Deathcore has never been my preferred “-core” music, but I’ve never been afraid to try it out because you never know what band is gonna pull next. Eshtadur is one such band for me because they really hovered on the … Continue reading Eshtadur – Oblivion
After seeing that cover and the album title I was thinking that Affliction Gate, whom I’ve never heard of before a month ago, was depressive black metal. Holy mother of all things unholy was I wrong! Affliction Gate is, for … Continue reading Affliction Gate – Dying Alone
Foo Fighters have always been an essential for me as a rock fan simply because it was the band alongside The Rolling Stones that started my path down rock music and eventually metal, so these guys will always have my love not … Continue reading Foo Fighters – Saint Cecilia
The term of “traditional metal” is such a confusing term for me, and I say that because it can be interpreted as being more related to Black Sabbath-like bands or just being edgier hard rock that it’s almost impossible to … Continue reading Wounded Cross – Bonecrusher
It’s always cool to see that some band somewhere is trying to do their best at creating something that others have done before, but in their own unique way and for Grip that’s creating a post-hardcore sound that is interesting … Continue reading Grip – Wolves/Fawn
The fact that the genre of pure heavy metal that hearkens back to some of the original days of metal itself is such a great thing, and it’s even better to see how smaller bands from all around the world … Continue reading Hell Gun – Southern Hell
One of the few things in black metal that I have never come across is a band that has dared to create a fully instrumental album, and Spectral Lore’s upcoming ambient EP “Gnosis” is my first exposure to the style … Continue reading Spectral Lore – Gnosis
Post metal and post rock have always interested me because you can do so much with post that can truly take you somewhere else with a unique set of sound effects mixed in with the normal band set up that … Continue reading Glasir – Unborn
I remember hearing Sarvas’ debut self-titled album and thinking that it was nice, but it could be better. Well, their new EP “The Throne” is much, much better on all accounts. Coming in at a whopping 28+ minutes with only … Continue reading Sarvas – The Throne
The quality and abundance of raw black metal that actually sounds good as truly gone down in recent years, but as with most everything and all forms of music there are always a good few bands that continue the legacy … Continue reading Scolopendra Cingulata – Kuoltuu Kaikin Kohetah
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