Any band’s first steps are always important. More often than not, those initial decisions are what set the tone for what’s to come as a band moves through the scene at their own pace, and it’s oftentimes the backbone of … Continue reading Ailurophobia – Contemplation of a Declining World
I don’t know about you, but I found 2025 to be an absolute banner year for the darker reaches of doom metal and its many different paths with black-doom in particular having quite a lot to boast about. We bore … Continue reading Northern Graves – Derelict Heart
Given the right circumstances, there is no end to what many can accomplish when the sheer overwhelming breadth of the underground is taken into consideration for everything that it is. Imagination and talent are oftentimes the only two factors preventing … Continue reading Voidlord – La Congrega del Signore Oscuro
The line between reverence and shameless copying is magnificently thin. Across all forms of music, we see loads of names pop up all over with their own visions and aspirations yet there are just as many, if not more, of … Continue reading Infinite Misery – Altar of Extracted Teeth
Despite the vast potential that the underground always has roiling underneath its surface, it can all too often be said that there are plenty of styles that are not living up to their own potential for one reason or another. … Continue reading Axe Dagger – s/t
For much of its long run, metal has been a sound that has ever moved forward. Rarely does it linger in one place for long as that can often equate to stagnation with that being a trap that all too … Continue reading Duchna – Shards of a Waking Sun
While many of us are enamored by the finale from Megadeath, the state of thrash metal still remains something that ought to be discussed as we find ourselves witnessing the end of one of the all-time greats. The style has … Continue reading Kartel – Ordo Karnivora
At what point can an end become a new beginning? That’s a question which has plagued many across the ages as we seek continuation as the cyclical nature of life ventures ever onward without a care in the world for … Continue reading Apolaustic – No Plentitude Without Suffering
There’s a particular magic about the different realms of death-doom that are hard to pin down. Given the sound’s many different forms and its illustrious history, there’s still plenty of glory to be carved out of what the genre still … Continue reading Trimarkisia – The Light Keeper
A disorienting debut that’s as causitc as it is malevolent, Dwellnought held nothing back in its big entry. Continue reading Dwellnought – Monolith of Ephemerality
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