For every stoner band that is worth their own salt, there’s an absolute menagerie of others who simply do not stack up to the task at hand. We could sit here for ages and consider what it means to make … Continue reading Kal-El – Moon People
If you ask me, this year is really shaping up to be one of the wildest in the last few where we see each and every style of metal not just having new names with great talent but veterans who … Continue reading Cryptopsy – As Gomorrah Burns
We could sit here for days on end discussing up-and-coming names when it comes to the worlds of heaviness, psychedelia, and, especially, where they intersect. Be they big names that go on tours on separate continents or small acts still … Continue reading Acid Magus – Hope is Heavy
Few sounds have come so far in the world of metal in such a relatively short amount of time as the progressive and technical reaches of death metal. Long have there been plenty of acts that deliver greatness through true … Continue reading Horrendous – Ontological Mysterium
Numerous rising bands have graced my ears and gotten my attention after doing these reviews for almost an entire decade, but few bands have been as promising and satisfying to watch rise as Domkraft. Ever since I came upon them … Continue reading Domkraft – Sonic Moons
The very concept of “essential” death metal is an argument that has been around since the infant days of the genre itself. No two lists between any people would likely be the same given the grand number of bands that … Continue reading Kataklysm – Goliath
There have been quite several bands out there that have come around in the last ten years that, for one reason or another, have caused substantial debate and side-taking in the many different circles that inhabit the metal underground. It … Continue reading Uada – Crepuscule Natura
Taking your time can really make the difference between any work becoming all that it can be or falling flat before it ever stands a chance for greatness. Plenty of bands out there exercise great patience when putting out records … Continue reading Arborescence of Wrath – Inferno
We’ve all been students of the old school whether or not we’re aware of it. While it is something that will always have a place in the world of metal, it is my firm belief that no two styles keep … Continue reading Tyranex – Reasons for the Slaughter
For all intents and purposes, the modern world of death-doom is in amazingly capable hands. Ever since the dawning of the sound, we have been treated to truly magnificent displays of grandeur, darkness, and evocative metal the likes of which … Continue reading Asphodelus – Sculpting From Time
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