When taking your first steps as a band, it can be quite a challenge to come across as a cohesive unit with a collective vision that feels realized, well-executed, and well thought out. Those initial steps are oftentimes what set … Continue reading Off Grief – The Grief Tapes
A fierce presence is what many strive for throughout the underground as we find ourselves drowning in a sound that is nothing if not aggressive. It’s what throngs of bands put their asses into in order to not just bring … Continue reading Organ – Immobilism
Many times over have we seen bands of all different types come together and create evocative works centered on the travesties that plague our planet. It’s something that still holds great weight as we witness all sorts of natural disasters … Continue reading If These Trees Could Talk – The Hidden Hand
In recent times, we’ve truly seen a wave of innovation throughout the many different realms of black metal. For everything that the genre has to offer from its old school veins to the newcomers looking to inject a different sort … Continue reading Zørza – Twilight of the Golden Star
For everything that can ever hope to be brought to the table, a dichotomous work can easily be some of the most engaging and interesting of creations when it’s pulled off correctly. A constantly piece can offer listeners quite a … Continue reading Void of Light – Asymmetries
For much of its long run, metal has been a sound that has ever moved forward. Rarely does it linger in one place for long as that can often equate to stagnation with that being a trap that all too … Continue reading Duchna – Shards of a Waking Sun
Few things can ever hope to come to a rock solid debut. It’s one of many things that builds the backbone of the underground as an impactful debut can be the difference for many bands across every genre. Metal is … Continue reading Dimscûa – Dust Eater
Black metal has been well known to encapsulate many things in its long run and many different branches of exploration. While it tends to be more towards the violent and caustic reaches that black metal has become known for, I … Continue reading Lysbaerer – Trolddom
Of all the things that can go into music, emotion has got to be one of the most important factors that one can bring to the table if you hope to have any sort of impact with whatever you craft. … Continue reading Gavran – The One Who Propels
Every once in a while, we’re given a work that is no less than transformative in nature. Music is something that has long been able to touch some typically unreachable part of the soul that we seal off for any … Continue reading Kauan – Wayhome