To be even remotely original in such a fleshed out and arguably oversaturated scene is to achieve a special kind of greatness that I can’t help but appreciate top to bottom. It’s not often at all that we come across … Continue reading Misanthropic Rage – Towards the Greyscale Aphorysm
Being poignant with your lyrics is something that everyone has been exposed to at least several hundred times throughout their life, and that content making an impact on the surrounding music is far from uncommon, but I firmly believe that … Continue reading Ornamentos del Miedo – Este No Es Tu Hogar
The ability to turn on an album on a drive and have that material put you in a good mindset while you’re driving, enjoying the day, and just not giving a damn about much else is a unique euphoria that … Continue reading Roadsaw – Tinnitus the Night
As you might imagine, hearing a band for the first time will impact how you expect that band to perform in the future. When I first listened to Lord Dying’s “Poisoned Altars” when it was released years ago, I was … Continue reading Lord Dying – Mysterium Tremendum
There are many times where I’ve listened to thrash metal or punk and there’s a pervasive attitude about it all more often than not that embodies a “fuck you” mentality that’s as intoxicating as it is destructive. I’ve always enjoyed … Continue reading Hereza – Death Metal Drunks
There is always enjoyment to be had when there’s an act that comes along that can bring a heavy dose of emotion mixed with brilliantly measured heaviness while also managing to spread it all out across lengthy tracks that offer … Continue reading Dark Doom – The Journey
Of all the grind acts that I’ve heard in my efforts to get more into the style, I’ve come across many that just simply don’t do anything that set themselves apart from the rest. I’d sit here and say that … Continue reading Aborted Earth – Cut the Chord
There are very few styles across all of metal that are as varied as black metal, and even then, just the term of “atmospheric black metal” covers an immeasurably wide swathe of material as so many bands have morphed the … Continue reading Orquìlux – The Sunset of My Last Breath
They don’t come around too terribly often, but there has been a recent trend in the new generation of melodic death metallers where, instead of blood and guts and such, we’re given a much more colorful and far brighter take … Continue reading Aether – In Embers
There are absolutely millions upon millions of examples of music that are meant to mystify the listener in a way that leaves them in awe at the beauty which the band in question weaves out of nothingness. But, it’s every … Continue reading Neraterræ – The Substance of Perception
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