Speed is something that plays a much bigger part in metal than what many may realize, and it’s more likely than not that we see it approached from its two extremes: incredibly fast or immensely slow. It’s not often enough … Continue reading Arhat – Dead Life
My relationship with the exceedingly dark realm of death/doom has only been getting exponentially better over the last few years with a glorious streak presenting itself to me month after month much to my delight. It’s a trend that … Continue reading Cryptic Brood / Night Hag – Swollen With Rancid Phlegm
Much like the endless void of screams and death, the number of black/death metal bands is seemingly endless. It’s a fusion that virtually all of us are aware of in some form or another, and there are few ways to … Continue reading Malgöth – Primordial Dawn
I think it’s safe to say that Gatecreeper has cemented themselves at the forefront of modern death metal by all accounts. Only being around for eight years, the name has become synonymous with next level, hard-hitting death metal that fucking … Continue reading Gatecreeper – An Unexpected Reality
It’s from the seething, flesh-coated floor of the underground that death metal is always at home no matter how good it is or how welcoming it can seem from one band to the next, and there are rarely works that … Continue reading Marasmus – Necrotic Overlord
It’s every now and then that we get an album that really does challenge my previous conception of what I thought I was getting myself into, and it’s pretty much every single time that I find myself enjoying having my … Continue reading Stortregn – Impermanence
Any single person who pays even a little bit of attention to the reviews that I’ve been putting out for years now, one of the extreme constants in my time has been Transcending Obscurity Records. Witnessing the rise of the … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2021
The very seething underbelly of the underground that death metal calls home is one of the most interesting places simply because you rarely know what you’re going to find. There’s everything from an extremely fresh and young act with not … Continue reading Begravement – Conjuring the Necromancer
To see any band of even mild renown go on hiatus can be a devastating thing for us fans since that can often mean that it will be several years before we hear more from the band, but that isn’t … Continue reading Abiotic – Ikigai
The supernova-like explosion of technical death metal in the last few years has been an absolute joy to experience for any of us who are able to fall into what these bands are putting out, and it’s staggering to realize … Continue reading Demon King – The Final Tyranny
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