Drune – Drown
With all the rising acts that are out there for us to lose our minds over, there will always be a few that slip through the crack for plenty with just as many lucky enough to bear witness to that … Continue reading Drune – Drown
With all the rising acts that are out there for us to lose our minds over, there will always be a few that slip through the crack for plenty with just as many lucky enough to bear witness to that … Continue reading Drune – Drown
Since the dawn of black metal going into the realms of fantasy and folklore, Tolkien has been the undeniably dominating presence with hundreds if not thousands of bands using his works to propel their brand of black metal into the … Continue reading Evoking Winds – Bald Mountain
More often than not, dealing with a sound influenced by anything from the realm of psychedelia means going all in. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there is always something that’s to be said about pulling back and only allowing … Continue reading Moon Coven – Sun King
Of all that excellence that the landscape of modern doom and psychedelia has dished out, Slomatics has got to be one one of the most impressive creations we’ve been blessed with. Not only a vast body of work that spans … Continue reading Slomatics – Strontium Fields
As the legends of the past only seem to get better and better as the years continue to pile on, it’s no surprise to see many new bands come around to give blatant and unashamed worship to those bands with … Continue reading Inhuman Condition – Panic Prayer
How the many different worlds of experimentation in the vast landscape of metal continuously manage to stun and impress at a consistent rate is something that I will never truly understand, yet I dare not question it in the slightest. … Continue reading Sleepwalker – Skopofoboexoskelett
If there is to be any question as to the very state of the underground when it comes to how healthy the many different forms of heaviness are in their current state, I feel as though it’s a fair but … Continue reading Outer Heaven – Infinite Psychic Depths
It is each and every year that we’re accosted by bands of all sorts from all creeds that try their hand at delivering black metal that is of quality. Of course, different styles come with different standards, but to deliver … Continue reading Loather – Eis
There is nothing wrong with adhering to the core concepts and tendencies of what any particular style has held since the beginning, it’s always a fascinating thing to watch someone try to make their own spin on it all. Even … Continue reading Tideless – Eye of Water
The very voices of the ancient world have long held a place in many corners of metal music, but it is in relatively few instances that we get a performance that succeeds in bringing it all forward in a meaningful … Continue reading Olde Throne – In the Land of Ghosts