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May 1st, 2024 Reviews

Togenashi Togeari – Togeari (Universal Music)

…guitarwork going on, as the rapid onset of intertwined keyboards and ear-grabbing guitar melodies all but dances around your ears. You can go through the track and give it a real deep-dive and focus on any of the instrumentation, or Rina’s incredibly expressive vocals, and then go back through and focus on another piece. Featured in one of our Selected Singles column, the rumbling basswork of “Answer to Extreme” really does deserve a lot of accola…

April 29th, 2024 Reviews

Amiensus – Reclamation part 1 (M-Theory Audio)

…alf, the songs themselves vary from song to song, though uniting under the band’s ability to merge all of their components into a masterful cohesive display. Gloomy, windswept melodies open up the album with “Blink of the Moment,” where some old melodic doom vibes provide a sense of yearning and warmth before the cold, blastbeats and growls swing the band in a more blackened direction. Moving into some almost soothing clean vocals and ethereal rif…

April 29th, 2024 Reviews

The Ghost Inside – Searching for Solace (Epitaph)

…essive grooves alongside it’s more melodic moments – offering a catchy sing-a-long while giving fans plenty to headbang over. It’s “Cityscapes” that arguably offers the greatest shift in the band’s sound, focusing on more on some almost atmospheric hookiness to the cut and melancholic tinge that gives it a more unique feel that the tracks that surround it. The final song, “Breathless” offers quite a bit of bang to it, while also ending on a hopefu…

April 25th, 2024 Features

Dialith – An Altered Transformation

…nces inside (and outside) of the metal landscape. Their latest EP Alter probably contains their most ambitious array of songs to date – exploring aspects of Celtic and Middle Eastern textures while also incorporating Irish whistle, saxophone, and numerous orchestration accents. We reached out to vocalist Krista Sion to give us the scoop on this newest set of songs, video work with “Shadowdancer”, expectations going into the Mad with Power festival…

April 23rd, 2024 Features

Venues – Modern Evolution

…ong those lines, many of your videos aren’t the typical ‘metal band in the abandoned building’ type affair. What do you look for when you design a music video in terms of expanding the message of the song? Baumann: We are working pretty close with Marius Milinski, who is a good friend of mine. We actually played together in our first band. He became a very well-known videographer in Germany and he does stuff for German TV. We have a special work r…

April 16th, 2024 Features

Suldusk – Pushing Through Musical Boundaries

…elease the demons [laughs]. Dead Rhetoric: What did the formation of a full-band mean for Anthesis? Highfield: I think the next progression from having a full live band was to look around and see who wanted to compose with me. I realized there were two other composers. Josh Taylor, who is the other acoustic guitarist, and Shane Mulholland, who is the other electric guitarist – they were already writing stuff. They had written a lot of their own st…

April 14th, 2024 Features

SETYØURSAILS – Overcoming Demons

…h SETYØURSAILS. How do you feel that you’ve expanded the boundaries of the band with Bad Blood? Jules Mitch: That’s pretty much what we did. I feel like everytime that I sit down and write a new song, I never think about specific genres or directions I want to go to, I just start writing songs and whatever comes out, comes out. The thing with Bad Blood is that it has a very different message. It’s more like moving forward, standing up for yourself…

April 12th, 2024 Reviews

Ghost Kill – Ghost Kill (Self-Released)

…as they continue forward. A group to latch onto early, as it seems they’ve caught onto something potentially really special. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXLnKabFiwQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY0SsCQAQDM Ghost Kill on Facebook Ghost Kill on Instagram…

April 12th, 2024 Reviews

Ingested – The Tide of Death and Fractured Dreams (Metal Blade)

…certainly carries them through the album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTaJhfVfKHw&pp=ygUIaW5nZXN0ZWQ%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxGyDToa1V4&pp=ygUIaW5nZXN0ZWQ%3D Ingested on Facebook Ingested on Instagram…

April 8th, 2024 Reviews

Benighted – Ekbom (Season of Mist)

…the more melodic songs on the album, while still providing plenty of teeth-baring moments of violence. “Scapegoat” provides a quick burst of pummeling grooves and sonic blasts, for those seeking something on the more chaotic side of the fence. All is quite well in the Benighted camp, and Ekbom serves of the same level of brash and haunting intensity that fans of extreme metal will enjoy. Plenty of hooks and grooves, but merged with unhinged speed…

April 5th, 2024 Reviews

Avralize – Freaks (Arising Empire)

