It should go without saying that the world of black metal has seen numerous iterations of its original sound over the years. Be it taken in a direction with more melody, rawer in production, psychedelic in nature, experimental at heart, … Continue reading Voidescent – Dust and Embers
To blend raw heaviness alongside an ethereal atmosphere is one of the trickiest things to achieve in the vast expanse of what’s possible across the entire spectrum of metal with the bands most adept at such a feat rightfully earning … Continue reading Helve – To Be Forgotten
Blasphemy is far from anything new to the world of black metal. If anything, it can be considered cliche by many with there being more than a few instances where bands implement it into their sound to try and add … Continue reading Profanatica – Crux Simplex
All things considered, we could sit here all day and go back and forth about the modern state of technical death metal. Instantly, names like Necrophagist, Inferi, Archspire, First Fragment, and many others would come about as absolute, undeniable pillars … Continue reading Devil’s Reef – The Droste Observer
Of all the many different names that have risen from the seething bed of the metal underworld in recent years, many have taken on the task of pushing the sound as far forward as they can without forgetting to give … Continue reading Restless Spirit – Afterimage
Without so much as a doubt in my mind, I know for a fact we’re living in a golden age for all things innovative in the world of metal. Even if it’s an incredibly simple push forward into the progressive … Continue reading Dyssebeia – Garden of Stillborn Idols
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen the rising of a band that immediately exudes an air of certifiable success and talent undeniable from the very line-up alone. Such things can be incredibly tricky, though, since we never really … Continue reading Suspiriorum – s/t
Often enough do we see the realms of doom and psychedelia merged into a tremendous creation that can be as heavy as it is mind-bending, but not often enough do we see psychedelia paired with the nastiness of sludge. Such … Continue reading Age of the Wolf – A Pilgrimage to Nowhere
Daunting is it enough to put together any record for any band no matter how experienced or fresh they may be in the process. A group really has to have everything together quite well to a tremendous degree in order … Continue reading Gotland – Rise
Despite how wide and diverse any given style in metal has become over the many years of innovation and sonic exploration, it can be far too easy to neglect certain parts of that spectrum even by accident. When it comes … Continue reading Gévaudan – Umbra
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