Australia really is a bastion of modern metal that I don’t think gets nearly enough credit. We could sit here for hours and talk about the burgeoning state of the underground that they have across virtually all styles that metal … Continue reading The Harvest Trail – Spree
For as long as I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve never once failed to be fascinated to watch a band’s path forward with their sound changing as they press onward in their own personal journeys. When I first came upon … Continue reading Montagne – Poudreuse
Metalcore can be a fickle thing given the sound’s modern reputation that can just as easily be favorable as it can be hated depending completely on who you’re asking. If you ask me, it’s the same as any other style … Continue reading Riptides – s/t
To speak of technical death metal is to, in my opinion, is to speak of some of the best and most talented musicians that the world of metal has to offer us nowadays. Over the years, up-and-coming names have been … Continue reading Demon King – Vesania
At some point, there are a handful of acts that more than earn the title of “ubiquitous” in more ways than one. Having garnered a near-legendary reputation since its debut in 2006 and becoming an absolute monolith in the world … Continue reading Spectral Lore – 11 Days
There are a number of obvious pairings for the world of death metal that we’ve seen out there with many seeking to push the boundary in one way or another but failing to really make anything of substance, but one … Continue reading Aglo – Into the Maze
It hasn’t already been two years since the band’s first offering, and the very name of Stöner has yet to lose even one iota of its luster. Consisting of living legends that have always had more than their own fair … Continue reading Stöner – Boogie to Baja
When we’re immersed in the world of funeral doom, we’re already in a bit of a small room. It’s a real niche sound that doesn’t have much in way of a dense crowd with what only feels like a handful … Continue reading Desperation Eclipse – Heights of Negation
A new name in the dense black metal underground is far from anything to lose our minds over anywhere with it really feeling as though they’re as common as little insects feeding on an old, decaying trunk of a once-glorious … Continue reading Crucible of Sorrow – Sadistic Hymns of Sorrow
In the vast spread of the metal underground, there are more than a few lesser-performed styles out there that are absolutely more than worthy of growth simply because of the raw potential that it holds should even one name simply … Continue reading Dark_Matter – Phobos/Monolyth
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