To have a real sense of malice is something that an extremely large portion of the metal underground is constantly striving to achieve with there constantly being a litany of fresh instances of success in that goal, but there are … Continue reading Persecutory – The Glorious Persecution
Much like what we see in the many different realms of metal, rock music has always been subject to oversaturation ever since it really started spreading across the globe as a phenomenon that can really entrance people like few other … Continue reading Deaf Lizard – The Last Odyssey
It should come as no surprise anymore when a band comes around that pulls its sound directly from the old school of death metal. There are still loads of lessons to be learned from those ancient tomes with throngs of … Continue reading Ritual Fog – But Merely Flesh
It’s not an uncommon sight anymore to see black metal acts come around and really throw themselves into something even slightly different, but it’s not often enough that we see a band come around that manages to show us what … Continue reading Förfallet – Ve
For some bands, it simply isn’t their nature to sit still in one place for long. Whether it be sonically, thematically, or in terms of straight-up mastery, the finest bands are those that are constantly pushing themselves in some form … Continue reading Moss Upon the Skull – Quest for the Secret Fire
Melancholy has always played a magnificent role in a vast swathe of what doom metal has become over the years, and there is still nothing that can top the sound when its done right with the proper amount of power, … Continue reading Invernoir – Aimin’ for Oblivion
It’s in recent times that we’ve seen loads of bands come around that seek to go against the grain in some form or another, but excellent instances of such are few and far between for every reason. Whether it simply … Continue reading Schammasch – The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean
Metal fans are no strangers to fantasy nor are they new to the concept of bringing the two together. For decades now, fantastical metal has made up a very large part of the underground’s themes with nothing off the table … Continue reading Bog Wizard – Journey Through the Dying Lands
Despite the heaps of potential that the genre has boasted for a long time now, it feels all too common that bands come into the realms of black metal and tread the same ground over and over again tirelessly. There … Continue reading Hell is Other People – Moirae
It’s all too obvious of a claim that every style has legions of rising names that are all worthy of attention with there always being far more in the underground than those that rise to the surface on a wide … Continue reading Shattered Hope – Memoir
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