The purpose of all music is to transport the listener into a realm where the creator has all but limitless control. It can be used to simply convey a message, or, like in the various worlds of ambient, it’s utilized … Continue reading Sarvok – Cabin in Space
Death metal is something that is so vast and explorative that it never ceases to amaze me what all the style it capable of across its many incarnations, and it’s sci-fi themed death metal that is slowly rising to become … Continue reading Cryptic Shift / Replicant / Inoculation / Astral Tomb – Chasm of Aeons
There’s never enough bands of the weird combination of black and heavy metal, and I’ve never been sure exactly why. It’s an endlessly promising mixture of sounds that have so much excellence done at any given moment so long as … Continue reading Okrutnik – Legion Antychrysta
Whenever I review an album from any given band, I’m typically not expecting to see more material from that act within at least a year since that tends to be the shortest stretch most go in order to keep that … Continue reading K Prouty – The Black Tide
It’s every now and then that we get a new act out of the vast online expanse of atmospheric black metal that is actually worthy of immense attention and analysis. When Soul Dissolution came around with their album “Stardust” two … Continue reading Soul Dissolution – Winter Contemplations
With year slowly but quickly coming to a close, the unseen scramble by many metal websites like my own are starting to collect their lists for their favorite albums of the year with some of them even starting to release … Continue reading Vrenth – Baptism Death
It’s oftentimes bands that swear by the power of the riff that can make the best impressions, even if there isn’t much else happening in the music outside some damn good riffage. Classic psych-rock is something that is so ingrained … Continue reading Dune Sea – Moons of Uranus
Life is full of little surprises, isn’t it? A regular release from Esoctrilihum is far from qualifying as such since it has been a few years now since 12 months have gone by without a brand new slab of otherworldly … Continue reading Esoctrilihum – F’htansg
There’s a special fire that lives in every unique brand of metal that helps one sound stand out tremendously amongst the ocean of others. Whether it’s a devilishly slow burn or a raging fire that seeks naught but consumption, each … Continue reading Slough of Despair – Catacombs of Terror
Throughout the realm of Scandinavia, I think it’s safe to say that metal has never been more at home. The harsh but gorgeous countries that make up the region have produced some of the best metal that the world has … Continue reading Genfærd – Blodhævn
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