Dead and Dripping – Blackened Cerebral Rifts (Transcending Obscurity)
Dead and Dripping's latest offering, Blackened Cerebral Rifts, is a testament to tight coordination and intricate polyrhythms; also a vivisection of organic ferocity using the previously mentioned tools. The rift between these two areas...
The Hirsch Effekt – Urian (Long Branch Records)
Being one who tends to gravitate towards bands that utilize the 'everything but the kitchen sink' approach, there's always something to be said about a band who is willing to try things out of...
September 2023 Album of the Month: Night in Gales – The Black Stream
Within melodic death metal circles, those truly in the know have Night in Gales near the top of the most influential and finest of the many acts the genre has to offer. The Germans...
Conquer Divide – Burning Brightly
It’s a busy Friday evening in Manhattan. After some hit-or-miss texting on both our ends between myself and vocalist Kiarely Castillo, we finally meet up in the front of the Palladium Times Square, so...
Blame Zeus – Laudanum (Self-Released)
Previously coming to our attention through their Bandcamp analysis of their second album Theory of Perception in 2017, Portugal’s Blame Zeus released Seethe in the last quarter of 2019 on Rockshots Records. Although satisfying...
PassCode – Groundswell (Universal)
Still riding a bit high from the band's US debut shows in early September, it felt right to give PassCode's most recent EP Groundswell a chance to shine on it's own. A four song...
Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit (20 Buck Spin)
This review was a particularly difficult one to write, and that’s likely to be a similar response to sitting down and fully appreciating what Tomb Mold have crafted with The Enduring Spirit. Thus far,...
Carnifex – The Economy of Motion
Reliable headliners in the deathcore scene, California act Carnifex continually strive to establish new elements into a sound that has carried them since the mid-2000’s. Their latest album Necromanteum keeps the heaviness and aggression...
Scorched Moon – Forever Seeking Dawn
Photo credit: Magenta Skull Photography
Earlier this year, I had the honor of reviewing Scorched Moon’s debut album Obsidia, and anyone that has heard it has been immediately gripped by this very unique progressive metal...
Beyond Shadows – Beyond Shadows (Self-Released)
Being an ardent follower of the underground scene throughout the 80’s and 90’s, this scribe got the fortunate opportunity to take in many new artists trudging through the demo stages in hopes of honing...
Asinhell – Impii Hora (Metal Blade Records)
While writing material for 2021’s Servant of the Mind album, guitarist/frontman of Volbeat Michael Poulsen had a few death metal riffs that obviously did not fit the Danish mainstay act – so he saved...
Altarage – Worst Case Scenario (Doomentia Records)
When traversing to the realm of highly experimental death metal, it’s best to resist preconceived notions of typical meaty death metal. It is experimental, after all, so there’s an incalculable level of an ‘expect...
ProgPower USA XXII – Day 2 – September 7, 2023 – Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, GA
If you’ve missed the Day 1 recap, please check it out here.
After a good night’s sleep, we felt rested and ready for another day of fun and metal (which is basically the same thing)....