Exploring your options as a band and featuring musicians to bring different flavors into your sound is nothing new to metal, and it’s something that I quite enjoy. However, like most things, it’s gotta be taken in moderation. Can’t have … Continue reading Descenery – Stillborn Monolith
I’m always keeping my eyes peeled for a band that can mix a style that I like with one that I’m not very fond of. I really like heavy metal but punk I’ve always been a little shaky about, yet … Continue reading Tau Cross – Pillar of Fire
Every so often the underground will see a new single musician arrive. Just one man. That is what we call a mastermind, and in some rare instances, there’s no other word except mastermind to call the person behind the project … Continue reading Tchornobog – s/t
Two years ago, I was presented with an album that was as heavy as it was groovy, unforgiving as it was entrancing, and had as much bass than what anyone could ever ask for. The Midnight Ghost Train gave me … Continue reading The Midnight Ghost Train – Cypress Ave.
The fact that someone would be in several different bands, some being no less than landmark, and then continue to be active in the metal scene even after leaving more than a few bands is something that I’ve always admired … Continue reading Ursinne – Swim With the Leviathan
Typically, I’m not too big into grind as the vast majority of what I’ve heard is simply too extreme for my personal taste and just not for me. However, with the help of the bands Cattle Decapitation and Heathen Beast, … Continue reading Expulsion – Nightmare Future
It dawned on me the other day that I don’t listen to very much metal that can be considered “commercially friendly”. By that, I mean stuff you’d hear on the radio or anything that’s basically not extreme metal. It was … Continue reading Avelion – Illusion of Transparency
Ever since I heard Inter Arma’s album “The Cavern”, I’ve silently been on the search for albums that become so much more and instead become experiences. There’s so much more enjoyment to be had when a record becomes an all … Continue reading Dzö-nga – The Sachem’s Tales
It’s very important to keep up with the originals in this day and age where it feels like any asshole with a will can just pick up a guitar and make an album. That’s how I feel anyway, and it’s … Continue reading Integrity – Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume
I’m not quite sure what it is about doom metal, but it’s always been a great vessel should you want a little bit of psychedelia in your musical diet. It doesn’t have to be a lot, or even intentional, it … Continue reading Lotus Ash – The Evening Redness
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