Often enough do we see black metal tap into the darker aspects of what metal has long been capable of (especially given that’s just the basis for a large swathe of black metal), but it’s only on occasion do we … Continue reading Incipient Chaos – s/t
In the shadows of the mountains do great things grow. Even the smallest details at the base of the titans can hold real magic and beauty in its own rights with such majesty easily extending to much of the music … Continue reading Shadowcloak – s/t
Normally, the evolution of any musician would see them go forward rather than backwards. It’s through trials and challenges of many different sorts that can see a musician’s sound change over time to become quite a honed beast that is … Continue reading Udåd – s/t
At any given point in time, there is a select few out there in the sprawling world of technical death metal that are making waves or, at the very least, rising from nothingness with everything to prove in a sound … Continue reading Abyssius – s/t
An unyielding offensive burst of raw fury and hatred is something that the depths of the underground are immensely intimate with. For decades now we’ve seen acts new and old come out of the blackness to deliver immense dirges of … Continue reading Sulfuric Hatred – s/t
Given how revered the early days of black metal have become for all the right reasons, it’s no surprise that we’re still very much in a time where people are still seeking to perpetuate that very sound in bands of … Continue reading Vanwa – s/t
The twisting nastiness that is the realm of death-doom metal is quite an unpredictable one for all intents and purposes. While there are certainly reaches of the sound that are cleaner and much more approachable, it undoubtedly has corners that … Continue reading Dwelling Below – s/t
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen the rising of a band that immediately exudes an air of certifiable success and talent undeniable from the very line-up alone. Such things can be incredibly tricky, though, since we never really … Continue reading Suspiriorum – s/t
Here, I thought the best thing to come out of funeral doom metal, or even just long-form doom in general, that we would get this year would be the new creation from Bell Witch for obvious reasons. I find myself … Continue reading Oromet – s/t
There are many tropes that have found their way into the various realms of psychedelia with much of them more pervasive than others depending on what particular corner of psychedelia you’re dealing with. When it comes to the heavier ends … Continue reading Abanamat – s/t
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