By all accounts, black metal has long overflowed talent seeking to make its own sound known through whatever means necessary. While there are plenty who begin to tap into their potential, very few are able to really capitalize on it … Continue reading Wode – Uncrossing the Keys
At any given time, there are throngs of bands out there in the dense underground who are looking to make their mark known and their sound heard. No matter the genre, it’s a fiercely competitive landscape where only the daring … Continue reading M.E.L.T. – Innervate / Obliterate
For all that is required to survive in the rabid depths of the underground, patience is something that can oftentimes be mandatory. Lest you want to be halted by the frustrations of not getting your way almost immediately, it is … Continue reading Vomitile – Faces of Terror
A lot can be accomplished over the course of ten years. Every band moves at its own pace, and there are certainly those that cannot be kept down for too long, for their creative energies are not so easily stemmed … Continue reading Outlaw – Opus Mortis
For all that folk metal has brought to the table this year, there is one particular of the sound that I have found strange in its lack representation in the face of the genre doing so well: the greater Asian … Continue reading Nine Treasures – Seeking the Absolute
Given the amorphous nature that plenty styles in extreme metal can adopt, it’s no surprise that we’re still able to find plenty of bands and artists doing their own thing. Whether it’s in the pursuit of trying new sounds for … Continue reading Miasmata – Subterrania
While I’m a big fan of bands that go all-in and seek to explore the extreme ends of what metal can become at its far-flung edges of its spectrum, there’s plenty of glory to be had in knowing when to … Continue reading Breath – Brahman
Eleven years is a hell of a long time. Anything can happen in that time frame, and I think it’s safe to say that any band that goes that long without any new material has its own future up in … Continue reading Wretched – Decay
Growth is not always a straightforward path. It has plenty of bends and turns, twisting down different avenues and sometimes even circling back on itself to rediscover a new way to move forward while ensuring that the past is given … Continue reading Carach Angren – The Cult of Kariba
It’s no surprise anymore to see just how far bands are able to take the very concept of heaviness. For all that can be accomplished within such a vast breadth of possibilities, there’s still so much to be said. As … Continue reading Abraham – Idsungwüssä
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