More often than not, whenever I envision some sludge metal I always think of the most intense variety from the likes of what Lord Dying seems to be moving away from to the powerhouse of Eremit with their utterly monolithic … Continue reading Grim Earth – In the Throes of Madness
As someone who is pretty inept at crafting even one song, it’s no less than bewildering to me whenever I see a single musician be a part of multiple acts at one time with each of them constantly churning out … Continue reading Vertebra Atlantis – Lustral Purge In Cerulean Bliss
Anytime I see a band release more than one piece of material in any given year, it always prompts a cocked eyebrow from me. It’s a dangerous game, though, where it very much follows a trend of high risk, high … Continue reading Jointhugger – Surrounded by Vultures
When we’re to consider the very reputation of Ars Magnus Umbrae, I can’t help but have a smile creep across my face. The act has not been around long by any stretch, but it’s in the few years since releasing … Continue reading Ars Magna Umbrae – Throne Between Worlds
The quickly expanding world of technical death metal is one that is incredibly hard to keep up with at times. It’s easily one of the fastest-growing scenes in all of metal for multiple reasons as we see just how ridiculous … Continue reading Devil’s Reef – A Whisper From the Cosmos
It was in the madness and the heat at the beginning of summer last year that it came out of France. An exceedingly strange entity the likes of which would take several minds to even begin to put a finger … Continue reading Creature – Eloge De L’Ombre
The real essence of the immensely dense, dripping world of death/doom is something that so many of us can only ever hope to see in such crushing capacity that we have no choice but to fall into everything that the … Continue reading Burial – Inner Gateways To The Slumbering Equilibrium At The Center Of Cosmos
I’ve become so immensely jaded with the world of folk metal that any time I come across any single piece of the style that I cannot help but feel like I’ve stumbled upon real gold given the plethora of acts … Continue reading Hand of Kalliach – Samhainn
When we get an entry that spans both of the endlessly vicious worlds that are death and black metal, it’s more often than not that we’re greeted with a sonic assault that feels complex yet no less than barbaric even … Continue reading Vahrzaw – The Trembling Voices of Conquered Men
Nature is possibly the most common topic in the entire world of atmospheric black metal for all that it can accomplish, and it’s not hard at all to see why that’s been the case for several years with plenty still … Continue reading Aran – Pimeyttä Vasten
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