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Siderian – Cancel Your Future

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 Siderian captured my attention with their single, “Reduced Aisle”, as it was a nice mixture of so many things that did not clash or disagree with one another, and now that their debut EP “Cancel Your Future” is out I can safely say the entire album is like that and it shows nothing but good things for this band’s future. Albeit there are only 4 tracks off of “Cancel Your Future”, Siderian still manage to have an interesting sound throughout all of them and even though they were pretty far from perfect (in my opinion) they were still very good … Continue reading Siderian – Cancel Your Future

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Gateway (self-titled)

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 I wasn’t blown away by this debut, but I can honestly say that it is definitely a very nice album if I do say so myself. Gateway has created an album where death and doom metal mold seamlessly together even though the death metal overpowers the doom just a little bit to where it’s noticeable if you’re paying attention. By that I mean the tracks aren’t as slow or as long as traditional doom, but it still holds a slow enough tempo and a crushing beat to satisfy me in my need for quality doom. Then the vocals come in … Continue reading Gateway (self-titled)

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Audiotopsy – Natural Causes

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 If there was anything that got me intrigued by Audiotopsy it was the fact that two members are from one of my favorite all time bands and the band that got me into metal music: Mudvayne. I would never compare this band to them as they are two different beasts, but it’s a nice bonus. Now onto the real topic of the day: “Natural Causes”. And I have but three words to describe this debut: very well done. Not perfect. Not terrible. Very well done, and one of the most well done albums of the year for me at that! … Continue reading Audiotopsy – Natural Causes

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Monolith Moon – Leylines

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 The word “progressive” literally means when someone or something has implemented new ideas to something, and that is exactly what the essence of progressive metal is and the bands that consider themselves to be in that genre. Monolith Moon is no exception from this either, and that is what makes their debut EP “Leylines” interesting to say in the least for someone like me. And if you haven’t been able to tell by now – “Leylines” has somewhat of a space theme, and even though it’s not obvious the entire time it is indeed present throughout the EP. The fact … Continue reading Monolith Moon – Leylines

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Sojourner – Heritage of the Natural Realm (single)

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 I’m an absolute sucker for epic (or folk) metal and atmospheric black metal when they’re both done right, but I’ve never imagined how good they might sound if someone smashed them together into one song with both parts being done extremely well. That’s exactly what Sojourner’s debut single has done for me! A 9 and a half minute track with elements of atmospheric black metal along with epic metal elements like a flute worked amazingly well together and only because Sojourner knew exactly the kind of sound they wanted and they fucking knew exactly how to get that sound perfectly. … Continue reading Sojourner – Heritage of the Natural Realm (single)

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Silent Divide – Master of Disguise

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 It’s honestly rare for me to come across a debut of any sorts, listen to it, and then give it two thumbs up. But Silent’s Divide’s hard rock/alternative metal debut EP “Master of Disguise” has managed to do that! This band is also fronted by a woman who has an amazing voice and just uses it to their advantage by creating a smooth rhythm and awesome soothing sound that go surprisingly great with the guitars that are very melodic and catchy. And if that doesn’t do it for you then the bass has a killer beat to it that creates … Continue reading Silent Divide – Master of Disguise

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Truth Teller – Tell Me Why (single)

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 I’ll say it now, I’m not the biggest fan of emocore. It’s like symphonic metal with me it just never has clicked with my brain. But the brand fucking new band from South Korea, Truth Teller, has taken the (to me) much better route with emocore with their debut song “Tell Me Why” because they (again, to me) have the perfect balance of the type of vocals that are the more harsh and louder that bring in the “emocore” into this mostly post hardcore song. In fact I’m gonna go so far as to say this is probably the perfect … Continue reading Truth Teller – Tell Me Why (single)

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Cries of the Captive – Imperialist

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 With “Imperialist” being Cries of the Captive’s debut EP I imagined that the album wouldn’t be much and they it could use improvements. I was half right, and that implies that I was also half wrong. I was right because the band could use a few minor improvements and I was wrong because the album was definitely something and not an album to be taken lightly especially as a debut. “Imperialist” was certainly a raw album and probably the most raw that I’ve heard since Wretched’s “Cannibal”. Everything was loud and absolutely hardcore with unrelenting pace and speed. Anyone who … Continue reading Cries of the Captive – Imperialist

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Bury My Bride – Your Paradise (single)

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 Bury My Bride’s debut single “Your Paradise” is overall an okay song. It’s not terrible but it’s not wondrously amazing in my eyes. It’s pretty rare to get any sort of debut that’ll blow your mind so this wasn’t a disappointment. “Your Paradise” though had nice guitars and drums that had very nice rhythm and sound to them that I’m sure will attract many people to the sound. The vocals in my opinion were a bit off beat with the guitars so it didn’t sound as good as they could’ve been to me. But that’s just me. The entire song … Continue reading Bury My Bride – Your Paradise (single)

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Vices – New Breed LP

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 “New Breed” is the kind of debut LP that gets anyone who likes southern-sounding metal with that grunge to it rioting to and getting the feeling to do anything and everything whether it’s legal or not. I’m not saying you should, of course, but that’s the feeling you’ll probably get when you hear the debut of Vices. Their music injects you with heart pounding adrenaline and continues to do so throughout the LP without stopping their in-your-face music. The vocals have the harshness of Pantera’s and they are just purely raw to the core and the listener has no choice … Continue reading Vices – New Breed LP