There are just some people that work away in the underground tirelessly. The depths of the underground harbor some truly dedicated individuals, and there are always those that manage to go above and beyond to become constant rivers that flow … Continue reading Gormoth – Winter
By and large, there’s a lot that can be done within the vast realm of atmospheric black metal. While there are legions of names out there that are able to bring about a magnificent splendor within such a normally dark … Continue reading Sickle of Dust – Across the Vultures Trail
Time can be quite an interesting thing for all that it can unfold so long as we simply allow it to roll on. For music, in particular, it should be a no-brainer for virtually everybody that it can unveil some … Continue reading Ofnus – Valediction
As time moves on, clear talent makes itself known time and time again. Whether it’s a fledgling act that comes out of nowhere to really impress listener for what they bring to the table or a long-established name that continues … Continue reading Saor – Amidst the Ruins
The underground is truly a wondrous beast. Perpetually, there are names that are keeping things going strong in their own right, but there are always names that know precisely what they’re doing that almost seem to revel in operating solely from the … Continue reading Bloodbark – Sacred Sound of Solitude
If we’re going to take into consideration all the black metal acts that have come around in the last ten years and brought about great change within their catalog, we could sit here for days going from one band to … Continue reading Unreqvited – Pathway to the Moon
In any given year, there are a few acts out there in the dense forests of folk metal that manage to not just put forth a worthwhile performance, but managing to really stand out and deliver a performance that is … Continue reading Aita – I
For all that atmospheric black metal can be in the best of circumstances, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that it has become distinctly overcrowded and oversaturated even in an age of the underground where that can be argued … Continue reading Wolvencrown – Celestial Lands
At any given moment, there are names in every corner of the metal underground that have gotten attention, received great accolades that are more than deserving, and then silence. It’s an odd phenomenon as plenty of those acts can easily … Continue reading Eldamar – Astral Journeys Pt. 1: Creation
It seems as though the last few weeks have been quite bountiful in ways of new talent in my experience. As soon as I sit down to try and find a new creation to find myself within for any sort of a review, it’s before I know it that I’m waist-deep in an effort from a band that cannot be seen as anything short of immensely fresh. From progressive death metal to true heavy metal to instrumental sludgy doom, it feels as though damn near every corner has been covered in the underground. Every corner except folk metal, that is, … Continue reading Silence of the Nemeta – Where Our Coils Collide