Always thought these guys could eventually be within an earshot of Dissection, heck, eve Naglfar. Secrets of the Moon career up until this point, has been marked by successively harmonious displays of Read more […]
Take out the cello and what do you get with Anopheli’s The Ache of Want? A regular ‘ole d-beat sludge core album? Yeah, probably. There’s not much of a point in beating ‘round the bush here, as Read more […]
Black metal of the savage variety, as so well done and/or executed and/or played to the brink by the likes of Dark Funeral, Marduk, and early Watain, has always tried to compensate a lack of atmosphere Read more […]
“From the deep woods of Siberia” would have been a fantastic album title; rather, even better for a live album. It’s unlikely Grima – a two-man ensemble – play live at this early juncture in Read more […]
Suspended in perpetual recuperation, prepare for the onslaught Greek thrashers Endless Recovery beget on their second full length Revel in Demise. A fairly active quintet since their start earlier this Read more […]
Really easy marketing opportunity for Vic Records: “Winter is coming.” Given Game of Thrones’ massive popularity, seemingly anything with the word “winter” in the tagline has a way of working Read more […]
Any chance they’ll revamp Dopes to Infinity? Monster Magnet, in their space-rocking, proto-stoner rock glory, have found it upon themselves to provide alternative versions of two of their most recent Read more […]
If one imagines the combination of putting together members of Dodecahedron and Exivious, along with some ex-Cynic guys, chances are Our Oceans wouldn’t be your first logical guess. Yet, there’s still Read more […]
Already receiving kudos from members of the recently praised Final Sign on this very site who also reside in the same North Carolina area, Suppressive Fire are a thrash trio that mince no words or lack Read more […]
I, Voidhanger Records is always a label to look forward to. Delivering some of the most captivating, forward thinking black metal on the planet, the label is set to release the second EP of the year for Read more […]
Did a quick double-take upon reading Thyrgrim “doesn’t need Satan to express themselves.” For a moment, DR thought this was treading toward the dreaded Christian black metal movement, which couldn’t Read more […]
Never quite sure what you’re going to get from the folks at Gilead Media, who throughout the year (and in years’ previous), have done quite the good job at scrounging up some not-so-obvious extreme Read more […]
Thrash has usually worked itself backward, while a band like Hatesphere has tried to push it forward. If that makes a shred of sense, then you’re certainly aware of the Danes’ remarkable consistency Read more […]
Seems like just yesterday, Sanzu’s debut EP, Painless, was released. In all fairness, it was only earlier in 2015. Which is what makes Heavy over the Home so impressive. Months, not years, after their Read more […]
Brandishing swords, leather, chains, and bullet belts, there’s little doubt as to Katana’s stance in the heavy metal realm for their third studio platter The Greatest Victory. Choosing to keep everything Read more […]
Growing up in the upstate New York region, this writer is no stranger to the merger of death metal with more hardcore and metalcore roots. It’s a seemingly simple combination to merge the gruff and Read more […]
Since their 2010 inception, San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Zafakon have been making plenty of waves internationally through their thrash/death cross-pollination style. Self-financing product plus brief touring Read more […]
Probably a good time for Masterplan to go the ‘ole live album/Blu-Ray route, now that their singer situation is straightened out with Rick Altzi. The Jorn Lande Part II era of the band didn’t work, Read more […]
While there is a small pocket of solid American based melodic death metal, it’s a form that many have decided is “out to pasture.” Admittedly, there’s only so much that can be done with it, but Read more […]
Evidently, the race is still on to determine who can be the most grim, or worse, backward. Extreme metal’s strongly primitive roots (looking at you, Hellhammer) made it possible for low-fidelity to become Read more […]
Occult/ceremonial black metal with an American twist has become a tough nut to crack. From the pure standpoint of style, there’s never quite the illustrious mass of atmosphere and fervor that would pull Read more […]
For many, the term “deathcore” ends up being tossed about much like a dirty word, instantly sullying the band in question. Regardless of your take on the genre, it does have its innovators. Those Read more […]
Edmonton, Alberta Canada may be known to most as the hockey town that Wayne Gretzky put on Lord Stanley’s map during the 1980’s, but there has been a potent metal scene brewing in these parts for quite Read more […]
After coming across Pronostic’s 2012 debut, Deviated Inner Spectrum, last year on Bandcamp, it was thrilling to see that the band was coming out with a follow-up. Sporting a killer cover from Colin Read more […]
Hitting the charts right out of the gate in their Swedish homeland with their 2009 The Darkest Room debut album, it’s been six years to reach for the follow up currently under the microscope. With a Read more […]
A bunch of relative newbs from California, Graveshadow have not only managed to snag a deal with long-standing Belgium label Mausoleum, they were also assisted in the mixing process of Deathstars main Read more […]
If Bandcamp has provided this writer with anything, it’s that the Russian metal scene is one that is booming, and always producing exceptional, under-the-radar stuff. The Russian/Ukranian band Kauan Read more […]
Establishing a presence in the thrash field circa 2015 is not easy considering the veteran players still pummeling with high quality product (Testament, Death Angel, Overkill) as well as the newer generation Read more […]
A band who evidently, are just starting to come into their own in the oftentimes expansive and exciting world of atmospheric rock-on-metal (or vice-versa), Chile’s Bauda have released a symmetrical, lush Read more […]
The one-man project – a usual black metal specialty at this point. To the point that it’s not really shocking anybody when it comes through with a press release. But one-man death metal? That’s Read more […]
