Recreating the classic, old-school sound that death metal has become somewhat of a fixation among its inhabitants. I like to think its a form of flattery as many people are trying to recreate a sound that they love so much, … Continue reading In Obscurity Revealed – Spell of the Seeker
One area of the world that we never really see any new metal bands for one reason or another is the Middle East where the style is far from publicly accepted from being viewed as religious blasphemy to simply not being … Continue reading Faceless Mother – The Thing That Lurks
Creating blackened death metal is far from something that can be considered a hard task as the style is so fucking saturated nowadays that you have an infinite amount of bands to draw influence from and thus create your own … Continue reading Abominablood – Abomination Continues
Simply the idea of bringing your own sound to the table in order to create something new that has never been heard before. It’s a goal that permeates much of music and has helped the world of music become as … Continue reading Panegyrist – Hierurgy
Skinless is truly a band that shouldn’t need any sort of introduction as most everyone I’ve talked about them has heard them before. These guys have arguably allowed New York death metal acts to rise up and rival Florida for … Continue reading Skinless – Savagery
There are simply some bands that refuse to stay quiet or even keep things the same for too long. I’ve come across countless bands that change their style over time as their debut album could be one style while later … Continue reading Abstracter – Cinereous Incarnate
As I’ve gone throughout the last few years doing these reviews, it’s become apparent that there are simply some musicians that just refuse to stay quiet for any amount of time as they’re always working on new material of some … Continue reading Down Among the Dead Men – …And You Will Obey Me
Sometimes, it’s the simplest of styles that can bring a smile to your face. Death metal can be perfect even if you’re completely unoriginal and stick to a formula as it’s almost all in the execution. Bands have been pulling … Continue reading Lik – Carnage
Lately, I’ve had an itch for really crunchy, undeniably powerful death metal. That’s far from a rarity in the vastness that is the underground, but it was difficult to find a record that really satisfied that itch that was all … Continue reading Taphos – Come Ethereal Somberness
There are very few things in the world of metal that can top the energy and destructive value of Finnish death metal given its many forms and how tempered it has become ever since its inception. And by extension, it … Continue reading Grim Fate – Emerging From the Crypt
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