Condemned are a US death metal band and this is their third album.
If you’re looking for a short, condensed blast of brutal death metal with some horrific sci-fi themes, then Condemned have got you covered.
This is music to Continue reading “Condemned – His Divine Shadow (Review)”
Wiegedood are a black metal band from Belgium and this is their second album.
Wiegedood play black metal that’s as brutal is it is caustically atmospheric. There’s an acerbic hatred here that powers the songs forward, while at the same time showing an awareness of dynamics and Continue reading “Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed II (Review)”
Obitus are a Swedish black metal band and this is their second album.
Playing harsh black metal, Slaves of the Vast Machine consists of one long 45 minute track.
The band’s music is Continue reading “Obitus – Slaves of the Vast Machine (Review)”
Mordbrand are a Swedish death metal band and this is their second album.
A firmly enjoyable display of Swedish death metal, Mordbrand’s debut album Imago played to my soft spot for the style, with the chainsaw riffs and macabre melodies Continue reading “Mordbrand – Wilt (Review)”
Darsombra are a psychedelic drone band from the US.
Here we have some spaced out, cosmic-spanning psychedelic doom rock drone…quite a mouthful really, but one well-worth getting your chops around as Polyvision is a substantial cocktail of heady proportions. Continue reading “Darsombra – Polyvision (Review)”
The Bearer are a hardcore band from the US and this is their second release.
The Bearer play hardcore that’s influenced by metal – so far, so generic, right? Wrong. On paper this description may be accurate, but it doesn’t do The Bearer’s sound justice. Continue reading “The Bearer – Fiction (Review)”
Possession are a black/death metal band from Belgium and this is their debut album.
Possession play malevolent, evil black metal with some old-school death metal and doom elements. Continue reading “Possession – Exorkizein (Review)”
Floods are a US black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Floods play a mix of black, death and sludge metal. Which genre they are actually playing is up for debate, although I’d argue that black metal forms the largest part of their musical equation, so we’ll go with that. Continue reading “Floods – Floods (Review)”
This is Anomalie’s third album. They are a black metal band from Austria.
Anomalie play post-black metal that absorbs the listener early on with its grasp of atmosphere and feeling. Continue reading “Anomalie – Visions (Review)”
Fell Ruin are a blackened doom band from the US. This is their debut album.
Fell Ruin first graced the Earth with their sickened brand of sludgy black doom in 2015 with Devices. They’ve now returned with their first full length. I enjoyed Devices, (can one enjoy something as nasty as this band?), but To the Concrete Drifts is probably even better. Continue reading “Fell Ruin – To the Concrete Drifts (Review)”
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