Corrosion of Conformity are a US metal/rock band and this is their eleventh album.
A lot has happened in the world of Corrosion of Conformity since the band’s 2018’s release No Cross No Crown. Recovering from tragedy and setback, the band are now back, and they’ve brought a lot of new material with them. Good God / Baad Man boasts 70 minutes of music, and it’s Continue reading “Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man (Review)”
This is the twelfth album from US sludge/post-metal band Neurosis.
Ten years since 2016’s Fires Within Fires, nobody was expecting the return of Neurosis this month. Armed with the formidable talents of Aaron Turner, (Isis/Old Man Gloom/Sumac) on guitar and vocals, this new Neurosis album is Continue reading “Neurosis – An Undying Love for a Burning World (Review)”
This is the debut album from UK sludge metallers Shadowvale.
After Shadowvale’s revelatory performance at last year’s Mangata Festival, this has been a release to watch out for. Well, it’s now here, so the question that presents itself is this – was it worth the wait? Have Shadowvale managed to deliver the goods and live up to their promise? Continue reading “Shadowvale – Shadowvale (Review)”
This is the third album from UK death metallers Cryptworm.
Infectious Pathological Waste offers up a 35-minute festering cesspit of death metal nastiness. Served to us by current and ex-members of Coffinborn, Cryptic Shift, and Rothadás, Cryptworm arrive covered in Continue reading “Cryptworm – Infectious Pathological Waste (Review)”
This is the debut album from US sludge metal band Mordeo.
Mordeo is a 41-minute slab of ugly crusty darkness. Fuelled by punk aggression and sludge hatred, this is music that wants to rend and destroy. Mordeo have unleashed a Continue reading “Mordeo – Mordeo (Review)”
Wildernesses are a post-rock/shoegaze band from the UK and this is their debut album.
Growth is a 44-minute record that brings together post-rock and shoegaze into a something unexpectedly special. The music of Wildernesses is detailed and textured, offering a vision of post-rock to the listener that’s Continue reading “Wildernesses – Growth (Review)”
This is the second album from German black metal band Antrisch.
Expedition III: Renitenzpfad is a 48-minute black metal album that’s spliced with a few different influences. Across these seven tracks Antrisch take the listener on a journey into history, and as they do so they Continue reading “Antrisch – Expedition III: Renitenzpfad (Review)”
This is the ninth album from Finnish melodic death/doom band Hanging Garden.
Isle of Bliss contains 48 minutes of engaging material. Hanging Garden’s mix of death and doom metal is heavily melodic, carries a Gothic flavour, and has an occasional blackened edge. It makes for a compelling record that should appeal to fans of a Continue reading “Hanging Garden – Isle of Bliss (Review)”
Winterfylleth are a UK black metal band and this is their ninth album.
2024’s The Imperious Horizon feels like it came out yesterday, but here we are again anyway, a brand new Winterfylleth record. Whereas its predecessor was icy, The Unyielding Season Continue reading “Winterfylleth – The Unyielding Season (Review)”
This is the third album from US black metal band Iron Firmament.
In the Land of Pre-Human Kings contains 42 minutes of atmospheric black metal, brought to the world by a band that clearly understand the style. Iron Firmament bring a range of influences together on this record, resulting in music that’s sure to Continue reading “Iron Firmament – In the Land of Pre-Human Kings (Review)”
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