Skies in Motion are a UK modern hardcore/metal band and this is their debut album.
Combining raging intensity with heartfelt emotion, this is modern metalcore played with passion and skill. Continue reading “Skies in Motion – Life Lessons (Review)”
At Dusk/Sacerdos – Split (Review)
At Dusk and Sacerdos are both black metal bands from the US, with At Dusk being a one-man entity and Sacerdos being a duo.
At Dusk’s contribution to this release is one 15 minute song named Condemned. Continue reading “At Dusk/Sacerdos – Split (Review)”
Karne – Symposium of Torments (Review)
This is the second album from French black metallers Karne.
2014’s Faith in Flesh saw Karne nail their colours to the mast with their brand of high-speed black metal that had melodic bite and grim determination. Continue reading “Karne – Symposium of Torments (Review)”
Chaosbaphomet – Promethean Black Flame (Review)
This is the debut album from Greek black metal band Chaosbaphomet.
This album is bookended by a long, ritualistic, avant-garde track that serves as an introduction, and by a Necromantia cover at the other end of the album. In the middle, however, we get 24 minutes of Chaosbaphomet’s furious own-brand black metal. Continue reading “Chaosbaphomet – Promethean Black Flame (Review)”
Moribundo – Raíz Amarga (Review)
This is the debut album from Moribundo, a Spanish death/doom band.
Moribundo mix crushing funeral doom with harsh, horrifying death metal. Continue reading “Moribundo – Raíz Amarga (Review)”
Low Flying Hawks – Genkaku (Review)
This is the second album from US doom/sludge band Low Flying Hawks.
This is doom/sludge with drone and shoegaze elements, featuring members of Melvins and Mr. Bungle. Continue reading “Low Flying Hawks – Genkaku (Review)”
Grift – Arvet (Review)
This is the second album from one-man Swedish black metal project Grift.
The brainchild of the man behind Arfsynd, (among others), this is atmospheric black metal that features acoustic and folk elements alongside the more traditionally blackened ones. Continue reading “Grift – Arvet (Review)”
Promethean Misery – Bloodlet (Review)
This is the latest EP from Promethean Misery, a one-woman Australian doom metal band.
Full of melancholy and misery, this is a single 20 minute track of dark riffs, haunting piano, and seductive violin. Continue reading “Promethean Misery – Bloodlet (Review)”
Cardinals Folly – Deranged Pagan Sons (Review)
Cardinals Folly are a Finnish doom metal band and this is their fourth album.
I have a certain fondness for Cardinals Folly’s second album Our Cult Continues!. This was basically an hour of fuzzy traditional doom metal which had plenty of character and personality. Continue reading “Cardinals Folly – Deranged Pagan Sons (Review)”
Atriarch – Dead as Truth (Review)
This is US blackened doom band Atriarch’s fourth album.
The band’s last album An Unending Pathway was a notable, individual, and very engaging release from 2014, managing to combine elements of doom, black metal, and deathrock effectively and enjoyably. Continue reading “Atriarch – Dead as Truth (Review)”
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