When we’re dealing with a scene as jam-packed and thriving as black metal, it really does feel as though you have to become truly exceptional or be known as a deep find in the dense underground in order to make … Continue reading Moonlight Sorcery – Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars
While it’s usually the case that the world of post-metal finds itself criminally under-represented for one reason or another, I’m pretty confident in saying that 2022 has been a flagship year for the style. Thanks to big names like Cult … Continue reading Codespeaker – s/t
It’s not often that we’re able to come across any style from any particular genre that manages to not just push the envelope with forward-thinking tendencies but still manage to keep the original ideas solid and healthy despite the progress … Continue reading Satanic Warmaster – Aamongandr
Given that for many of us it is the holiday season, it’s almost cliché to say that we’re being given a true gift with any given album. Most of us who do reviews and run websites covering the new releases … Continue reading Tchornobog / Abyssal – split
If you were to simply look in the right places, 2022 has been an absolute win for those of us who enjoy splits for all that they can be. From the unions of Domkraft and Slomatics, Bog Wizard and Froglord, … Continue reading Gosudar / Malignant Altar – Split
Wiggle room in any given style is always something that demands to be worked with as we move from one band to the next as that’s the simple fabric of any sound that allows us to have different experiences rather … Continue reading The Wolves of Avalon – Y Gododdin
On occasion, we’re treated with albums that feel like embodiments of light more than anything else. In those instances, it tends to be that the music feels warm and capturing as it wraps around you snuggly with such passion and … Continue reading Veldune – s/t
More so than ever before, the deathcore world has never been in better hands nor as many given how popular and widespread the sound has become since its inception. That being said, though, the old adage that all know more … Continue reading Origin of Infinity – After the Slumber
When you’re dealing with a sound as voracious, unrelenting, and blasphemous as the fiery fusion of black and thrash metal, it doesn’t exactly take a genius to really deliver on what’s capable with a sound that can be as straightforward … Continue reading Garota – Czarne Wizje
For decades now, it’s been clear that there is simply no clear nor cut and dry form when we talk about psychedelic rock. While it always seems as though there is no possible way for the style to be expanded … Continue reading Dead Meadow – Force Form Free
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