When something isn’t broken, we get people in roughly equal amounts that both don’t seem a reason to improve it and those who do. When it comes to the classic sound of heavy metal, though, it’s quite surprising how many … Continue reading Dream Tröll – Realm of the Tormentor
It’s maybe about two or three times a year, sometimes even less, that we are granted an album that can really bend our brains and subvert expectations in a way that cannot be considered anything less than truly spectacular. It’s … Continue reading Dordeduh – Har
While recycling may be good for the planet and many of us individually, it’s rarely a good thing when it comes to creating new music. An album that sounds recycled sounds lazy right out of the gate with that fate … Continue reading Arched Fire – Remote Control
It’s no secret that when I come across any piece of material that dares to make, I am compelled by every fiber of my soul to investigate for when the concept is brought to life by a band that actually … Continue reading Sorcia – Death By Design
There’s a special quality that came with the classic variants of doom that we simply don’t get anymore whether it’s out of a desire to keep evolving the sound in a modern age or simple cases of overproduction, but it’s … Continue reading Flame, Dear Flame – Aegis
It’s not terribly often that we can come across a band that can be considered a game-changer in some form or another simply because acts like that are few and far between, but it’s when one crosses our path that … Continue reading Somnuri – Nefarious Wave
The whole concept of instrumental black metal is one that I find criminally underused in the modern soundscape despite how much innovation the style is constantly bringing forth as a whole. There have been extremely few names that have dared … Continue reading The Nightly Disease – Delicate White Sound
It’s possibly the enduring and undeniable spirit of straight heavy metal that has allowed it to stay as strong as it has over the decades with virtually no change in its core sound whatsoever even despite multiple generations coming together … Continue reading Gasoline Guns – Motor Cult
Truly, there are some musicians that seem like they can’t sit still for too long at any given time with them almost always releasing material at some time or another no matter what situation they may find themselves in. The … Continue reading Inhuman Condition – RatºGod
The word “dissonant” seems to get tossed around a lot when considering what a lot of death and black metal manage to create when they’re brought together, but it’s not nearly often enough that it’s a fitting descriptor as far … Continue reading Concilium – Desecration
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