This is the third album from Lantern, a Finnish blackened death metal band.
2017’s II: Morphosis was a grim and evil collection of tracks, and made a good enough impression that I knew I wanted to check out Dimensions when it appeared. These new tracks are dismal and dark, fusing death, black, and Continue reading “Lantern – Dimensions (Review)”
This is the debut album from Nodus Tollens, a one-man black metal band from the US.
I was impressed with Nodus Tollens’ split with Crown of Asteria, so was looking forward to more material appearing from this artist. Across its 49 minutes, Melancholic Waters Ablaze with the Fires of Loss hasn’t disappointed. Continue reading “Nodus Tollens – Melancholic Waters Ablaze with the Fires of Loss (Review)”
Rites of Daath are a death metal band from Poland and this is their debut album.
Rites of Daath play morbid, filthy death metal crossed with atmospheric death/doom, resulting in a hideous monstrosity of blackened horror that makes for quite an impressive and immersive 38 minutes. Continue reading “Rites of Daath – Doom Spirit Emanation (Review)”
Convocation are a funeral doom band from Finland, and this is their second album.
I enjoyed 2018’s Scars Across; the band’s brand of atmospheric funeral death/doom was crushingly oppressive and filled with misery, just as you’d want something like this to be. Convocation have now returned with 45 minutes of Continue reading “Convocation – Ashes Coalesce (Review)”
Northern Crown are a doom metal band from the US and this is their third album.
Northern Crown’s past material left very positive marks on me, (In the Hands of the Betrayer, The Others), so I turned to In a Pallid Shadow with hopes of an enjoyable romp into doom metal waters. Continue reading “Northern Crown – In a Pallid Shadow (Review)”
This is the debut album from US doom metal band Cathartes Aura.
This album is available in two different versions; the first is divided into four tracks, while the second is a single 42-minute song. Needles to say, I recommend the latter as the definitive version, but ultimately the music is the same either way. Continue reading “Cathartes Aura – Cathartes Aura (Review)”
Battle Born are a UK power metal band and this is their debut EP.
Boasting cover art that just screams TRVE METAL at the top of its lungs, Battle Born take their first confident steps into…battle, (ahem), with this 24-minute EP. Continue reading “Battle Born – Battle Born (Review)”
Thecodontion are a black metal band from Italy and this is their debut album.
Having enjoyed by 2018’s demo Thecodontia, and the 2019 follow up EP Jurassic, I was quite excited by the prospect of Thecodontion’s debut album. Continue reading “Thecodontion – Supercontinent (Review)”
This is the third album from Swedish death metallers Descend.
Descend give us 49 minutes of progressive death metal on The Deviant. I picked this to listen to on a whim, based purely on the artwork, (which, in the promo, didn’t have the band logo and album title on it; I prefer the logo-less version), and I’m amazed at what I had the good luck to stumble upon. Continue reading “Descend – The Deviant (Review)”
Wren are a UK sludge/post-metal band and this is their second album.
2017’s Auburn Rule was a seriously good record. Now that the band have returned, we’re treated to 45 minutes of new material. Continue reading “Wren – Groundswells (Review)”
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