Extreme metal as a whole is something that has continued to evolve from one generation to the next as each proceeding generation of budding metalheads always tries to make things bigger and better than before. Sometimes it doesn’t work, but … Continue reading Outer Heaven – Realms of Eternal Decay
Of all the imagery that metal has become synonymous with over the years, very few have been as lingering, beloved, and feared than that of a goat or anything related to that. The brilliant images of lurking evil and the … Continue reading Nattravnen – Kult of the Raven
Something I’ve noticed in both the underground of death and black metal is that a lot of the newer acts that have come out in recent years have a deep-seeded and very understandable adoration of the old school of their … Continue reading Acts of Swine – Sadistically Speaking
I’ve been a fan of death metal for a few years now and I can happily say that I can really enjoy it when a band creates some normal death metal that fits perfectly in the norm of the style … Continue reading Moss Upon the Skull – In Vengeful Reverence
Seeing a band mature is a great privilege that I’ve had during my time doing these reviews, and it’s something I love to talk about up and down because when I boil it all down, seeing a band go from … Continue reading Boethiah – Celestial Gateway
Every now and then, the world of metal brings forth an act that refuses to conform to the norm by any means whatsoever. It’s an act that has a mind all its own, one that will only ever see and … Continue reading Anaal Nathrakh – A New Kind of Horror
There are always a few select words that metalheads love to throw around when talking about bands that have been around for about twenty years or more. Legendary, masterful, god-tier, mythic; all words that make every band seem so much … Continue reading Master – Vindictive Miscreant
One of the grand pleasures that I’ve found with these reviews is being able to find many bands that have taken me on unforgettable journeys across metal in too many ways to count. Some of them vary from grand acts … Continue reading Esoctrilihum – Inhüma
The lifetime of an album cycle can really make or break a band. Spend too much time between records and you can risk losing interest from fans or begin to want to do different things instead, but spend too little … Continue reading Revocation – The Outer Ones
There’s always the weird and ever-expanding world of progressive metal to turn to whenever you simply want the energy and ridiculousness of your metal turned up to an absolute eleven right off the bat. The style is always creating crazy … Continue reading MetaVoid – Heliosophist
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