When things begin to distort and transform into something nearly unrecognizable from what we normally expect, that’s when things take a natural turn for the progressive where the very bounds of genre lines between to twist and blur. Even as … Continue reading Anciients – Beyond the Reach of the Sun
For all that can still be done within the sprawling confines of the metal spectrum, it’s still not nearly often enough that a modern thrash band can come around and bring to the table something of real interest. Oftentimes, it … Continue reading Odious Spirit – The Treason of Consciousness
It’s as they say: variety is the spice of life. It’s one thing to take your sound and twist it in different forms into all sorts of twisting directions in order to take your own spin upon your style of … Continue reading Mammoth Volume – Raised Up By Witches
It was for years that I felt as though it wasn’t nearly often enough that the possibilities of sludge metal had gone largely unheralded outside of a few key exceptions. Now, I know that the best sludge is the kind … Continue reading Oldd Wvrms – Abysséphale
It’s far from a rare sight nowadays to see black metal take a turn toward sonic territory that’s atmospheric and sometimes filled with light as it’s been a bit of a movement throughout certain corners of the underground as bands … Continue reading Together to the Stars – The Fragile Silence
In the modern digital age that we find ourselves in, it is all but effortless for bands to find themselves mixing styles and genres together intentionally and unintentionally to create efforts that can just as easily be fresh as they … Continue reading Glacier – A Distant, Violent Shudder
In the right proportions, sorrow and heaviness can make for one of the most potent creations in the entirety of the metal spectrum. Any band can come around and bring either one to their own concoctions to make for engaging … Continue reading Groza – Nadir
With all that can be done within the realms of power metal, it’s almost disappointing to see how unoften the sound is able to still deliver quality acts even after years of many attempts whether or not some of them … Continue reading Krilloan – Return of the Heralds
At any given moment in time, there are plenty of names out there in the vast underground that are climbing the ranks with the competition always at a fever pitch and utterly murderous at times. It’s only on occasion that … Continue reading Devenial Verdict – Blessing of Despair
It’s where the creative turn upon the underground that we really begin to come upon work that is nigh on interesting. While there is always more than enough room for the works that blow our mind and really show us … Continue reading Quine – s/t
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