In recent times, it ought to be made clear that the Asian metal underground has undergone quite a transformation practically from top to bottom. By all accounts, there are large swathes of the Asian scene that are largely unheralded for … Continue reading Invictus – Nocturnal Visions
Of all the things that can go into music, emotion has got to be one of the most important factors that one can bring to the table if you hope to have any sort of impact with whatever you craft. … Continue reading Gavran – The One Who Propels
To stand out in the underground after being in the game for so long is an accomplishment that I feel isn’t given nearly enough credit for what it signals. It’s all well and good to demonstrate a tremendous understanding of … Continue reading Total Annihilation – Mountains of Madness
The sheer density of the underground is something that can oftentimes feel impenetrable by those who scour its depths hoping to find some new material from some unknown act that’s waiting to be discovered with whatever material it may have … Continue reading Konfession – Im Baumdunkel des Äthers
Every now and then, a genre is given a band is that nothing short of a true embodiment of what that sound can become in the right hands. It’s far from a commonplace occurrence with all manner of talent coming … Continue reading Olhava – Memorial
Thirty years is a long time by all accounts. When it comes to music, thirty years can feel like many different lifetimes, but there are bands that manage to transcend that time and take us back to a time that … Continue reading Nordlys – Lichterglanz Finsternis
There’s a particular magic about the different realms of death-doom that are hard to pin down. Given the sound’s many different forms and its illustrious history, there’s still plenty of glory to be carved out of what the genre still … Continue reading Trimarkisia – The Light Keeper
The saying “idle hands are the devil’s work” certainly has a time and place where it absolutely applies, but what about when busy hands are those that bring about devilry and madness of a truly dark sort? That’s a concept … Continue reading Wstręt – Enlightened Misanthropy
A disorienting debut that’s as causitc as it is malevolent, Dwellnought held nothing back in its big entry. Continue reading Dwellnought – Monolith of Ephemerality
Overcoming numerous line-up changes, it’s with their first album that Büddah allures and impresses. Continue reading Büddah – Amyotrophy
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