Morrow are a US black metal band and this is their debut album.
Not to be confused with the Morrow from the UK that have appeared on this site previously, this US band play atmospheric black metal with ambient and post-rock influences. Continue reading “Morrow – The Weight of These Feathers (Review)”
Obscura are a progressive/technical death metal band from Germany and this is their fifth album.
As I’ve said frequently in the past, I like an album that feels like a journey, and this is definitely one such album. With a depth of songwriting and skill that many bands aspire to and few achieve, Diluvium is a masterclass in what a progressive/technical death metal band can achieve. Continue reading “Obscura – Diluvium (Review)”
Depths of Hatred are a Canadian death metal band and this is their latest EP.
Here we have 22 minutes of Depths of Hatred’s brand of punishing intensity. Mixing together multiple strains of death metal with some decent character and a professional recording, the band’s modern attack is easy to recommend. Continue reading “Depths of Hatred – Bloodguilt (Review)”
This is the tenth album from US death metal veterans Jungle Rot.
Although Jungle Rot aren’t a band I’m intimately familiar with, I do know, (and enjoy), some of their previous work, so it’s with great interest that I listen to this self-titled album as it’s a bit different from what I’ve heard from the band before. Continue reading “Jungle Rot – Jungle Rot (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Converge, a legendary hardcore band.
Apparently recorded during the sessions for The Dusk in Us, this EP lasts a mere 7 minutes and spends its time ferociously ripping off faces left, right, and basically every-damn-where. Continue reading “Converge – Beautiful Ruin (Review)”
Ripis are a doom metal band from the US and this is their second album.
Well, well, what a powerful and well-written album we have here. Filled with bleak moods and despondent atmosphere, this is dark, affecting stuff. Ripis know how to write a damn good doom metal tune. Continue reading “Ripis – Shadow Dies in Morning Light (Review)”
Decline of the I are a French post-black metal band and this is their third album.
I very much enjoyed 2015’s Rebellion, but now it’s time to turn our focus to Escape, which brings us 55 minutes of new material. Continue reading “Decline of the I – Escape (Review)”
If you’re looking for something to listen to get insanely worked up to while in the gym, or just generally to get the blood pumping and heart racing, then I heartily recommend Slaughter Monolith by Abhorrent Deformity.
So sit back, feel the crushing riffs squash the life out of you, and find out a little more about the band below… Continue reading “Interview with Abhorrent Deformity”
The latest Moonreich album – Fugue – is an impressive collection of dark, violent black metal songs. However, there’s more to Moonreich than just sonic extremity, and Fugue is layered with the kind of depth and nuance that makes for a very moreish album. Wide-ranging and multifaceted, while being wrapped up in tightly focused aggression, Fugue is an album that’s a very strong release all-round.
Let’s find out a bit more… Continue reading “Interview with Moonreich”
This is the seventh album from Redemption, a progressive metal band from the US.
2016’s The Art of Loss was a compelling and engaging listen, skilfully weaving together melodic metal with progressive know-how. Well, a couple of years and a change of singer later, and we have a 66 minutes of new material in the shape of Long Night’s Journey into Day.
Continue reading “Redemption – Long Night’s Journey into Day (Review)”
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