No matter what we do and no matter what scenario we find ourselves in, the lingering touch of the old world is something that simply cannot be ignored for any number of reasons. There’s just something about that ancient magic … Continue reading Pagansarv – Pööriööl
Sometimes, straightforward is the best path one can take. It’s always tempting to try and bring something new to the table in such a form that feels fresh and invigorating, but there’s just simply nothing that can beat a performance … Continue reading Retching – Charming the Decomposed
In many circumstances, heaviness is the name of the game. To put forth a performance that’s intense and simply overwhelming is what many corners of the underground make an undeniable living off of with all sorts of bands constantly flexing … Continue reading A Ghost in Rags – Solfatara
The passion of the underground is not something that is easily swept aside. Even after finding oneself entrenched in all that the underground has to offer in its many halls and around treacherous corners, there are still leagues of talented … Continue reading Path of Redemption – Echoes from the Depths
For all that music has become since its inception, escapism is undoubtedly one of its loftiest and longest persisting goals. Throughout all sorts of different genres, no matter the time period, music has been one of humanity’s favorite sources to … Continue reading Stone Rebel – Is There Blues in Space?
It’s in the fringes and adjacent realms of metal that sometimes to most interesting acts can be found even if they can remain quite amorphous, hard to pin down, or even just outright weird by all intents and purposes. There’s … Continue reading Manos Six and the Muddy Devil – When Skies are Grey
We’re fortunate enough to live in a time where death is simply overflowing with acts new and old that are able to keep the genre moving forward in more ways than one with those old school veterans doing far more … Continue reading Cryptopsy – An Insatiable Violence
For all intents and purposes, cosmic black metal is in a tremendous state currently. With how far the style has come since its infancy and the recent popularity that it has shared, the vast reaches of space still prove to … Continue reading Lazer Throne – Tomb of the Lunar Oracle
Many times have we seen death metal pushed to all sorts of different lengths, but it is not nearly often enough that we get to see a band strive for the stars and actually manage to meet expectations with even … Continue reading Pillars of Cacophony – Paralipomena
At some point, a little bit can take anyone extremely far. Even the slightest nudge in the right direction can send anyone down a completely new path filled with potential and options the likes of which can be no less … Continue reading Abyssal Vacuum – s/t
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