It was only just earlier this year that the mysterious act of Ch’ahom barely poked its head out of the darkness with its partnership with Sentient Ruin Laboratories that produced a compilation of demos and an impressive one-track EP, “Ts’ono’ot”. … Continue reading Ch’ahom – Knots of Abhorrence
There are some entities that time just does not seem to affect. The underground is positively teeming with all sorts of acts out there that manage to accomplish many great things be they on a large scale or on a … Continue reading Iku-Turso – Ikuinen Kirous
This is one of those instances where the review feels practically unnecessary. Cannibal Corpse has long been a household name in the world of death metal for all the right reasons from their rise to infamy thanks to the frenzied … Continue reading Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific
Having really stretched its legs into the realm of science fiction more often in recent years, black metal has done quite well exploring the vast expanses of space with the topics and approaches to such a theme nothing short of … Continue reading Imperialist – Quantum
Of all the old schools from which the current shape of metal grew up, death metal’s has to be one of the most revered and intimidating for many reasons. The resurgence of that old school sound is unlike what many … Continue reading Abominated – Traumatic Putrefaction
For decades now, black metal has been synonymous with the very concept of what it means to be unrelenting in its assaults upon the very notion of good in the universe. The style has seen many deviations, sure, but black … Continue reading V.E.I.N. – Blood Oaths
All too easy is to talk a big game without having the capacity to follow through on such a proclamation. That is something that many bands throughout the vast underground of metal fall into without even realizing it with thrash … Continue reading Terminalist – The Crisis as Condition
In more than a few instances, we’ve seen a band come around whose stream of madness is nothing less than constant. It’s all too often that we see that only to find the quality of the bands in question dwindling … Continue reading Endseeker – Global Worming
The digital age certainly has its advantages. While there has always been something irreplaceable about discovering a new band through nothing but word of mouth, stumbling upon a new name in the vast underground scene just by scouring places like … Continue reading Rites of Tara – To the Otherworld of Silver
There are plenty of moments when bands come together for a split release that we get what feels like an excuse to dish out material that doesn’t quite fit elsewhere be it as standalone singles or B-sides from albums that … Continue reading Night Hag / Burial – Utterances from Below
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