I’ve heard of atmospheric black metal, of course, and have obviously heard Chinese or at least Chinese-themed music before in my life, but never have I thought what it would sound like if the two were mixed. Death metal and … Continue reading Zuriaake – 孤雁 Gu Yan
The beauty that is a debut album is never lost on me, or you for that matter. They are what bands (should, anyway) put their blood, sweat, and anything else that is metal into as it will contain all that … Continue reading Firespawn – Shadow Realms
I like to use this time of year to my advantage with all these other metal sites putting out their favorite albums of the year (really early since some do it in November) to find any albums that I missed … Continue reading Fórn – Weltschmerz
I think I can safely say that we’ve all heard of Killswitch Engage at one point in time, correct? And I know that others don’t like them, and metalcore even less. But I’ve never been really in love or against … Continue reading Killswitch Engage – Strength of the Mind (single)
Pop quiz, kids! What’s a specific topic that has been seemingly avoided in metal for quite some time now? The answer: a lot of stuff to be perfectly frank. A lot of things would make great topic for an album, … Continue reading 1914 – Eschatology of War
If you are an avid follower of black metal in the world then you have at least seen a mention of Yellow Eyes at some point in the last year or two. Their last album, “The Desert Mourns” (listen here), … Continue reading Yellow Eyes – Sick With Bloom
It’s very easy for so many genres to flow together seamlessly in such a way that so many elements of so many genres are blended together into one album that makes a truly unique sound when the final product comes … Continue reading Dreadnought – Bridging Realms
I like to think I’m familiar with doom metal along with metal bands that happen to shake things up by having a woman do the vocals which opens a shit ton of doors in terms of vocal style, but I … Continue reading Chrch – Unanswered Hymns
There has never really been a whole lot of post metal that has blown me away in my time as a metal head with the only real post experience I can recall from this year is Minsk’s “The Crash and the Draw”. … Continue reading Wheelfall – Glasrew Point
There has been a lot of commotion surrounding former Immortal vocalist Abbath which hasn’t really impacted me personally, but it’s apparently a big deal so I guess I should treat it like one. But I’ve been looking forward to hearing … Continue reading Abbath – Count the Dead (single)
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