At some point when you reach a certain height in your particular corner of the underground, it becomes almost inevitable that you’ve ascertained mastery undeniable. We all know of a few acts out there that always seem to be firing … Continue reading Officium Triste – Hortus Venenum
Ever does a particular style have a golden standard that varies from one approach to the next with the right notions taken ensuring that, at some point or another, there’s a specific sound that many in the scene flock towards … Continue reading Mýrdal – Helvíti
Whenever the stars align for any particular style, it’s almost always a sight that demands to be seen for practically every given regard for all that such a high mark in music can accomplish. Whether it’s achieving a classic old … Continue reading Angel Sword – World Fighter
To bear witness to the evolution of a band’s sound is a pleasure I will never tire of for all the potential greatness that’s perpetually latent throughout the underground always something that is simply tantalizing to gaze upon. For some, … Continue reading Totengott – Beyond the Veil
When the going get tough, the tough get through it. In many different ways, that stands as a simple truth as to why the institution of death metal has lasted so long across the decades and through many different eras … Continue reading Pestilent Death – Pathways to Infinite Malignity
Somehow, someway, the bar keeps raising itself. If I am to keep finding myself before otherworldly pieces of excellent psychedelia that continuously show us just how bountiful 2024 has become for the concept, then I am going to have to … Continue reading Black Pyramid – The Paths of Time Are Vast
Where things begin to become murky and the very bounds of reality seem to matter less increasingly by the minute, that tends to be where we find the bands that are never afraid to push the envelope. It’s in that … Continue reading Defacement – Duality
It’s on rare occasions that we’re given names that deliver excellence on a scale that leaves quite an impression on many who come across it. It’s even rarer, however, to find yourself before an act that manages to do it … Continue reading Rezn – Burden
When you spend enough time in the underground, you begin to realize that even though there are countries that are more active and reliable than others across the world when it comes to delivering quality metal like America, England, Germany, … Continue reading Partholón – The Ocean Pours In
For some bands, excellence seems to come almost as easy as breathing. In the depths of the underground, some are truly able to rise above adversity and any challenges that may come from being a newer name in the scheme … Continue reading Oubliette – Eternity Whispers
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