Biohazard released an album titled State of the World Address in 1994; Downfall of Gaia’s Atrophy feels awfully fitting for the topsy-turvy nature of 2016. (No, we won’t venture into political discussion.) Read more […]
Western Hungarian band SpiritBell took shape as Aiming High, an Accept tribute act, bit the dust. Arising in 2010, they became rather productive for three years to release a demo, full-length, and EP plus Read more […]
Brutal death metal troupe Devast are at it again once more. Apocalyptic Human Extinction is the band’s third effort, following last year’s Into Decimated Reality. However, unlike said album, Apocalyptic Read more […]
Odd seeing a non-black metal band on ATMF’s roster, try as the band and label may to position The Loom of Time as being of black in sound. (They’re not.) When you are certifiably underground and have Read more […]
High praise from none other than Mr. Dan Swanö on this one off the bat, stating that they had nailed the “ultimate tribute to the SweDeath guitar tone” with this album (Swanö did mix/master it after Read more […]
Negura Bunget have now been a long running folk/black metal export from Romania. Running a band for two decades and multiple full length albums is no small feat, but Negru has kept his ship on course Read more […]
Subscribing to a blue-collar, heads down work ethic, Pennsylvania metal quartet Threatpoint return for a long-awaited third full-length on R.I.P. While very much entrenched in a groove metal mold, these Read more […]
The stigma of what today’s “technical death metal” label can imply – sterile exercises that often undermine brutality in attempt to create something that wows the listener – is something that Read more […]
Their past ties to Asphyx notwithstanding, Soulburn feels a smidge redundant, or, inferior when comparing them to the band whose name (and members) they once occupied. Their second album since their 2014 Read more […]
Berlin often finds itself near the top of every hipster hotspot list, which given the city’s history for being a haven for the young and restless, is understandable. The most notable spot is Kreuzberg, Read more […]
Aligning themselves on another Finnish label Inverse Records following the demise of Violent Journey who released their previous two albums (2011’s Crowned in Hell and 2014’s Bloodmachine), Bloodride Read more […]
Doom metal is a curious genre. While it seems to have started almost with the origins of metal itself (Black Sabbath) it has grown over the years and expanded as any good off sub genre should. Earthshine Read more […]
Primordial’s sterling track record and stellar live reputation would suggest something like the double-live effort Gods to the Godless was a long time coming. Recorded at the band’s 2015 appearance Read more […]
There’s always a band to find that’s just slightly below the radar that is ready to bubble up to the surface. Finland’s Marianas Rest is the latest example of this, proving to be a force to be reckoned Read more […]
If there’s one term in metal right now that has been diluted to the point where it doesn’t hold much weight, it’s “progressive.” Where there used to be a somewhat clear definition, so many bands Read more […]
The irony wasn’t lost after giving The Ritual Aura’s debut full-length, Laniakea, some praise for grasping brevity and seeing the 72-minute runtime of the now recently released follow-up Tæther. Read more […]
A lot of the black metal consternation thrown Cradle of Filth’s way in the ’90s seems a tad misguided given the ever-overt Goth quality of the band. Like, it was staring people right in the face the Read more […]
The rub with German metal is quite simple: Don’t change your sound. No matter what. If you’re tried and true, then dammit, you’re to remain as such for the remainder of your career. It’s what gets Read more […]
“Avant garde” death metal isn’t a tag that’s easily blown off. Initially finding Exexist on Bandcamp prior to the album’s release, the first thing that stuck out was the wicked looking and futuristic Read more […]
Featuring members of December Wolves, Decrepit, and Delusion, Ohio quintet Kurnugia have a ton of experience at the death/extreme metal helm. Pronounced kur-noo-jee-uh and a Babylon mythological term for Read more […]
Not quite the polarizing genre it used to be (it seems the fever pitch may have subsided), folk metal has settled into a more comfortable niche with a diverse group of bands behind it. However, bands Read more […]
Discovery of musical talent and the desire to form new groups becomes easier as the internet and social media close the distance gap. International projects such as Light & Shade explore those duality Read more […]
This scribe has been reviewing albums for quite some time, so there are the occasional games to play while prepping a review, like this one: How long can a band go without introducing anything that resembles Read more […]
Almost feel like someone should slap “(Poland)” next to this Arkona’s name in order to avoid confusion with the Russian version. While the sonic differences are many, “Arkona” is not a name often Read more […]
It is of little debate Marten van Drunen is one of the best death metal vocalists in the style’s vast pantheon. His patented damaged-larynx-while-coughing-up-acid approach is unequaled, with perhaps Read more […]
Fans of The Black Dahlia Murder and Alterbeast take note – rising new act Wastewalker has arrived with plenty of appeal for you. With John Abernathy (ex-Conducting from the Grave) on guitar and Cam Read more […]
Whenever a band takes 12 years to release a second album, the first question is almost always “What have you been up to? And why such the delay?” Finland’s Hoath have a legitimate excuse. Their two Read more […]
Arguably the kings of the metallic d-beat sound, Martyrdöd continue to launch new albums about every two years to remind us all of that fact. List is their sixth full-length album to date, and there Read more […]
Tribute bands being a prevalent part of the live local circuits these days, it’s not shocking to see musicians taking things one step further and developing new songs with a particular niche homage to Read more […]
A peculiar outfit, if not for its wide-ranging, diverse sound, but also because of their sweeping, beautiful doom origins, Norway’s Madder Mortem have been still for seven years. Last heard from via Read more […]
