In recent times, we have really seen a different boom of sorts that I’ve never been shy from acknowledging yet I always find myself fascinated by it: the sheer number of musicians out throughout the underground that manage to not … Continue reading Deadlife – Unreachable
Despite how it can be ever so easy to maintain focus on big bands or, at least, established acts in the vast expanse that is the underground, the true life and blood of it all comes from those that rise … Continue reading Fathomless Ritual – Hymns for the Lesser Gods
For years now, folk metal has been one of my favorite sounds in the entire spectrum of metal even though I find myself almost infuriatingly picky with it in many instances. If you’re going to put yourself in a sound … Continue reading Albion – Lakesongs of Elbid
For all that is has to offer and all that is to be found within it, the sheer state of atmospheric black metal can most certainly be described as a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have a vast array … Continue reading Mahr – Odium
Well and truly, we live in a day and age where anything seems to be possible in the world of metal music. From acts holding strong to the original foundations of whatever given style to ensure the old ways never … Continue reading Stortregn – Finitude
There are some records that you come upon and are able to jive with practically right out of the gate. Creations like that make my work as a reviewer quite easy while never once losing an ounce of enjoyability after … Continue reading Kommodus – Wreath of Bleeding Snowfall
Experimentation is something that you can only find in either the fringes of what is possible in metal or within the innermost depth of the progressive reaches where only the most astute and dedicated are to be found where they … Continue reading Cyrax – Novo Deus
A rising name is always a fascinating prospect in the underground. In more ways than one, that is what many of us are constantly looking for in such a vast scene even if it can often and understandably be seen … Continue reading Undulation – An Unhealthy Interest in Suffering
Of all the glories that are to be found throughout the dense metal underworld that always seems to be sprawling into every different direction without ever once forgetting to pay reverence to its origins, one of those that always gets … Continue reading Engulf – The Dying Planet Weeps
For all intents and purposes, there are few styles out there in the vast spectrum as metal that’s as hostile and outwardly aggressive than grind. Oftentimes coming in a form that is truly difficult to ascertain for one reason or … Continue reading Yatsu – It Can’t Happen Here
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