reviews for albums that I consider metal
Often enough do we see the realms of doom and psychedelia merged into a tremendous creation that can be as heavy as it is mind-bending, but not often enough do we see psychedelia paired with the nastiness of sludge. Such … Continue reading Age of the Wolf – A Pilgrimage to Nowhere
Daunting is it enough to put together any record for any band no matter how experienced or fresh they may be in the process. A group really has to have everything together quite well to a tremendous degree in order … Continue reading Gotland – Rise
Despite how wide and diverse any given style in metal has become over the many years of innovation and sonic exploration, it can be far too easy to neglect certain parts of that spectrum even by accident. When it comes … Continue reading Gévaudan – Umbra
The evolution of a band is one thing, but the evolution of a single visionary is something else entirely. Many times have I said that we live in a glorious age where there are just some people throughout the underground … Continue reading Vertebra Atlantis – A Dialogue with the Eeriest Sublime
To find your sound in the depths of experimentalism no matter how slight it might be is to find yourself in truly unpredictable waters. That’s the very nature of what it means to be experimental, and we live in an … Continue reading Plague Rider – Intensities
On occasion, we’re given a split the likes of which really embodies the best of what such a release can bring to the table. It was last year that we saw numerous split releases from many different and talented bands … Continue reading AAWKS / Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls
As far as quality goes in the many different corners of the black metal world, atmospheric black metal can often be underestimated due to how oversaturated the sound can feel with lower quality acts more than abundant if you’re not … Continue reading Nordicwinter – This Mournful Dawn
Since the earliest days of the sound, the underground has been teeming with bands that are the definition of hostility. Few genres in the entire spectrum of music have embodied that as well as metal as all that death metal … Continue reading Fossilization – Leprous Daylight
There are plenty of avenues to take in the modern landscape of black metal especially when you’re talented enough to be able to do a large variety of them in impressive detail. In no small way, few can compare to … Continue reading Auriferous Flame – Ardor for Black Mastery
Between the dozens, if not hundreds, of legends that have come across our paths over the years, death metal has never been lacking in delivering such talent. We could spend an entire week debating on what bands are the greatest … Continue reading Dying Fetus – Make Them Beg for Death
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