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
The beauty of doing these reviews is how I can listen to one album years ago that I completely forgot to revisit, and then suddenly see the same band put out a new album which then grasps my attention. It … Continue reading Ommadon – End Times
The old school of death metal has always had a very exclusive list of graduates in recent years simply because it’s incredibly hard to pull it off in modern times solely because we’re no longer in the “old school” era. … Continue reading Coffin Rot – s/t
It’s all well and good to play some crispy doom metal that is no less than crushing, but it’s another thing entirely to mix it with other elements to create a tasty sound in the end that’s both cohesive and … Continue reading Onhou – s/t
One of the styles that undoubtedly helped me get into metal in the first place is ironically on that I don’t visit very often nowadays: metalcore. It’s a highly scrutinized style amongst the metal community, but like everything, it has its … Continue reading Structural Repairs – We Choose Violence
It’s very clear that a band’s first steps as an act can show a lot about what the band is about to get themselves into as well as what we can expect to see in the future should they stay … Continue reading Scolos – Infinite Recursion
Embodying your influences in something that throngs of bands have done ever since music was a thing from cover bands to emulating one orchestral score based on another. Metal is far from a stranger to it, and I’ve always found … Continue reading Isgärde – Eowlandsvintr
New Mexico isn’t exactly someplace that I’d be looking at for quality death metal, but I’ve found it amongst the desert-like landscape before from places across the globe such as Iran before, so why not go there to check it … Continue reading Damien – Volume Two
The classic sound of death metal is one that has always persisted throughout the many different iterations of the genre, and it’s led to many, many fantastic albums no matter how you look at it. There’s a seemingly infinite number … Continue reading Cist – The Frozen Casket
The plight of every new band in the world of metal can be viewed as many different things culminating in an absolute mountain of annoyances and headaches to overcome in order to get your music to the people. Death metal … Continue reading Humanity’s End – Between Life and Death
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