Despite how it can be ever so easy to maintain focus on big bands or, at least, established acts in the vast expanse that is the underground, the true life and blood of it all comes from those that rise … Continue reading Fathomless Ritual – Hymns for the Lesser Gods
For years now, folk metal has been one of my favorite sounds in the entire spectrum of metal even though I find myself almost infuriatingly picky with it in many instances. If you’re going to put yourself in a sound … Continue reading Albion – Lakesongs of Elbid
A rising name is always a fascinating prospect in the underground. In more ways than one, that is what many of us are constantly looking for in such a vast scene even if it can often and understandably be seen … Continue reading Undulation – An Unhealthy Interest in Suffering
For all intents and purposes, there are few styles out there in the vast spectrum as metal that’s as hostile and outwardly aggressive than grind. Oftentimes coming in a form that is truly difficult to ascertain for one reason or … Continue reading Yatsu – It Can’t Happen Here
Far from an uncommon topic for metal but especially black metal, misanthropy is something that we can all relate to when it comes to metal music. We’ve seen it become an absolute pillar of what many different corners of black … Continue reading Urbain – A Soul Purged
Given how revered the early days of black metal have become for all the right reasons, it’s no surprise that we’re still very much in a time where people are still seeking to perpetuate that very sound in bands of … Continue reading Vanwa – s/t
When taking everything into consideration for all that has been accomplished and all that is still to be done across the vast spectrums of both rock and metal music, it’s a wonder to me that we don’t see a more … Continue reading Infinite Rising – Awakening
There really is no school like the old school. It’s what people always fall back on when they feel as though all else fails and they can’t see any other pathway forward even if that likely isn’t the case. Death … Continue reading Abyssal Tomb – Buried
There’s nothing that can denied about the uncompromising and outright homicidal extreme metal that doesn’t even try to hide its dark nature, constantly inviting the listener deeper into its chasms where only traps await them along with their naive souls. … Continue reading Abyssal Rift – Extirpation Dirge
The reach that death metal has ascertained over the decades has been a magnificent thing to witness. While still very much so entrenched in what it means to be underground, the spread of death metal has been truly undeniable and … Continue reading Kaivs – Horrend
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