I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to much of the underground of metal, there’s no shortage of bands that are looking to carve out a name for themselves. Thus, I’d argued it’s even safer to say … Continue reading Namu – Wretched Spawns of Iniquitous Orders
Few things can ever truly compare to when a new name comes around and throws down a work that manages to be both refreshing and precisely what many of us are looking for in the given style. Metal has been … Continue reading Claymore – Houndskull
Perpetually, we’re always on the look for the next band that can really surprise and confound us. Whether it’s a band that’s particularly good at their craft or one that manages to come around and subvert virtually all of our … Continue reading Februus – Construction of Conflict
There are just some artists that cannot be kept down for too long. Whereas most tend to pace themselves, there are a select few that refuse to sit in one place for any amount of time lest they lose … Continue reading Escaping Aghartha – Lurkers of Languid Waters
When you’ve been in the game for multiple decades, it’s only natural that you would undergo a metamorphosis in some form or another. Your core ideals and concepts may remain relatively unchanged, but it’s not often that we find ourselves … Continue reading Scordatura – Led Into Oblivion
Even after well over 4,000 reviews over the course of over twelve years, there are still some albums that come before me that leave me well and truly stumped. Usually, it comes in the form of a creation that I … Continue reading Gaerea – Loss
It’s no stretch of the imagination to say that many musicians pull from their homeland as great influence when crafting their work. We’ve seen that done to tremendous effect many times over as it remains a terrifically well-used and time … Continue reading Malorshiga – Vento
Funeral doom is still very much a niche sound, but it’s as time has gone one that we’ve seen more names come to the sound at a relatively consistent rate, allowing us to see what it can still become now … Continue reading Dromos – Failing Light
Death metal, if nothing else, is an oppressive sound. Ever since the earliest concepts of the genre, it has remained a hostile realm where undeath, pestilence, torture, and other such plagues upon life itself have gained a foothold that has … Continue reading Acausal Intrusion – Vomit Meditations
When we’re met with talent that seemingly never ceases to amaze, it’s always endlessly fascinating to watch such talent propagate outwards and become such a tour de force that not only explores new horizons but comes to embody only the … Continue reading Panopticon – Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet