I Shalt Become, the rather enigmatic American black metal project of multi-instrumentalist S. Holliman, has released its sixth album in Louisiana Voodoo, since the debut full-length, and kvltishly revered Read more […]
Progressive death metal as a subgenre has been one that has been continuously expanding over the years to the point where it’s not entirely possible to figure out a band’s sound with that label anymore. Read more […]
The most visible aspect of Def Con One is that of drummer Antton Lant (Venom), but don’t expect anything along those lines here. Def Con One play modern metal that owes much of it’s sound to that Read more […]
If the ear of Karl Walterbach is to be trusted – and it should – then Israel’s Hammercult are the next viable entry into the death/thrash derby. Walterbach, responsible for signing the likes of Celtic Read more […]
Composed mostly of ex-Sonic Syndicate members, The Unguided’s debut, Hell Frost, sought to show the world that they had not lost their metallic edge. Playing it safe, it waded through pretty familiar Read more […]
Surely DR isn’t alone in the sentiment that it’s halfway remarkable a mid-level, often derided outfit like Caliban can still be operational in the sometimes-abhorrent sphere that is metalcore. And Read more […]
Fluisteraars (Dutch for “whisperers”) may be a mouthful to attempt to pronounce, but their debut album, Dromers, will undoubtedly have you wanting to give it your best shot to share your new found Read more […]
Despite being housed within the same general genre confines, funeral doom and stoner aspects don’t cross paths very often. Maybe this is a result of years of oversight, maybe it is a natural consequence Read more […]
The Haunted have gotten it totally right only two times in their career: Their seminal 1998 debut and 2000 The Haunted Made Me Do It follow-up. The rest, is phoned in (One Killer Wonder) or a round peg Read more […]
The application of the ‘metal’ tag can at times be a real stretch or, at best, tenuous when applied to some bands. Having no knowledge of their older work, it makes it a curious endeavor to embrace Read more […]
Their name sake coming from one of the best opening thrash tracks ever in Metallica’s back catalog, Danish quintet Battery formed in 2008 and released a few demo tapes and their Mental Pollution EP Read more […]
When the classics of death metal are cited, you’ll hear the chants of Morbid Angel and Death, but maybe, just maybe you’ll hear of Demilich. One of the strangest death metal albums of the times, Read more […]
A rare Spanish metal entry, Nigromante have been kickin’ it since 2003, with three demos to their name. Their first full-length happens to be Black Magic Night (maybe they’re referencing the first line Read more […]
The unsurpassed band that demolish the willpower of all bands that even try to match them, the quartet whose music trample over the souls of the weak, triumph over the heavens, and thunder below Hell. Read more […]
Being familiar with the metal scene for over 30+ years, you see developing trends and acts who could make a lasting impact. Gone are the days where everything needs to be eviler or more extreme, where Read more […]
Ukrainian titans of pagan black metal, Drudkh, through Season of Mist records, have released a collection of material spanning three EPs onto one release entitled Eastern Frontier in Flames. Combining Read more […]
Coming off of two highly regarded EPs, Abysmal Thresholds marks the first time these Finns have given us a full-length release. Looking at the gorgeously macabre artwork that adorns its cover, cave-dwelling, Read more […]
Experimental blackened sludge metallers Murmur surface from Chicago, Illinois, the inland of many of the United States’ greatest black-sludge metal bands such as Minsk, Corrections House, and Lord Mantis. Read more […]
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Agiel released Dark Pantheons Again Will Reign well over a decade ago on Unique Leader. A blistering technical death metal release, the band used some Read more […]
The dearth of quality singers in our scene alone makes the prospect of an A Capella onslaught seem unlikely, so the field is wide-open for this German sextet to reign…and “rakkatakka.” Dawn of the Brave Read more […]
Internet research dictates Cauldron and Skull Fist were formed the same year, 2006, which totally negates the argument toward one band poaching off the other (which is where we were going to head if we Read more […]
Forming back in 1989, Acheron has always held a presence in death metal, even if their albums were frequently many years apart. Briefly breaking up for about 6 months back in 2010, this album serves Read more […]
Seemingly perfect for a bleak, snowy day, Esoterica takes the cold aesthetic of black metal and runs with it. Formed from the ashes of Chaos Moon, Aseity marks the first full length for the band, despite Read more […]
Like writing a good novel, pacing is paramount when recording an album that keeps the listener hooked from beginning to end. Even if an entire disc’s songs don’t stray far from under the umbrella of Read more […]
The Greek demigods of symphonic death metal have stormed through masterpiece records since 1991. With masses of material heaving in doom-like wrath and saturated in mellifluous symphonies, Septicflesh Read more […]
While listening to a band that hails from Oslo, Norway, but doesn’t smite their audience with the fury of a frost giant while bedecked in corpse paint, leather, and inverted crosses may be disorienting, Read more […]
Sometimes you wake up and the sun is shining warmly on your face and the day is good. Sometimes you wake up and you’re being savagely beaten by a bunch of angry Czechs with rakes. Dødsverk is really Read more […]
Comfortably under the progressive umbrella, yet with enough capacity to elude those pesky to-the-point descriptions, Vermont’s Barishi have rolled out a dynamic batch of tunes with their self-titled Read more […]
Veteran conspiracy theorists and tech-death specialists Embryonic Devourment are back with their third full-length album, Reptilian Agenda. Continuing the band’s theme of an apocalyptic take-over by Read more […]
For fans of top-notch pagan black metal, a Drudkh / Winterfylleth split EP sounds great. For vinyl collectors of the same ilk, this split EP, released as a 12” hand-numbered, limited pressing (666 Read more […]
