Arya are an Italian progressive/post-metal band and this is their second album.
Arya play modern progressive/post-metal with some djent and technical influences. However, this description doesn’t tell the complete story at all. Continue reading “Arya – Dreamwars (Review)”
This is the debut album from Romanian progressive metal band The Thirteenth Sun.
This is a mix of the progressive versions of both metal and rock, one that manages to do justice to both.
The album has a professional, well-rounded production that shows off the band’s skills. Theirs is a strong, full-bodied sound that allows them the freedom to make the most of their music.
This is the second album from Khaospath, a Swedish black metal band.
This is an interesting album in a few different ways.
Although it’s undoubtedly raw and aggressive, it also contains a hearty heavy metal influence alongside its more traditional second wave approach. Continue reading “Khaospath – …for the Devil Speaks the Truth (Review)”
Sapien are a stoner/sludge metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP, although at 45 minutes in length, this is essentially an album.
I love how heavy this band are. Oh yes. They have a very beefy Continue reading “Sapien – Laika, Come Home (Review)”
This is the latest release from Blackbird Hill, a rock band from France.
I decided to listen to this purely on the band’s name and the album cover. Of course, if after pressing play for the first time I didn’t like what I heard, it never would have made it to the review stage, but I did, and it did. Continue reading “Blackbird Hill – Midday Moonlight (Review)”
Disincarnation are a US death metal band and this is their first demo.
Ahh, the good old metal of death, Swedish style! This is rolling, heavy death metal that’s ready for war.
A raw, underground Continue reading “Disincarnation – By the Old Gods and the New (Review)”
This is the debut album from White Ward, a Ukrainian post-black metal band.
This is post-black metal with avant-garde tendencies. However, this is a very simplistic description of what you’ll find on Futility Report; the music is anything but simple.
Mix Ihsahn, Ulver, Ephel Duath, Blut Aus Nord, Deafheaven, and Wolves in the Throne Room together, and you’ll still only have the barest glimpse of what White Ward play. Continue reading “White Ward – Futility Report (Review)”
Woest are an industrial black metal band from France and this is their debut release.
Woest play some of the filthiest, blackest, malignant music you’ve probably heard in a while. Continue reading “Woest – La Fin de L’ère Sauvage (Review)”
This is the debut album from Polish post-black metallers Rosk.
Rosk play post-black metal with atmospheric, doom, and ambient influences. Continue reading “Rosk – Miasma (Review)”
Burning Shadows are a power metal band from the US and this is their third album.
Burning Shadows made a lasting impression on me with their 2012 release Gather, Darkness!, which demonstrated a band that had a strong sound, good tunes, and a very capable singer; all essential components for power metal success. Continue reading “Burning Shadows – Truth in Legend (Review)”
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