Imagine your band not being a thing since the 90s because a member had passed away. That’s a very good yet incredibly tragic reason to end any band, and that’s what happened with Iron Monkey when their original vocalist passed … Continue reading Iron Monkey – 9-13
The world of doom metal is one that is always dark and brimming with talent, but you really gotta look for the talent if you wanna hear it. Easily, several great doom metal bands have excellence in their music with … Continue reading Coughdust – Worldwrench
There’s a special charm in the Spanish metal scene that I just can’t place my finger on, and it’s the sort of thing that continuously keeps me coming back. It’s one of those regions of the underground that’s always sprawling … Continue reading Come Back From the Dead – Caro Data Vermibus
After almost a straight week of reviewing nothing else exclusively black metal, I needed a dramatic shift to reinvigorate my brain and waft a breeze of fresh air through my mind. I felt instrumental rock would be a terrific place … Continue reading Before and After Science – Relics & Cycles
To watch a band grow from but another speck in a very vast underground that’s all but oversaturated, it’s very satisfying to see the band bloom into something applause-worthy and even gain the praises from masters of their style! Mork … Continue reading Mork – Eremittens Dal
I’ve never really been big into re-releases or reissues of any kind other than simply because it helps new people discover old material that has both entertainment and enough flavor to still be relevant after the piece in question had … Continue reading Circle of Salt – Suffer the Cold
The very dark world of black and death metal is a realm that’s incredibly hostile, as you might imagine, and it’s extremely oversaturated in today’s day and age. It can become a land of horrors very easily, and the genre … Continue reading The Wakedead Gathering / Ecferus – s/t
The world is a big place. It’s very easy for a talented band to go almost virtually unnoticed by the majority whenever they put out material. That goes double for underground metal bands, and even more so for those who … Continue reading Black Kirin – Nanking Massacre
There’s a strange allure for people like me when it comes to doom metal, and it’s as simple as we enjoy longer songs. I don’t mean five or six minutes, I mean longer than ten. It’s not an easy thing … Continue reading Seer – Vol. 5
Throughout the various generations that have been touched by the darkness of black metal, an innumerable amount of people have tried to recapture the original feel of black metal. I’ve only ever come across a handful of bands who nailed … Continue reading Cauldron – Regnum-Phobos
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