I would argue that the world of progressive metal, especially that of the death metal variety, is in an odd position with there always being some new talent coming out of the woodwork to offer some new vision of what … Continue reading Fallujah – Xenotaph
Different and beyond much of what many expect out of even the fringes of death metal, Floating carves out a path for themselves. Continue reading Floating – Hesitating Lights
Even after so much innovation and daring that has occurred within the vast realms of metal over the decades, it’s endlessly fascinating for me to witness bands that still do their best to push the envelope, try something new, and … Continue reading Byonoisegenerator – Subnormal Dives
To set yourself apart such that you stand out quite a bit from the crowd is an exceedingly hard thing to do. Given the sheer breadth and depth that the underground has to offer, it can seem downright insurmountable to … Continue reading Nothing – The Self Repair Manifesto
Evolution is something that many of us love to talk about, yet it is a tricky thing that is extremely hard to accomplish even for the most talented of musicians. It’s the sort of accomplishment that sets the truly talented … Continue reading Gigafauna – Eye to Windward
As we find ourselves amidst an age of innovation where it seems to be that bands new and old are seeking to carve out new corners of their respective sounds, it remains a substantial constant that it doesn’t oftentimes feel … Continue reading Sykofant – Red Sun
The very fringes of what metal can still become is something where truly anything feels possible. As long as an act has an imagination and the capacity to bring it to life, it can oftentimes be the case that there … Continue reading Sarmat – Upgrade
Growth is something that is simply mandatory for any band looking to make their mark. Whether that mark is upon its listeners or the genre at large, it takes something exceptional to deliver one performance after another that defies typical … Continue reading Vokonis – Transitions
A band’s evolution can oftentimes be the most exhilarating part of watching one go from an unknown underground entity to a massive presence that cannot take one move without throngs of people taking note. While there’s always plenty of room … Continue reading Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere
It’s as they say: variety is the spice of life. It’s one thing to take your sound and twist it in different forms into all sorts of twisting directions in order to take your own spin upon your style of … Continue reading Mammoth Volume – Raised Up By Witches
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