I don’t know about you, but there are few things to me as interesting in the whole of the underground as witnessing a band rise out of nothingness that’s able to throw down captivating metal on such a high level … Continue reading Burning Sanctum – Eternal Acquisition of Souls
For the longest time, the old school has had a death grip upon the underground in such a form that is simply intense in damn near every given form. We’ve seen legions upon legions of acts come around trying to … Continue reading Dreaming Death – Sinister Minister
While it’s always a treat to see a name come out of nothingness and immediately prove itself as a name that can throw down excellence right out of the gate, such instances are oftentimes few and far between. It tends … Continue reading Blackstaff – The Storyteller
As the year comes to a close, many of us who do reviews are typically done with what the closing year has to offer with many calling it before the end of November, but there is always something to find … Continue reading Winds of Winter – Dark Chameleon Dimers
Always has it been the case that those who dare are oftentimes those that succeed. A little bit can go a long way in the right hands with that still absolutely being an obvious truth in the current state of … Continue reading Morpholith – Dystopian Distributions of Mass Produced Narcotics
The instrumental space in the underground is not for the uncommitted. If you’re going to try and deliver something with no voice, you need to make damn sure that you can deliver a performance that really delivers on virtually every … Continue reading Distant Dream – End of the World We Know
While there are certainly bands out there that have really cornered the market when it comes to embodying all that the sound can be, there are always those that are carving out a path for themselves and doing a damn … Continue reading Ungfell – De Ghörnt
Some things are just meant to be. Whether it’s a band coming into their own and really showing us what they’re made of or a band calling it a day before overstaying their welcome, the underground is simply littered with … Continue reading Maul – In the Jaws of Bereavement
Depending on who you’re asking, the state of stoner rock can either be in good shape or be outright stale. I can’t wholly blame those of the latter given that much of stoner rock, like many other styles throughout the … Continue reading Sidewinder – Talons
It is one thing to be loud. It’s something else altogether to make your volume representative of something. Be it rage, catharsis, passion, or something in between, if you can make your volume mean something then it takes on a … Continue reading Yatsu / Wanderer – split
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