If you’re even a little into the greater metal scene, you know for a fact that there in the grand expanse that the styles of metal encompass and call home there’s a very dark, hollowed out corner of the scene … Continue reading Ævangelist – Matricide in the Temple of Omega
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy the novelty that some bands bring to the table. It’s always fun to see how some bands bring different approaches to their music be it an instrumental take, an out-of-the-box performance of a … Continue reading A Flock Named Murder – An Appointed Time
It’s no hidden secret that bands of black and death metal rely on their vocals to convey another degree of intensity, bring us some brutal lyrics, or even add an additional level of atmosphere to the mix because why not. … Continue reading Haiduk – Exomancer
Coming into this year, I already had the bar set for the entire year with the latest offering from Arkheth being the pinnacle of the year thus far for me with the band’s extremely colorful take on experimental black metal … Continue reading Veilburner – A Sire to the Ghouls of Lunacy
About two years ago now, there was a collaboration between the two highly respected albeit new acts of Downfall of Nur and Selvans that really gripped the online metal scene in a big way much like the releases from both … Continue reading Selvans – Faunalia
The thing with black metal and all of its different substyles is how differently each of them can sound while still undoubtedly being black metal to the very core, and that’s something that can really help someone like me get … Continue reading Negativa – 03
Something that I’ve always enjoyed about smaller bands is being able to witness some random, tiny act grow into something really awesome over time. Most of the time, it takes years upon years to get to any noticeable recognition after … Continue reading Devil Master – Manifestations
Black metal has long been known for being either strictly adhering to the classic sound laid down by the fathers of the genre as well as being an absolute playground for innovation and different stylistic approaches. I’m a fan of … Continue reading Outre – Hollow Earth
More times than not, black metal is more known for its intensity and harsh nature above anything else and I think it’s very easy to see why that’s the case given the genre’s history and all that good stuff. But … Continue reading Unreqvited – Mosaic I: l’amour et l’ardeur
There are many unsavory topics that metal and even rock manage to tackle without even stopping to think about what’s going on, and war has long been a topic bands love to come to every now and then. But it’s … Continue reading 1914 – The Blind Leading the Blind
Head-Banger Reviews 