It’s cool when bands two different sub-genres of metal (ex.: death and thrash) to create something unique, but it’s also interesting when a band combines two similar styles to create something that really transcends both of those styles and creates a mutant … Continue reading Mastemey (self-titled)
I remember hearing Triumvir Foul’s first demo, “An Oath of Blood and Fire”, and thinking that it was some of the best old school death metal that I had ever heard and it could not get better than that any … Continue reading Triumvir Foul (self-titled)
I’ve been meaning to get around to satisfying my recent fix for folk metal, and right now Månegarm has put out one of the best albums this year to satisfy you’re need for folk metal, viking metal, pagan metal, or … Continue reading Månegarm (self-titled)
I’ll be upfront and say that this is technically not an actual album as this is just Motherslug’s first two EP’s put into one record by their record label, NoSlip Records, but they did it this year and it is an album … Continue reading Motherslug (self-titled)
What makes a good doom metal band? To be fair, many things, but one thing that pretty much every doom fan including myself loves is an insurmountable crunch that goes along with the slow tempo, and most bands do it … Continue reading Canyon of the Skull (self-titled)
Mixing traditional doom and modern metal elements together is no easy feat no matter who you are, but somehow Army of Dagon has managed to pull it off with their new self-titled album pretty well. It’s not perfect if you were to ask me as there are a few ways that I think the sound could be improved, but that’s just personal preferences of mine. This album has got a very nice sound to it. It’s not very heavy like many other doom metal albums I’ve heard, but that’s what makes it sound very traditional I suppose. The vocals don’t … Continue reading Army of Dagon (self-titled)
I wasn’t blown away by this debut, but I can honestly say that it is definitely a very nice album if I do say so myself. Gateway has created an album where death and doom metal mold seamlessly together even though the death metal overpowers the doom just a little bit to where it’s noticeable if you’re paying attention. By that I mean the tracks aren’t as slow or as long as traditional doom, but it still holds a slow enough tempo and a crushing beat to satisfy me in my need for quality doom. Then the vocals come in … Continue reading Gateway (self-titled)
Ahh, hard rock takes me back, man. Back to just about every metal heads days before they were metal heads and all they had was some hard rock to jam out to before getting into heavier shit. Three Left is one of those bands that takes me back to those days for me. Their self-titled EP has a great rhythm to it that is key to any sort of rock album, but it also has an edge to it that rivals that of heavier alternative metal bands which makes things fairly interesting. The vocals have a smoother feel to them … Continue reading Three Left (self-titled)
I never thought was a melodic metal album would sound like if a band were to infuse just the slightest bit of electronics into the mix, and then I heard Every Hour Kills’ self-titled debut. Okay, that’s a lie. I heard their first single off the album, “Almost Human”, months ago and it had a little electronics in there, but they were very brief while used very well. And much to my happiness, the same thing is incorporated in the other 4 tracks off of “Every Hour Kills”. Each song has an uplifting kind of feel to them that while … Continue reading Every Hour Kills (self-titled)
If you’re looking for an old school death metal album that is raw and contains enough new flavor to make you head bang for joy, then From the Hellmouth is here to satiate such needs. Albeit this EP only has 5 songs to it, that is all it needs in order to bring some old school death metal that many people have been craving for ever since too many death metal bands became generic and losing the touch of the genre’s roots years ago. “From the Hellmouth” has got the deep and guttural vocals that are pretty much a necessity … Continue reading From the Hellmouth (self-titled)
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