Comb through black metal for long enough, and you’ll come to the realization that it is a sound that reveres what has come before almost more than anything else. The old schools of the genre still have an iron grip … Continue reading Omegaeternum – 1248
Depending on who you’re asking, the state of stoner rock can either be in good shape or be outright stale. I can’t wholly blame those of the latter given that much of stoner rock, like many other styles throughout the … Continue reading Sidewinder – Talons
It is one thing to be loud. It’s something else altogether to make your volume representative of something. Be it rage, catharsis, passion, or something in between, if you can make your volume mean something then it takes on a … Continue reading Yatsu / Wanderer – split
If we’re going to take into consideration all the black metal acts that have come around in the last ten years and brought about great change within their catalog, we could sit here for days going from one band to … Continue reading Unreqvited – Pathway to the Moon
We could sit here all day and argue for the importance of speed in metal. There’s a time and a place for it and the lack of it, and I oftentimes find myself leaning more towards the latter given the … Continue reading Grave Risk – Mindkiller
It’s no new feat for the underground to throw fresh names our way. With potential unbound, it’s always a gamble as to what bands are going to climb the ladder or find themselves festering on the base of the underground … Continue reading Obscureviolence – Refuting the Flesh
In a swirling genre that has never had any concrete boundaries with anything and everything possible on the table, it’s still nothing short of a wonder that psychedelic rock is the garden of magnificence that it is today. From the … Continue reading Longheads – Layers of Wax
Writhing in darkness are what some bands do best. There are throngs of acts throughout the underground that are constantly striving to climb the ranks and show everyone what they can bring to the table such that they get more … Continue reading Ancient Tome – The Implications of Ascendency
It’s one thing to bring some semblance of out-of-the-box thinking to your material in order to bring a different feel to what you bring to the table, but it’s another thing altogether to virtually surrender yourself fully in that direction. … Continue reading Thunraz – Incineration Day
In a realm where heaviness can really make or break a band depending on their approach and execution, it can sometimes take more than packing a simple punch to keep the listener coming back for more. Simple heaviness is not … Continue reading Warpstormer – s/t
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