An evolving band is not one that sits still for long. Much like names along the lines of Veilburner, it’s through constantly honing your track and trying new things, even if they’re only subtle, that you can reach new territory … Continue reading Aabode – Neo-Age
Fantasy has always played a magnificent role in what the metal underground has pulled from for inspiration, and that proves to be no different for today’s landscape. Even as we find ourselves before bands that are going over the same … Continue reading Dead Sacraments – The Pale Temple and Others
Stagnation is a threat to many of the old bastions of metal music with only the finest names able to show us what can really still be done in styles that can be considered long-dead. Repetition in the wrong capacity … Continue reading Hāg – Over Stormskapte Fjell
It’s as they say: a rolling stone gathers no moss. In order to become truly masterful at your craft, you have to keep at it and constantly put yourself out there in order to really show people what you’re made … Continue reading Deiv Id Fuzz – The Witch and the Moonset
Oftentimes, less is more. It’s a simple concept that can make or break an album when a band reaches too far and tries to accomplish too much, but when a band manages to come around that is actually able to … Continue reading For the Storms – Losing What’s Left of Us
Slowly but surely, we’re seeing different cultures getting some real reach in the metal underground. Myth has always played a big role in what many have brought to the table for metal music, but it’s always fascinating to see bands … Continue reading Ershetu – Yomi
To take the subject of darkness into consideration is to think about the very fabric that makes up a vast swathe of extreme metal. It’s something that many have sought to imbue their sounds with to varying degrees of success … Continue reading Infernalivm – Conquering the Most High
For all intents and purposes, psychedelic rock can be quite vast in what it can be. Where many styles can have firm boundaries, all that remain within psychedelia have more ethereal borders that are subject to shifting and changing from … Continue reading Gora Mama – By the Fire
A supremely intense listen is something that many strive for with many accomplishing that in spades, but few are able to back it up with real substance and finesse. To do so is to be viciously intimate with your sound … Continue reading Mammoth Grinder – Undying Spectral Resonance
When you dig through the underground long enough, it’s only a matter of time before you come across something that is certifiably different than much of what else is out there. Of course, that doesn’t make such a find interesting … Continue reading Black Aleph – Apsides
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