The global scene of metal itself it quite literally littered with atmospheric black metal bands of all kinds with most of them congregating on Bandcamp. While a lot of them can be discarded almost immediately because they’re simply cookie cutter … Continue reading Earth and Pillars – Pillars I
See, I like some thrash metal. But I also like folk metal. The two have clearly got their own distinctions that set them apart as two completely different styles of metal that are equally phenomenal in my eyes, but who would’ve … Continue reading Drescher – Steinfeld
Whoever said that symphonies were boring? Who dared to say that they were dull, boring, and could put any bastard poor enough to experience it into slumber instantly? People who don’t know about symphonic metal, that’s who! Combining the swift … Continue reading Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor
It’s the truly dark side of metal that can truly bring out some of the best material metal fans can experience, particularly in the underground scenes of the world. In Canada, we get interesting black metal pieces like Sorcier des … Continue reading Panzerfaust – The Lucifer Principle
Many people regard of the metal community regard bands who actually make it onto the radio repeatedly shit on them without a thought (examples being Disturbed, Slipknot, etc., etc.), and yet rock fans clearly embrace those who make it to … Continue reading Amendfoil – Empyrean & Ophidian
You know, it’s not every day that a band that’s been around for literal decades still manages to bust out monstrous albums. The genre of thrash is absolutely crawling with bands like that, and other than the Big Four, there … Continue reading Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake
I feel confident in saying that every sub-genre of metal has it’s own niche country that it can be easily associated with. Black metal gets Finland and death metal owns Sweden to name but two. But Greece? Well, they get … Continue reading Ravencult – Force of Profanation
There are just so many different ideas and so many different styles that it’s hard to keep up whenever something even a tad different comes along. Be it a combination of doom or stoner, a more organic take on sludge … Continue reading Hammerhands – Largo Forte
You know, there are just some bands that refuse to hold anything back. I mean that in the very literal sense as well as every sense because they just wish to spread the terrible word of the fiery brimstone that … Continue reading Anaal Nathrakh – The Whole of the Law
Very rarely do people just a band’s potential quality based the record label they’re signed to simply because it just wouldn’t work the vast majority of the time. But if I want some straight nasty and darker than hell metal … Continue reading Ysengrin / Sartegos – Resvrrezionespiritval
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