The great thing about splits is how they bring together bands of similar style, and that helps us as listeners find new acts if we happen to like one band featured on a split. It’s worked for me in the … Continue reading Nucleus / Macabra – Fragmented Self
The land of Italy has been long known for its exquisite taste in style, culinary achievements throughout history, and being the birthplace of the legendary Renaissance period that’s still talked about today. Yet, we don’t typically hear of what the … Continue reading Infernal Angels / Ad Noctem Funeriis / Catechon – Italian Black Metal Assault
I’ve always made it clear that if you’re a metal fan and go on to the glorious site of Bandcamp, you will find our world absolutely dominated by atmospheric black metal, and I find that to be quite alright as … Continue reading Eldamar / Dreams of Nature – split
I’m always down to a good ol’ split, I don’t know about you. However, there’s one golden rule I feel they must all follow to be a successful one: the two bands and their individual styles must compliment each other. … Continue reading Shroud Eater / Dead Hand – Split
Very rarely do people just a band’s potential quality based the record label they’re signed to simply because it just wouldn’t work the vast majority of the time. But if I want some straight nasty and darker than hell metal … Continue reading Ysengrin / Sartegos – Resvrrezionespiritval
Splits are really my lazy way of finding bands that are like those that I already like. For example: last split I reviewed featured Ende and Sorcier des Glaces, and I’d never heard of SDG beforehand but once I saw … Continue reading Minenwerfer / 1914 – Ich hatt einen Kameraden
Canada is a great place for brewing black metal talents with its lands capable of harboring intense weather conditions that can fit the genre perfectly. France? Not so much. Yet that didn’t stop the two acts of Sorcier des Glaces … Continue reading Sorcier des Glaces / Ende – Le Puits de Morts
I, like many people, love the combination of doom and stoner metal because of how well it works and how versatile its sound can be. And lately, I’ve been meaning to look for a record with more emphasis on that … Continue reading Big Mess / Black Norse – Split
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