Once you attain a certain level of prestige in your particular corner of the underground, there are plenty of instances where it can be quite difficult to hold onto whether it be through the competition that surrounds you or the … Continue reading Warbringer – Wrath and Ruin
The chilling embrace of winter is something that metal has long sought to embody in many of its different forms, and it would be wrong for anybody to claim that there has been quite a bit of success especially in … Continue reading Norilsk – Antipole
It’s been quite a theme in recent times that black metal has seen innovation in a few ways that many might not have expected with some surprising influence from the world of rock making their way into the sound to … Continue reading Autumn’s Dawn – We Lost Our Hope Along the Way
The march of progress is inevitable and unstoppable. Whether you like it or not, it was destiny ever since metal was first invented that people would take the sound into entirely new directions with legions of fans seeking to carve … Continue reading Frightful – What Lies Ahead
It’s not uncommon by any stretch of the imagination to witness a band tackle environmental themes in some form or another. The state of the planet has increasingly become a topic that many conscientious bands have sought to take on … Continue reading Undignified Cave – Paradise Long Gone
I make my preferences no secret. It’s in the realms of extreme metal that my tastes tend to wander when I’m dealing with the wide spectrum of metal, but I know damn well that there’s so much potential to be … Continue reading Eonian – Born From Ice
Time can be quite an interesting thing for all that it can unfold so long as we simply allow it to roll on. For music, in particular, it should be a no-brainer for virtually everybody that it can unveil some … Continue reading Ofnus – Valediction
I love being wrong sometimes. It was just a few weeks ago with the forthcoming offensive from Unbounded Terror that I came before the Spanish death metal scene once again with all the nuance and undead splendor that it has … Continue reading Avulsed – Phoenix Cryptobiosis
There are some combinations that just make far too much sense. Whether it being bringing together different sounds for a joint offensive or two bands joining forces to demonstrate what both can bring to the table when moving as one … Continue reading Mizmor & Hell – Alluvion
A resurrection that defies the odds and shows us what can happen when the phoenix rises in all of its magnificence – that’s what metalheads are constantly hoping against hope for. While we find ourselves lucky to still be surrounded … Continue reading Retromorphosis – Psalmus Mortis
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