Once every so often, we get an album that should feel familiar, by all accounts, but somehow it manages to do more than merely defy expectations. Whether it’s a band taking their sound in a completely different direction or a … Continue reading Vale – A Senseless Procession
It’s always nice to have more than a little of any good thing, but too much of a good thing can turn around for the worse in any instant for any reason. The very combination of the world of black … Continue reading Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun
Much like all across the underground scenes of any given style, the burgeoning names coming out of the woodwork always have more than enough to offer for those of us are who not afraid in the slightest to uncover what’s … Continue reading Red Mountain – Earthbound
There are plenty of moments throughout the history of metal where we’ve been utterly spoiled with loads of quality choices that always keep us guessing as to precisely what’s coming next, but it has got to be in this modern … Continue reading Profeci – Ubóstwo
In the modern age of black metal, there are more than plenty of names out there for us to choose from for each different vein of the genre that all continue to evolve and expand in some form or another. … Continue reading Mesarthim – Arrival
The quest for the next interesting band in the overlapping worlds of progressive rock and metal is an ongoing endeavor that will never die so long as there is music in existence. While we’re left enamored by the likes of … Continue reading Sermon – Of Golden Verse
Already, black metal is a potent style that can become a truly devastating force in the material world so long as it is wielded by capable hands who know how to bring about such chaos. However, it is when the … Continue reading Afraid of Destiny – Contra Omnes
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that the sheer number of rising acts that are soaring through the rock underground is beyond count by all means. No matter where you look, no matter from what direction, no matter the … Continue reading Duskwood – The Last Voyage
It is one thing to bring some level of emotion into your black metal. That’s something that we’re always seeing on at least some level no matter where we look, it is simply some veins that implement it more than … Continue reading Vitriolic Sage – 梦路
The very premise of power metal is more than enough to get my attention and quicken my heartbeat given the raw potential of its themes and settings that always tickle the imagination to no end. Unfortunately for me, my experience … Continue reading Battle Born – Blood, Fire, Magic and Steel
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