The grimy rotting log on the forest floor that is the deepest-most regions of the landscape of the death metal underground is eternally thriving with bands that are more than worthy of commendation if we’re just willing enough to search … Continue reading Conquest Icon – Empire of the Worm
It’s not uncommon anymore to where I can flip through some albums and come across something from one of the many, many talented artists that grace the metal scene that I’ll go out of my way to listen to. Why? … Continue reading Gigafauna – Frozen Wastes
It’s been in the past year, give it or take a few months, that I’ve found myself seemingly swamped by the likes of death/doom and all that the style has to offer nowadays, and I’m very okay with the fact … Continue reading Monumentum Damnati – In the Tomb of a Forgotten King
Experimentation is something that I praise very highly in any sort of band whether they be new or old, experienced or as fresh as could be, or having only dipped their toes in one style versus constantly trying new things … Continue reading Elder – Omens
How do I even approach this album after looking forward to it for practically two years now? I vividly remember just a few months after Tchornobog’s impact learning that the mastermind behind it all had changed his funeral doom act’s … Continue reading Drown – Subaqueous
Possibly, my favorite thing about doom is just how thick it can easily be or become at the drop of a hat because why the fuck not? It’s absolutely awesome when it’s done right and something that can really catch … Continue reading Planet of the Dead – Fear of a Dead Planet
The sheer amount of progressive acts out there that actually try to push the boundaries of their respective styles is not small whatsoever by any means, but it’s a mere fraction of those that actually pull it off in such … Continue reading Intronaut – Fluid Existential Inversions
The general nastiness of death metal is something that the style has been known for decades at this point, and it’s a pre-requisite for any band of the style more than anything. But, that doesn’t mean it’s done well by … Continue reading Xpus – In Umbra Mortis Sedent
To stand out in any crowd that’s constantly overflowing with new material, you need to do something that makes you stand out from that crowd. Some bands try to do something crazy in order to shine like a flashlight in … Continue reading Neaera – s/t
Man, this year really does feel like the year where anything related to psychedelia is just one a completely different level than ever before, and bands both new and old seem to be coming out of the woodwork just to … Continue reading Duskwood – The Lost Tales
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