It’s in recent years that my affinity for power metal has dwindled as I dove deeper into the more extreme sides of metal in order to explore what they had to offer, but there’s nothing that could ever replace that … Continue reading Kings Winter – Edge of Existence
It’s in the odd but spectacularly raw world in between many spaces of metal that the sound of crust reigns that I feel we don’t give attention to often enough. The sound is one that I haven’t explored in some … Continue reading Svdestada – Azabache
Given the very name of the sound, progressive metal is constantly pushing the boundaries of what metal can be in many of its modern forms with there being plenty of bands that think they can do it well when it … Continue reading Cyrax – Experiences
It’s not terribly uncommon to come across quality black metal and tack the word “striking” onto it, but there are truly few bands out there that are able to meet such a description without a doubt to be had that … Continue reading Ferriterium – Calvaire
By all accounts, some albums just shouldn’t work as well as they do. It is both hilarious and puzzling at the same time to me that there can be a whole culture in doom related to anything related to weed … Continue reading Spliffripper – s/t
Whenever I take into consideration mixing progressive elements into different styles of metal, black metal is oddly one of the areas I think of the least even though it’s one of those styles that sees some of the most self-experimentation … Continue reading Cicada The Burrower – Corpseflower
It is the in-between realm of death/thrash metal that I feel needs more fleshing out. Oh sure, there are tons of bands within its borders and throngs more when you divide the two, but it’s in that merge area in … Continue reading The Crown – Royal Destroyer
When it comes to bands that have helped transform the modern doom landscape in the digital age with the aid of grand havens like Bandcamp, Vokonis is a name that absolutely should be mentioned. Their impact cannot be understated with … Continue reading Vokonis – Odyssey
An emotional core is far from a new concept when we take any form of doom metal into consideration, but there are few styles that are able to even hold a torch to the powerhouse of soul-touching heaviness that the … Continue reading Rise to the Sky – Let Men Drown With You
If you were to ask me to name some modern bands in the world of black metal that have left a profound impact on the style in some form or another whether or not any of the bands are widely … Continue reading Dødsferd – Skotos
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