This is the third album from Swedish black/death metallers Mordant.
Mordant play a hybrid black/death style that takes influence from the Swedish melodic scene. Continue reading “Mordant – Demonic Satanic (Review)”
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Ulvesang – Ulvesang (Review)
Ulvesang are a Canadian neofolk band and this is their debut album.
This album is a folk release that specialises in creating beautiful soundscapes for the listener to dreamily explore.
Ulvesang approach this style coming Continue reading “Ulvesang – Ulvesang (Review)”
Falls of Rauros – Vigilance Perennial (Review)
This is the fourth album from Falls of Rauros, a black metal band from the US.
Falls of Rauros are a band that I know can always be relied upon to deliver. Across their various releases they have produced a wealth of atmospheric and engaging folk-influenced black metal that has never failed to impress and satisfy me. The same can be said of Vigilance Perennial in this regard too. Continue reading “Falls of Rauros – Vigilance Perennial (Review)”
Hark – Machinations (Review)
Hark are a stoner/hard rock band from the UK and this is their second album.
Featuring rocking tunes, sludgy Southern vibes and progressive sensibilities, Machinations should easily appeal to fans of Baroness, Mastodon, Red Fang, Corrosion of Conformity and High on Fire. Continue reading “Hark – Machinations (Review)”
Flesh of the Stars – Anhilla (Review)
This is the third album from US doom band Flesh of the Stars.
How time flies. It was only a couple of years ago that Flesh of the Stars impressed the Hell out of me with their very endearing debut album, Hide. Since then, I’ve somehow missed out on them releasing a second album, and they’re now on their third release, Anhilla. Turns out they’re quite the prolific band. Continue reading “Flesh of the Stars – Anhilla (Review)”
Unearthly Trance – Stalking the Ghost (Review)
This is US doom/sludge band Unearthly Trance’s sixth album.
Full of heavy riffs and weighty attitude, Stalking the Ghost is an album of gritty doom metal with sludge proclivities.
Brutal hard-hitting riffs are strategically Continue reading “Unearthly Trance – Stalking the Ghost (Review)”
Yurodivy – Aphos (Review)
Yurodivy are a post-hardcore band from France. This is their debut album.
Taking the nasty, abrasive blueprint of violent hardcore, Yurodivy proceed to craft this into their own image over these 42 minutes.
The music is worthy of the Continue reading “Yurodivy – Aphos (Review)”
Benighted – Necrobreed (Review)
Benighted are a French death metal band and this is their eighth album.
Benighted impressed the Hell out of me when I managed to catch them live supporting The Black Dahlia Murder, (whose singer guests on this album), so it’s with a palpable sense of excitement that I press play on Necrobreed. After a typically throwaway intro, the Continue reading “Benighted – Necrobreed (Review)”
Deadwound – Identity Shapes (Review)
Deadwound are a sludge/hardcore band from the UK. This is their debut EP.
Channelling a lovely line in grim filthiness, Deadwound fuse dark hardcore with sludge metal to produce 22 minutes of riotous ugliness.
The singer Continue reading “Deadwound – Identity Shapes (Review)”
Vaiya – Remnant Light (Review)
This is a re-release of the 2014 album from one-man black metal band Vaiya from Australia.
Featuring three songs, each 13 minutes in length, Remnant Light is atmospheric black metal with a bleak demeanour and a grim personality. Continue reading “Vaiya – Remnant Light (Review)”
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