Metal is a strange place at times. Perpetually, it’s a sound that revels in the clichés and well-worn styles that have been accomplished for decades now while also craving the marching forth of progressing the sound to something that is … Continue reading Lowen – Do Not Go To War With The Demons of Mazandaran
Hands down, there are few sounds as iconic and constant when crossing genres in all of metal/ as that of death-doom. An absolutely versatile creation that can come in so many different forms without compromising the artistic vision whatever their … Continue reading Umbersun – Endless Winter Nights
Much can change in what feels like no time at all. There are bands out there that manage to go years with a sound that remains virtually unchanged for one reason or another with the results predictably varying for every … Continue reading Codespeaker – Scavenger
There’s nothing that can compare to an absolute wall of sound. Whether it comes in the form of monolithic doom metal, a voraciously aggressive onslaught of death metal, or even an abstract pursuit of raw noise, it’s a concept that … Continue reading Pillar of Light – Caldera
It was just the other week that I was encountered with something that we just don’t get enough of: black metal with a clear inspiration from classic heavy metal. It’s the sort of sound that is always loaded with potential, … Continue reading Magnetar – There Will Be No Peace In My Valley
Not every band can move their sound forward in a big way in big leaps as we travel from one album to the next. Oftentimes, slow and steady is the key to success with small steps forward a sure path … Continue reading Drune – Hornn
Typically, death metal is an inside-of-the-box genre that absolutely has its crazier sides, but it can certainly be argued that even in the more progressive and technical reaches of the sound that the genre as attained a certain level of … Continue reading Deamonolith – The Monolithic Cult of Death
Every so often, we’re given a name that doesn’t just defy expectations, but rarely goes against convention in such a form that is nigh on compelling right from the beginning. While we can argue what bands are doing that magic … Continue reading Gaerea – Coma
To have a real sense of malice is something that an extremely large portion of the metal underground is constantly striving to achieve with there constantly being a litany of fresh instances of success in that goal, but there are … Continue reading Persecutory – The Glorious Persecution
Much like what we see in the many different realms of metal, rock music has always been subject to oversaturation ever since it really started spreading across the globe as a phenomenon that can really entrance people like few other … Continue reading Deaf Lizard – The Last Odyssey
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