This is the seventh album from US death metallers Origin.
Origin play technical/brutal death metal that’s ultra-controlled, while also somehow seemingly a pure explosion of chaos and frenzy. Continue reading “Origin – Unparalleled Universe (Review)”
Execration – Return to the Void (Review)
This is the fourth album by Execration, a Norwegian death metal band.
I’m a huge fan of Execration’s third album Morbid Dimensions, and it even made the number two slot on my best of 2014 end of year list, so stuffed full of technical/progressive death metal goodness was it. Continue reading “Execration – Return to the Void (Review)”
The Restitution – Into the Dark (Review)
The Restitution is a one-man progressive metal band from the US and this is his second album.
2013’s Waves was a very enjoyable and impressive release, and I can’t believe it’s been four years since it came out. Continue reading “The Restitution – Into the Dark (Review)”
Endname – Triatom (Review)
Endname are a Russian progressive doom band and this is their fourth album.
Triatom is a long, involved, and weighty release that spreads out to cover doom, atmospheric, progressive, sludge, and post-metal territories across its playing time of 72 minutes. Continue reading “Endname – Triatom (Review)”
Rasha’im – The Horns of Euthyphro (Review)
Rasha’im are a black metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Here we have over 65 minutes of traditional, raw, underground black metal, with frosted riffs and grim melodies. Continue reading “Rasha’im – The Horns of Euthyphro (Review)”
Mutation – III: Dark Black (Review)
This is the third album from Mutation, a UK hardcore band.
Featuring Ginger from The Wildhearts, this is a very different proposition to the kind of material he usually produces. Continue reading “Mutation – III: Dark Black (Review)”
Aborted – Bathos (Review)
Aborted are a death metal band from Belgium and this is their latest EP.
Full disclosure – Aborted are one of my favourite death metal bands. So there’s that. Continue reading “Aborted – Bathos (Review)”
Interview with Igorrr
Igorrr’s latest album Savage Sinusoid is both incredibly impressive and extremely enjoyable. It’s an album that does its best to defy description, so I urge you to just take the plunge and give it a listen. Preferably multiple listens, as it has a lot to offer.
So without further ado… Continue reading “Interview with Igorrr”
Descend into Despair – Synaptic Veil (Review)
Descend into Despair are a Romanian funeral doom band and this is their second album.
2014’s colossal The Bearer of All Storms was a huge, monolithic slab of atmospheric funeral death/doom. With over 90 minutes of material, it was a weighty, substantial listen that matched its quantity with an equal amount of quality. Continue reading “Descend into Despair – Synaptic Veil (Review)”
One Master – Lycanthropic Burrowing (Review)
One Master are a US black metal band and this is their fourth album.
After the extremely enjoyable blackened assault of 2015’s Reclusive Blasphemy, we finally have some new One Master to satisfy our dark cravings. Continue reading “One Master – Lycanthropic Burrowing (Review)”
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