…ab by Stab” taps into this same mentality, with a very present electronic dabbling and heavy groove moments. “Alive” counters it with a more floaty, melodic edge that sits counter to some punchy djent grooves and moments of darker atmosphere. To finish things off, the band offer the title track, which seems to meld all of the aspects they’ve shown on the album to that point, alternating heavy riffing and groove and interspersing it with rollicking…

April 5th, 2024 Reviews

Boundaries – Death is Little More (3DOT Recordings)

…I Lay Dying), there’s an undeniably modern metal injection that gives the band a more abrasive feeling to their sound. “Darkness Shared” captures this dynamic quite well, with the rumbling, breakdown-friendly waters and frantic riffs giving the band plenty of steam to run off when they leave for a departure into some clean melodies and singing for a few moments. But it doesn’t come across as the cliched variety, only using them when the song nece…

April 5th, 2024 Reviews

SETYØURSAILS – Bad Blood (Napalm)

…inly, the standout in this regard is the already released “Lately,” which dabbles in as much pop and rock mentality as it does heavier territory. It’s bottom end keeps it too far away from ballad territory, but it’s nonetheless a poignant song that could easily find the band quite an audience outside the heavy music niche if it was given the airtime. Mitch’s charismatic vocals wrap around the listener as the melancholic chorus soars into space. It…

March 27th, 2024 Reviews

Venues – Transience (Arising Empire)

…ectronics. “Braille” acts as an early favorite with its punchy riffing and ability to absolutely soar when the chorus comes. Venues continue to improve upon their formula into one that can truly bring heaviness and modern melody together without any sense of sacrifice on the part of either. Transience shows its fangs, but also augments itself with elements that will bring in outside fans to enjoy what the band has done in putting the pieces togeth…

March 26th, 2024 Features

Alterium – The Power of Fantasy

…o and I do it [laughs]. So I just sing in those, where Alterium is like my baby. I take care of writing all the lyrics, the vocal lines, and part of the music too. I’m also working as a manager and doing all of the social and bookings – I’m doing almost everything [laughs]. Dead Rhetoric: So it’s very much going through the trenches with Alterium. I knew that Walk in Darkness was just a singing gig. But it seems with Alterium, it’s embodying every…

March 23rd, 2024 Concert Reviews

Hulder / Devil Master / Worm / Necrofier – March 2, 2024 – The Abbey, Orlando, FL

…dious rhythmic hypnosis, equating to a long form black metal trance that grabbed hold tightly. A doubtlessly fitting conclusion to an effort that lived up to the hype, yet wisely leaving a craving for more. Devil Master More Devil Master images this way Devil Master sure has a somewhat cheesy, theatrical punk approach to their black metal. In this lies their charm and appeal, with many in the crowd eager for the Philly natives to arrive. Swathed i…

March 22nd, 2024 Reviews

Leaves’ Eyes – Myths of Fate (AFM Records)

…o some Viking and Eastern European myths as their lyrical fodder as the bombastic and grandiose sounds of their brand of symphonic metal ring just as clear as ever. In short, the band delivers on everything that their legacy so far would lead you to believe. Leaves’ Eyes greatest strengths has always been twofold: their ability to craft a variety of different songs when focusing on a particular topic or theme, and their tremendously powerful sound…

March 20th, 2024 Reviews

Sylvaine – Eg Er Framand (Season of Mist)

…ical territory, which shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Sylvaine, and this EP is full of examples on why she remains such an enigmatic figure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oKsDurzt88&pp=ygUIc3lsdmFpbmU%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UJvn6T13cs&pp=ygUIc3lsdmFpbmU%3D Sylvaine on Facebook Sylvaine on Instagram…

March 19th, 2024 Randomness

Song Premier: Destroyer of Light’s ‘Waiting for the End’

…ed. Check it out: Degradation Years will release on April 5, and can be pre-ordered on Bandcamp. Be sure to also check out the first single from the album “Cruel World” now! Destroyer of Light’s Degradation Years is: Guitars & Vocals – Steve Colca Guitars – Keegan Kjeldsen Bass – Mike Swarbrick Drums – Kelly Turner Recorded at Austin’s Orb Recording Studios (Grimes, The 1975) and mastered by James Plotkin (Voivod, Botch, Thou). Track listing: 1. C…

March 18th, 2024 Reviews

BRAT – Social Grace (Prosthetic)

