Recently, the Native American representation in the world of black metal has been on a meteoric rise, and it’s in every way that it offers a fresh and fascinating new lens for black metal to look through despite how dense … Continue reading Blackbraid – Blackbraid I
Of the many bands that have come out of the rising world of technical and progressive death metal, there has always been an elite list that has managed to scratch the itch of those who are always looking for real … Continue reading Fallujah – Empyrean
Every single one of us has a select list of albums that we’re looking forward to at any given point. For me, there are some real constants thanks to the likes of Eremit, Itnuveth, Ende, The Re-Stoned, and loads of … Continue reading Arkheth – Clarity Came with a Cool Summer’s Breeze
I don’t think it’s any contest to make the claim that now, more than ever, the world of technical death metal finds itself in a peak golden age. The style has long been one of the craziest reaches of an … Continue reading Psycroptic – Divine Council
Following the track record of what the city typically dishes out in terms of metal bands, anything other than melodic death metal that finds its way coming out of Gothenburg, Sweden is something that is already peculiar in a way … Continue reading Demolyn – Tales of Demolyn
There are just some bands out there that can’t be stopped. In the wide world of death metal where virtually anything goes so long as it crushes and leaves the listener stunned by what intensity was just laid forth, we … Continue reading Revocation – Netherheaven
Over the years, the very landscape of black metal has become an unpredictable beast the likes of which no one can ever truly predict with bands regularly coming out of the woodwork to either exactly meet expectations or defy them … Continue reading Firtan – Marter
With the rising of many heavy rock acts in recent years, it can be all but effortless to lose many of those highlights as we find ourselves drowning amongst the others even if it is an exceptional experience that many … Continue reading The Necromancers – Where the Void Rose
Of all the styles that are out there in the world of metal for us to lose ourselves in, folk metal has to be one of those that will endlessly fascinate me. It’s a style that feels like there’s no … Continue reading Ash of Ashes – Traces
When we look at the very state of what progressive black metal brings to the table in its current climate, it’s both fascinating and underwhelming. Fascinating because it truly expands upon what’s possible within the wide realm of black metal … Continue reading Tomarum – Ash in Realms of Stone Icons
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