Given the sheer vastness that the underground has to offer, it’s no surprise to see bands trying their own thing in some effort to make their unique voices heard, explore what’s still possible, or to simply try something new and … Continue reading Voidstar Nocturnal – Nexus Teleport Fracture
To be weird and off-kilter is to try for something that hardly anyone else can ever hope to bring to the table, and that requires just as much vision and daring as it does talent and passion in order to … Continue reading Defect Designer – Depressants
We are ever talking about evolution when it comes to a band continuously moving forward and growing their catalog as the years pile on, but it’s not all that often that we’re given a band that actually manages to embody … Continue reading Elder – Through Zero
Time is a wild thing. It can bless just as easily it can curse with music something that’s a true roll of the dice when it comes to whether or not time will be an asset to those that persevere … Continue reading Moonscape – Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity
The drive to explore is something that music can be a magnificent avenue, but it’s oftentimes necessary to take yourself down paths you find intimidating or more than a little uncomfortable. Yet such challenges can lead to bearing tremendous fruit … Continue reading Sykofant – Leaves
Vision is a wonderful thing to have, but rarely is it something that’s executed with excellence. Easily can it be theorized and even put into action, yet it remains a fickle thing that can easily fall apart if the hands … Continue reading Dreichmere – Starless Shores
From the outside looking in, it oftentimes feels as though death metal is something that seems to almost thrive in its old school ways. Vast swathes of the sound are viciously dedicated to keeping things relatively simple and straightforward as … Continue reading Fleshvessel – Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded
Even as we find ourselves in a grandiose age for all things related to extreme metal, there are few things that can ever hope to live up to death metal that goes above and beyond this mortal coil, ascending to … Continue reading VoidCeremony – Abditum
Why does it almost always seem to be that some of the best kept underground secrets are those that have a release schedule that’s periodic at best? Perhaps it has something to do with the concept of “quality over quantity”, … Continue reading Kylver – The Gobi
As it is the final frontier, space is something that modern heaviness has long drawn inspiration from. But, for every band out there that showcases grand exploration through tremendous talent, there are tens of names out there that just simply … Continue reading Chaos Over Cosmos – The Hypercosmic Paradox
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