In recent times, you would truly have to go out of your way in order to miss the explosion of technical death metal that has taken place throughout the last decade. It’s led to some of the craziest and most … Continue reading Arkaik – Labyrinth of Hungry Ghosts
The very existence of heavy metal in the Middle East carries an air of danger with it as the bands have to make their music in secret lest they face prosecution and wild punishment by their government, but that doesn’t … Continue reading Al-Namrood – Worship the Degenerate
Witnessing the rise of any band from the deepest depths of the ethereal reaches of the underground is a pleasure that will likely never lessen with time. There are tons of names that come to mind whenever any of … Continue reading Devil Master – Ecstasies of Never Ending Night
When you have a scene that’s as fully realized and stocked as black metal all across the world, quality is all but guaranteed at a certain point. Yet, it’s even in the face of such wonders that are all but … Continue reading Moonlight Sorcery – Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity
How does a band manage to maintain the status quo as true masters of their craft while still, somehow, improving upon their sound little by little? The answer is a simple one but immensely daunting: you become absolutely unrelenting in … Continue reading Paganizer – Beyond the Macabre
Last year, stoner music fans all across the world had great reason to rejoice at the release of the debut album from Stöner, “Stoners Rule”. Consisting of most of the members of Kyuss, how could such a combination not return … Continue reading Stöner – totally…
Ever since Ommadon left us behind after a glorious streak of the darkest drone music I had ever heard, there has been a distinct void in my listening habits that I’ve been meaning to rectify but have simply never gotten … Continue reading Mantras – Pillars of Creation
The idea of bringing melancholy into a work of black metal is far from a novel idea for the style with that having been the case for decades at this point. But, like many things that are done over and … Continue reading Skognatt / Wehmut – The Swarm / November
As a lover of all things in the world of heaviness, there’s nothing that can compare to some well done sludge metal that manages to be more than a simple slab of heavy riffs and some screaming to really put … Continue reading Seum – Blueberry Cash
Every so often, we’re gifted with a new band that can only be considered an absolute sensation in virtually every aspect. When Silver Knife first came upon the scene two years ago with their debut album, “Unyielding/Unseeing”, the reaction from … Continue reading Silver Knife – Ring
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