This is the second album from US hardcore band Rig Time!
Rig Time! are all about the heaviness. Their second album has 25 minutes of it, all punishing beats and grinding groove. Continue reading “Rig Time! – War (Review)”
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Raventale – Planetarium (Review)
This is the eighth album from Ukrainian one-man black metal band Raventale.
Planetarium contains four songs spread out over 39 minutes. It’s atmospheric black metal that’s dark, affecting, and highly engaging. Continue reading “Raventale – Planetarium (Review)”
Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black (Review)
Cannibal Corpse are a legendary death metal band, and I’m pretty sure you don’t need any introduction to them.
The kings of death metal return with their 14th album. This is the follow up to 2014’s A Skeletal Domain, and features twelve brand new slabs of unstoppable brutality. Continue reading “Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black (Review)”
Process of Guilt – Black Earth (Review)
This is the fourth album from Process of Guilt, a doom/sludge band from Portugal.
We’ve met Process of Guilt before on their split with Rorcal. This was a very favourable meeting, and sets the scene nicely for Black Earth. Continue reading “Process of Guilt – Black Earth (Review)”
Isle of Avalon – Of Tulgey Wood and the Table Rounde (Review)
Isle of Avalon are a UK power/symphonic metal band and this is their second album.
This is power metal influenced by Arthurian legend, and the band certainly do this side of their sound justice by incorporating many medieval themes, sounds, and melodies into their songs. They’ve clearly immersed themselves in this aspect of their music, rather Continue reading “Isle of Avalon – Of Tulgey Wood and the Table Rounde (Review)”
Blaze of Perdition – Conscious Darkness (Review)
This is the fourth album from Polish black metallers Blaze of Perdition.
2015’s Near Death Revelations was a hideously enjoyable release, succeeding in capturing the essence of what makes sophisticated, forward-thinking black metal so compelling and engaging. Continue reading “Blaze of Perdition – Conscious Darkness (Review)”
Altarage – Endinghent (Review)
Altarage are a Spanish blackened death metal band and this is their second album.
If you’re a fan of ugly, blackened dissonance, then Endinghent is definitely an album you should check out. Continue reading “Altarage – Endinghent (Review)”
Enslaved – E (Review)
Enslaved are a Norwegian progressive black metal band and this is their fourteenth album.
Enslaved have put out so much quality music over the years it’s no wonder that they’re one of many people’s favourite bands, (including mine); they have more than earned that privileged. Continue reading “Enslaved – E (Review)”
Year of the Cobra – Burn Your Dead (Review)
Year of the Cobra are a doom metal band from the US and this is their latest EP.
Year of the Cobra’s debut album …in the Shadows Below was 44 minutes of guitarless drum and bass doom, the likes of which would be extremely satisfying in its own right, but with the added sultry crooning of their impressive singer, it just ascended to even greater heights. Continue reading “Year of the Cobra – Burn Your Dead (Review)”
Friendship – Hatred (Review)
Friendship are from Japan and play blackened grindcore/hardcore. This is their debut album.
Reeking of corrupted dark hardcore, blackened brutality, scathing powerviolence, and virulent grind, this is an album that’s perfectly titled. Continue reading “Friendship – Hatred (Review)”
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