Psych rock has seen dozens of different forms over the decades as the sound is constantly being stretched into new realms while simultaneously being redone time and again to really show us just how malleable it is. Blending it with … Continue reading Turtle Skull – Monoliths
Ever since their bold entrance to the scene three years ago that feels so much longer ago, Iku-Turso has been gracious enough to give us a slow but satisfying drip of new material at least once every year since … Continue reading Iku-Turso – Pakana
Truly menacing and flesh-hungry death metal is something that we’re constantly on the cusp of getting on a daily basis from all sorts of underground acts doing their best to try and bring that concept to life through their brutal … Continue reading Kommando Baphomet – Under the Deathsign
It’s not terribly often that we get a split album that’s less of a traditional split and more of a proper collaboration. Bell Witch’s latest effort in league with Aerial Ruin is the latest and most notable of such that … Continue reading Howling Giant / Sergeant Thunderhoof – Masamune and Muramasa
A quality underground black metal work is something that can be equally easy and difficult to find at any given moment depending on where you choose to look. It really varies for me since I tend to look at certain … Continue reading Cultum Interitum – Poison of Being
The never-ending yet somehow passive war of increasing heaviness amongst the world of metal is something that will never cease to amaze me simply because then we can witness just how far those boundaries can be pushed. With death metal, … Continue reading Cancerfaust – Let the Earth Tremble
A sequel to any series of music is always interesting to me because it’s a prime opportunity to show the listener just how much you, as a band, have grown in more ways than one. It’s a great chance by … Continue reading Ashlands – II
I’ve been on record saying many times within the last while (what’s likely been almost two years at this point, I think) that the realm of death/doom has been extremely bountiful to me in many ways across many bands from … Continue reading Void Rot – Descending Pillars
To sit here and describe any type of music as “cinematic” is always a small stretch for me because what’s the difference between something that feels “cinematic” or is just atmospheric or just some form of post-whatever? Well, nothing really. … Continue reading Wolfhand – The Devil Arrives
For years now, I’ve been using Countless Skies as one of my greatest referrals when it comes to melodic death metal that really pushes the boundaries of what the style can become when new and creative blood is added … Continue reading Countless Skies – Glow
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