…attitude and ethos, such as on the title track and “Slow Heat.” It’s this balance of balls to the wall abrasion and energy with oddly intriguing slow downs that take that abrasion into different and memorable directions that thrusts BRAT above some of their grindy breathren. BRAT may not be on everyone’s radar in the extreme scene just yet, but Social Grace solidifies their position as excellent up and comers that are bound to spread their wings…

March 13th, 2024 Reviews

Dragonforce – Warp Speed Warriors (Napalm)

…ions of a few songs and an instrumental cut). Dragonforce continue to be unabashed about their approach to having fun within the power metal space, and shredding circles around their competition. Warp Speed Warriors is exactly what you’d want from the speed-happy veteran act – dizzying explosions of guitarwork, soaring melodies and choruses that hook you on the first listen, and above all – excitement and FUN. It might be too much for traditionali…

March 12th, 2024 Features

Illumishade – Lighting Up A New Side

…th this band it was a first. I would say that it was a great team effort. Fabienne Erni: Absolutely. There’s too many things that you just learn by doing with this new constellation and I think we really all held it together well, with everyone. We had a great bus driver, a great manager, and a great crew and Delain was awesome. They are super nice people. We couldn’t have had a better first tour. Also, the crowds – it was really smooth. It was re…

March 11th, 2024 Reviews

Aborted – Vault of Horrors (Nuclear Blast)

…sts bring an added bit of depth or variety to the fold. “Death Cult” is probably the biggest stand out with its staggering grooves and wall of sound approach to aggression, with Sven trading vocal blows with Alex from Despised Icon in the most intense of ways. The following track, “Hellbound,” with Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy also serves as one of the strongest cuts and is all but a maelstrom of chaos as the two vocalists bring all of the possible g…

March 8th, 2024 Reviews

Alterium – Of War and Flames (AFM Records)

…while the guitars swirl around. Lastly, the album closes with a cover of Sabaton’s “Bismarck,” which is a pretty solid fit for the band. Rosellini does a great job of keeping the vocals front and center, and while the song is played more or less straight, it’s a fun song to end the album on. Alterium position themselves as a promising act for not just fans of Kalidia, but of anyone looking for some well-done power metal. Of War and Flames soars t…

March 5th, 2024 Features

Lutharo – Riding Within Euphoria

…m initial conversations to final output? Shipperbottom: That artwork is probably the most favorite that I’ve ever had for any of our works. I’m happy just thinking about it. What happened is, we are on a tight budget, as a band – especially at that point an independent band, and still being on a tight budget just being signed to a label. He told us that he had some artwork that he was working on previously that he hadn’t sold yet or hadn’t complet…

February 29th, 2024 Randomness

Song Premier: Dreams of Gray’s ‘A Beginning’

…release sometime in the middle of 2024. Dreams of Gray is: Guitars & Vocals – Luis Rivera Mixed and mastered by Josh Middleton of Sylosis Dreams of Gray on Facebook Dreams of Gray on Instagram Dreams of Gray on Bandcamp Dreams of Gray on YouTube ClawHammer PR on Facebook ClawHammer PR on Instagram Clawhammer PR on YouTube…

February 23rd, 2024 Reviews

Suldusk – Anthesis (Napalm)

…with a bigger label behind them, as it truly should be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-uw2lFaMek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9tm-b2WCxA Suldusk on Facebook Suldusk on Instagram…

February 14th, 2024 Reviews

Darkest Hour – Perpetual | Terminal (MNRK Music Group)

…nderrated, acts of the metalcore legacy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUWfCfKxQv4&pp=ygURZGFya2VzdCBob3VyIGJhbmQ%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CGOId2-EDw&pp=ygURZGFya2VzdCBob3VyIGJhbmQ%3D Darkest Hour on Facebook Darkest Hour on Instagram…

February 12th, 2024 Reviews

Illumishade – Another Side of You (Napalm)

…ver again. A must for symphonic/modern metal fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS5Q_i71p8Q&pp=ygULaWxsdW1pc2hhZGU%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7d0txb-FjI&pp=ygULaWxsdW1pc2hhZGU%3D Illumishade on Facebook Illumishade on Instagram…

February 11th, 2024 Features

Darkest Hour – A Wealth of Experience

…o 30 years at this point. A perfect time to talk with guitarist Mike Schleibaum about not just the band’s latest release, but look back over time to their beginnings, what they have learned as a group, and even more. Dead Rhetoric: Outside of COVID slowdowns, what has the band been up to in the years between albums? Mike Schleibaum: First we went on tour heavily after Godless Prophets came out. In fact, we were on tour right up to when we were in…