The underground is a truly magical place. Wherever the imagination can take you in your search for new music that channels all sorts of what metal can be transmuted into, there’s almost certainly a band out there that has tapped … Continue reading Suffering Souls – Twilight Ripping Souls Apart
Growth is not always a straightforward path. It has plenty of bends and turns, twisting down different avenues and sometimes even circling back on itself to rediscover a new way to move forward while ensuring that the past is given … Continue reading Carach Angren – The Cult of Kariba
There are some entities out there in the vastness of the underground that simply cannot be kept in one spot for too long. Whether it’s because of their ambition, talent, vision, creativity, or some combination of them all, there are … Continue reading Hasard – Abgnose
There are some things that just work, and then sometimes there are those that take these things to levels so high that one cannot help but be left stunned in response. There have likely been thousands of instances, maybe even … Continue reading Anfauglir – Akallabêth
Daunting is it enough to put together any record for any band no matter how experienced or fresh they may be in the process. A group really has to have everything together quite well to a tremendous degree in order … Continue reading Gotland – Rise
Not often enough is the symphonic side of metal given enough justice. Too few do we see an act come around that doesn’t manage to just deliver a worthwhile performance that can hold our attention but bring forth a piece … Continue reading Sonus Mortis – Of Red Barren Earth
Of all the acts that I have come across in my many years of doing these reviews, the one-man act of Les Chants du Hasard remains one of the most unique and inventive names that I have come across by … Continue reading Hasard – Malivore
When I was first setting out in my mission with this website to explore metal as I knew at a pace that feels both sluggish but immensely quick, I wasn’t first into the more extreme ends of what the style … Continue reading Tine – Mergae Maris Profundi
There are very few styles across all of metal that are as varied as black metal, and even then, just the term of “atmospheric black metal” covers an immeasurably wide swathe of material as so many bands have morphed the … Continue reading Orquìlux – The Sunset of My Last Breath
Of all my time in the current ocean that is the modern underground scene of black metal, I rarely come across any symphonic acts. I’m not sure if it’s the lack of bands performing the style or I’m simply going … Continue reading Inhibitions – La Danse Macabre
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