The ugly, underground death metal onslaught of Bestial Hymns of Perversion is a gruesome and wondrous thing to behold. Brutal and raw, yet still with masses of macabre atmosphere, this is death metal for lovers of darkness and apocalyptic barbarity. For something as singularly nasty as this, I just had to find out more… Continue reading “Interview with Of Feather and Bone”
Apostle of Solitude are one of the world’s premier doom metal bands. Don’t just take my word for it, of course; check out their latest stunner of an album From Gold to Ash. This is a well-rounded and multifaceted album, one which just seems to get better and better the more you get to know it. I’m listening to it again as I type these words, and it really is the band’s best work to date.
The band’s founder Chuck Brown was nice enough to share a few words about their latest release… Continue reading “Interview with Apostle of Solitude”
This is the second release from Ifernach, a one man Canadian black metal act.
Taking influence from the classic second wave sound and injecting it not only with a savage, feral character, but a nuanced, nature-inspired atmospheric one too, this release is 30 minutes of unforgiving raw black metal. Continue reading “Ifernach – Maqtewek Nakuset (Review)”
This is the debut album from Argentinian black metal band Enoquian.
Llamas de Gloria Primera contains 39 minutes of enjoyably raw second wave-influenced black metal. Continue reading “Enoquian – Llamas de Gloria Primera (Review)”
This is the debut album from Monads, a funeral doom band from Belgium.
Ahhh, funeral doom. You’ll never leave me, right? No matter what happens, I’ll always have you to turn to in times of loss and hopelessness? Right?
Right?
Itnuveth are a black metal band from Spain and this is their fourth album.
This is pagan black metal that takes elements of Viking and folk metal into its blackened embrace. Hearty and full of obvious passion, this is an enjoyable listen for anyone that likes underground black metal with a medieval flavour. Continue reading “Itnuveth – Tales and Legends of Wolves (Review)”
Napalm Death are a UK grindcore band and this is their latest album.
This is a compilation double album that brings together various rare, cover, bonus, compilation, and split release tracks all in one place. Stretching back as far as 2004, this album boasts 31 songs and has a total duration of 94 minutes. Continue reading “Napalm Death – Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US death metallers Gravehill.
2014’s Death Curse was a very tasty serving of rotting metallic delights, and now the band are back with another mouldy 43 minutes of atavistic death metal. Continue reading “Gravehill – The Unchaste, the Wicked, & the Profane (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Systemik Viølence, a blackened hardcore punk band based in Portugal.
Brutally old-school punk is mixed with something like Darkthrone’s rawest nightmares to create short, blistering songs of dark intensity and suprising catchiness. Continue reading “Systemik Viølence – Anarquia-Violência (Review)”
Hell to Pay are a US hardcore band and this is their debut album.
Here we have 29 minutes of hardcore mixed with elements of metal, grindcore, death metal, and crust. About a third of the running time is taken up by the last track, leaving most of the other songs as Continue reading “Hell to Pay – Bliss (Review)”
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