vast reaches of all that psychedelia can encapsulate are truly the sort of wonders that will never cease to inspire, astonish, or compel for all that they can offer as it can be with a light coating that it … Continue reading Myælin – Zenchaos
While I tend to deal more in releases that have the backing of at least a little studio magic in the form of EPs or full-length albums, there’s something about the particular magic of a well-done demo that I simply … Continue reading Moluchtas – Telos Terminus
Far too often do the more popular forms of death metal only come in terms of the singular. Sure, we see stylistic variations all over the place from the melodic to the progressive to the especially brutal, but it’s in … Continue reading Soulcarrion – Infernal Agony
When dealing with such a style like atmospheric black metal, the feeling of drowning in an absolute ocean of potentially interesting acts becomes all but endless with how overcrowded the scene can effortlessly be tagged as but it is still … Continue reading A Pale December – Death Panacea
The darkest reaches of the floor of the metal underground is the exact sort of material that many of us venture into when we simply don’t want a pleasurable experience. A little bit like how the Cenobites of the Hellraiser franchise seek … Continue reading Chaos Perversion – Petrified Against the Emanation
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