Given the extremities which the many different styles of metal tend to inhabit, it’s not uncommon to see bands from the outer reaches come together in a demented union to show us what happens when their powers are combined with … Continue reading Dominion of Suffering / Phobonoid – split
There are plenty of moments when bands come together for a split release that we get what feels like an excuse to dish out material that doesn’t quite fit elsewhere be it as standalone singles or B-sides from albums that … Continue reading Night Hag / Burial – Utterances from Below
On occasion, we’re given a split the likes of which really embodies the best of what such a release can bring to the table. It was last year that we saw numerous split releases from many different and talented bands … Continue reading AAWKS / Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls
Few things can compare to when Swedish death metal is done right. Some bands can break the sound down into a fascinating science with plenty trying their hand at the sound with it not being terribly often that we come … Continue reading Feral / Crawl – Made As Those Who Are No Longer Alive
A quality split is something that comes in many different forms as it can be from many different bands that can effortlessly create a different concoction from all the rest by nothing more than pure happenstance and nothing else. It’s … Continue reading Solt / Obsidian Shrine – Consortium In Diaboli
Some people just have the knack for hitting gold time after time no matter what the odds may seem to be. For quite a while now, Ripple Music has been an absolute bastion of all things in the modern world … Continue reading Turned to Stone: Chapter 8: The Wake – High Desert Queen & Blue Heron
The idea of no-guitar metal is something that is slowly becoming more and more of a thing with there being more than a few bands out there now that dare to attempt such a sound with it having as much … Continue reading Thecodontion / Ceremented – Split
Since its inception, the “Legends of the Desert” split series has been one that has never left my radar. Already having made itself known as one of the best split series out there in my opinion, it was with great … Continue reading Legends of the Desert: Volume 3 – Fatso Jetson & Dali’s Llama
Given that for many of us it is the holiday season, it’s almost cliché to say that we’re being given a true gift with any given album. Most of us who do reviews and run websites covering the new releases … Continue reading Tchornobog / Abyssal – split
If you were to simply look in the right places, 2022 has been an absolute win for those of us who enjoy splits for all that they can be. From the unions of Domkraft and Slomatics, Bog Wizard and Froglord, … Continue reading Gosudar / Malignant Altar – Split
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