Ingenuity, passion, and ambition can make for a combination the likes of which anyone can do just about anything with. When we take those qualities and thrust them into the writhing madness of the underground, it’s only a matter of … Continue reading Wretched Blessing – Psychic Barriers to Entry
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
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
The writhing floor of the underground can oftentimes be the best place to find burgeoning talent from all corners of the underground, but it can go in either direction as we shift from one band to the next. To keep … Continue reading Visteria – s/t
For all that is possible with black metal as a genre, there are some overlapping veins that don’t get enough representation. I may not know why certain sounds aren’t given as much attention as some of their other counterparts, but … Continue reading Hässlig – Apex Predator
For all intents and purposes, there are few styles out there in the vast spectrum as metal that’s as hostile and outwardly aggressive than grind. Oftentimes coming in a form that is truly difficult to ascertain for one reason or … Continue reading Yatsu – It Can’t Happen Here
By themselves, both death metal and punk are titans of the underground in every form with their influence, history, and reputations not able to be underestimated by those who find themselves even close to their worlds. They have made quite … Continue reading Avern – Hell on Earth
It’s always a fickle thing to try and craft some quality post-punk material. In my experience, it is one of those styles that can be quite tricky to bring together in a form that doesn’t feel like it’s a … Continue reading Fews – Glass City
Despite many of my musical roots tracing back to the world of punk music, my efforts to find worthwhile punk in today’s climate only yield a single handful of interesting moments at best in any given year. Even then, however, … Continue reading Korrupt – Secret Sorrows
The weird and the wonderful will always have their own time in the limelight, however limited it may be. Not often enough do these bands get the spotlight, though, with those that do manage to rise up bringing out loads … Continue reading Action Camp – Cusp
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