Having found myself in the midst of a brief surge of progressive greatness in the last few days, there is always room in a style like this for that wow-factor that catches you off-guard. While I’ve found myself becoming one … Continue reading Kingcrow – Hopium
I think it is pretty safe to say that we’re living in a time that feels like a real paradise for the likes of any fan of stoner music be it in the form of rock or metal. There are … Continue reading Slomosa – Tundra Rock
When things begin to distort and transform into something nearly unrecognizable from what we normally expect, that’s when things take a natural turn for the progressive where the very bounds of genre lines between to twist and blur. Even as … Continue reading Anciients – Beyond the Reach of the Sun
For all that can still be done within the sprawling confines of the metal spectrum, it’s still not nearly often enough that a modern thrash band can come around and bring to the table something of real interest. Oftentimes, it … Continue reading Odious Spirit – The Treason of Consciousness
It’s as they say: variety is the spice of life. It’s one thing to take your sound and twist it in different forms into all sorts of twisting directions in order to take your own spin upon your style of … Continue reading Mammoth Volume – Raised Up By Witches
It was for years that I felt as though it wasn’t nearly often enough that the possibilities of sludge metal had gone largely unheralded outside of a few key exceptions. Now, I know that the best sludge is the kind … Continue reading Oldd Wvrms – Abysséphale
It’s far from a rare sight nowadays to see black metal take a turn toward sonic territory that’s atmospheric and sometimes filled with light as it’s been a bit of a movement throughout certain corners of the underground as bands … Continue reading Together to the Stars – The Fragile Silence
In the modern digital age that we find ourselves in, it is all but effortless for bands to find themselves mixing styles and genres together intentionally and unintentionally to create efforts that can just as easily be fresh as they … Continue reading Glacier – A Distant, Violent Shudder
In the right proportions, sorrow and heaviness can make for one of the most potent creations in the entirety of the metal spectrum. Any band can come around and bring either one to their own concoctions to make for engaging … Continue reading Groza – Nadir
With all that can be done within the realms of power metal, it’s almost disappointing to see how unoften the sound is able to still deliver quality acts even after years of many attempts whether or not some of them … Continue reading Krilloan – Return of the Heralds
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