Despite the vast potential that the underground always has roiling underneath its surface, it can all too often be said that there are plenty of styles that are not living up to their own potential for one reason or another. … Continue reading Axe Dagger – s/t
Whoever made the foolish claim that death metal has lost its power? Sure, there are moments that see the genre at a low point, but to judge the whole of the style for faltering for hardly any time whatsoever is … Continue reading Putred – Blestemul din Adânc
For much of its long run, metal has been a sound that has ever moved forward. Rarely does it linger in one place for long as that can often equate to stagnation with that being a trap that all too … Continue reading Duchna – Shards of a Waking Sun
While many of us are enamored by the finale from Megadeath, the state of thrash metal still remains something that ought to be discussed as we find ourselves witnessing the end of one of the all-time greats. The style has … Continue reading Kartel – Ordo Karnivora
Time is a wild thing. It can bless just as easily it can curse with music something that’s a true roll of the dice when it comes to whether or not time will be an asset to those that persevere … Continue reading Moonscape – Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity
It ought to go without saying at this point that metal as a whole has seen loads of people coming around with tons of supposed innovation, but it’s not terribly often that we get a work that actually delivers on … Continue reading Slagmaur – Hulders Ritual
There are just some bands that embody the underground almost too well. We’ve all seen plenty of bands come around that manage to truly encapsulate what a specific genre has to offer and then proceed to bring it all to … Continue reading Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean – Let Us Not Speak of Them but Look and Pass On
As is the case with every style, there are certain notions and concepts that are sought after throughout the many realms of death metal. Whether it’s achieving a certain level of brutality or channeling something that’s been accomplished before out … Continue reading Putrisect – s/t
A well-crafted work is something that defy even the most overused concepts and expectations. It doesn’t require much more than the knowledge of what to do and when, but that’s oftentimes something that even the most veteran of musicians in … Continue reading Aldheorte – The Wild Divine
There are some tropes of the underground that I can definitely understand some people getting tired of after so long. The core identities of some styles are iconic, sure, but they can be annoyingly repetitive for how often we see … Continue reading Belzebong – The End is High
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