A new band on the scene is a great thing for a litany of different reasons, but it’s not too terribly often that we’re able to come face-to-face with a new name on the block that manages to not just … Continue reading Mushroom Beard – s/t
For everything that death metal has proven to be capable of over the decades, it’s only natural to see the genre go through periods where listeners tend to gravitate towards a specific sound as that’s the flavor of the time … Continue reading Replicant / Elitist – Indomitable Hostility
Easily, death-doom is one of the most fascinating sounds to have come out of the metal underground over the decades. Given all that the sound can accomplish and bring to the table even after legions of bands doing their own … Continue reading Nekus / Bloodsoaked Necrovoid – Funerary Rites of Ancient Doom
To set yourself apart in a scene as stiff in competition as black metal is to truly go for something that not many others are doing at any given time. It’s something that an endless line of bands has sought … Continue reading Boarhammer – III: Instruments of Fungal Intent
Given the vast capabilities across the entire spectrum that rock music has to boast, it’s only natural that we’ve seen the genre twisted and contorted into all sorts of different shapes over the decades, and while such innovation and against-the-grain … Continue reading Lunar Ruins – The Expanse
For everything that the vast expanse of black metal can bring to the table, it never ceases to amaze me that the sound can become as majestic and magical as it can be harsh and singularly unforgiving. It’s something that … Continue reading Slava Zima – Smiarotny
Hiatuses are a fickle thing. While people tend to see them as a bad thing, a break can be just the thing any artist might need to rejuvenate their creative drive to eventually return to fans in top form without … Continue reading Architect of Seth – Solitude Solaire
When you’ve had skin in the game for so long, it’s only natural at some point in some way that you begin to try different things and see truly what all you’re capable of. Twenty-five years is a hell of … Continue reading Cutterred Flesh – The Shapes of Hidden Malice
What good is all-encompassing power and presence if you can’t have a little bit of fun with it? In most instances, we find that plenty of bands take their presence and power quite seriously with many able to deliver quality … Continue reading Earthbong – Salutations to the Cultivators
I would think it ought to go without saying that the modern state of psychedelic rock is thriving unlike ever before. Given the sheer variety of acts out there and the vast scope such talent has to work with at … Continue reading Kanaan – s/t