Vindkast are a black metal band from Germany and this is their debut album.
Vindkast play atmospheric black metal with ambient influences. Underneath this simple description, however, lies the wealth of rich, textured, layered music that we are presented with on Archaic Collapse. Continue reading “Vindkast – Archaic Collapse (Review)”
Nyn are a technical/progressive death metal band and this is their second album.
Normally a solo project, the main-man-behind-the-band has been joined by others on this release, helping to flesh out his sound even further than previously. Continue reading “Nyn – Entropy: (of Chaos and Salt) (Review)”
Eaten are a US grindcore band and this is their debut album.
This is old-school, classic-styled grindcore, the likes of which uses ugly clubs to bash, beat, and smash everyone and everything within hitting distance. Continue reading “Eaten – Eaten (Review)”
Cormorant are a progressive black metal band from the US. This is their fourth album.
This is a highly ambitious release, with a wide range and scope across its hour long playing time. Spread across only four tracks, Cormorant pack a lot in on this release. Continue reading “Cormorant – Diaspora (Review)”
Aeraco are a US hard rock band and this is their second album.
Aeraco crash out of the speakers with a mix of 80s metal and modern rock influences. Aeraco have come to spread fun, joy, and an unashamed love of hard rock to the masses. This they do with such passion and obvious enthusiasm that it’s hard to dislike their work. Continue reading “Aeraco – Baptized by Fire (Review)”
This is the debut EP from Italian death metallers Krypta.
This is a short and enjoyable EP that’s inspired by the Swedish style. At just under 18 minutes in length, it’s long enough to get your teeth into, but short enough to leave you wanting more. Continue reading “Krypta – In Torment (Review)”
Hogan’s Goat are from the US and play hard/stoner rock. This is their debut album.
This is Southern-styled stoner/hard rock that should appeal to fans of bands such as Clutch, Red Fang, Mastodon, and the like. Continue reading “Hogan’s Goat – Hogan’s Goat (Review)”
This is the debut album from Derais, a German funeral doom band.
This is dark, apocalyptic funeral doom, with long songs and deep atmospheres. Continue reading “Derais – Of Angel’s Seed and Devil’s Harvest (Review)”
Full of Hell are a US grindcore band, and this is their fifth album, (or third, if you don’t count their collaborative ones).
Full of Hell play grindcore that’s both primitive and innovative. Combing death metal, powerviolence, punk, crust, harsh electronics, and noise into a gruesomely violent and nasty grindcore package, Full of Hell are Continue reading “Full of Hell – Trumpeting Ecstasy (Review)”
This is the debut album from one-man US doom metal band Mindkult.
This is the follow up to last years enticing EP Witch’s Oath, which was notable for its quality and individuality. Continue reading “Mindkult – Lucifer’s Dream (Review)”
