All things considered, we could sit here all day and go back and forth about the modern state of technical death metal. Instantly, names like Necrophagist, Inferi, Archspire, First Fragment, and many others would come about as absolute, undeniable pillars … Continue reading Devil’s Reef – The Droste Observer
Of all the many different names that have risen from the seething bed of the metal underworld in recent years, many have taken on the task of pushing the sound as far forward as they can without forgetting to give … Continue reading Restless Spirit – Afterimage
Without so much as a doubt in my mind, I know for a fact we’re living in a golden age for all things innovative in the world of metal. Even if it’s an incredibly simple push forward into the progressive … Continue reading Dyssebeia – Garden of Stillborn Idols
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen the rising of a band that immediately exudes an air of certifiable success and talent undeniable from the very line-up alone. Such things can be incredibly tricky, though, since we never really … Continue reading Suspiriorum – s/t
Often enough do we see the realms of doom and psychedelia merged into a tremendous creation that can be as heavy as it is mind-bending, but not often enough do we see psychedelia paired with the nastiness of sludge. Such … Continue reading Age of the Wolf – A Pilgrimage to Nowhere
Daunting is it enough to put together any record for any band no matter how experienced or fresh they may be in the process. A group really has to have everything together quite well to a tremendous degree in order … Continue reading Gotland – Rise
Despite how wide and diverse any given style in metal has become over the many years of innovation and sonic exploration, it can be far too easy to neglect certain parts of that spectrum even by accident. When it comes … Continue reading Gévaudan – Umbra
The evolution of a band is one thing, but the evolution of a single visionary is something else entirely. Many times have I said that we live in a glorious age where there are just some people throughout the underground … Continue reading Vertebra Atlantis – A Dialogue with the Eeriest Sublime
For any and all psych fans, it should be clear that it has never been a better time to tune in and drop out. Be it from bands that pull directly from the 70s and 80s in direct reverence, those … Continue reading Dead Feathers – Full Circle
To find your sound in the depths of experimentalism no matter how slight it might be is to find yourself in truly unpredictable waters. That’s the very nature of what it means to be experimental, and we live in an … Continue reading Plague Rider – Intensities
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