There’s are multiple reasons why many fawn over bands like Neurosis, YOB, Pallbearer, and others that walk those same lines, and it’s due to in no small part being better at the craft than practically everybody else. Very few other … Continue reading Subterraen – In the Aftermath of Blight
Deep and expansive is the underground in every respect. Where some may think there would be some semblance of limitation or a point where things become finite, the underground simply keeps on going virtually without end. That’s an intimidating aspect … Continue reading Skalf – Vallis Decia – le voci dei dispersi
Given the sheer explosion of technical death metal, it’s only natural that there would be plenty of bands that rise above much of the competition to become true royalty of the sound. Be it the likes of Symbolik, Inferi, Equipoise, … Continue reading Vale of Pnath – Between the Worlds of Life and Death
With a rich tapestry that stretches back decades across legions upon legions of different artists, psychedelic rock rightfully has one of the largest bases in the whole of rock music with the influence and potential of the sound practically unchallenged. … Continue reading Karkara – All is Dust
It’s no secret that the very underworld of metal music is swirling pool of madness, intensity, and macabre beauty that can take many different forms depending on the situation and the vein that you find yourself in. Particularly, it’s where … Continue reading Nogothula – Telluric Sepsis
I have been well beyond impressed with the representation that 2024 has already given us in many of the different styles across the underground with there seeming to be at least one or two albums in each broad vein to … Continue reading Vnder a Crvmbling Moon – II: Aging & Formless
Black metal has been the vessel for many great things over the decades with its many different veins propelling the sound into new territories that cannot be accomplished without that original vessel to ensure that the genre quickly became one … Continue reading Beholder – Dualisme
Already, this year has proven to be quite bountiful for many different corners of the metal world with virtually every style being given extreme justice on a scale that is simply magnificent to behold. In particular, folk metal is having … Continue reading Tyr – Battle Ballads
I think it’s safe to say that when people take into consideration black metal in general, we tend to think of the sound in its more raw and chaotic forms. That shouldn’t come as a surprise given the landmark releases … Continue reading Bilwis – Hameln
At some point, the best bands deviate from conventional paths altogether to really show us what they’re made of when they can properly stretch their legs, become unburdened by stylistic constraints, and just let loose. Those that are ambitious enough … Continue reading Horndal – Head Hammer Man
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