Progressive metallers Behind the Sun’s debut release Post Solis has impressed with its diverse portfolio of metal content and generally kick ass material. If you haven’t yet familiarised yourself with the band I heartily suggest you read the below and give Post Solis a spin – it’s well worth it.
Enter the deathless shells… Continue reading “Interview with Behind the Sun”
Brume are a doom band from the US and this is their debut album.
Worshipping the purity of The Riff, yet with enough psychedelic depth to fashion a very well-rounded and nuanced release, Rooster is a top quality listen from start to finish. Continue reading “Brume – Rooster (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Iranian/Norwegian black metallers From the Vastland.
Cold and grim, this is 43 minutes of classic-style black metal played with intensity and fury. Continue reading “From the Vastland – Chamrosh (Review)”
This is the second album from US technical death metal band Artificial Brain.
How to describe this?
Right, here’s some words that are all relevant to Infrared Horizon in some way – Continue reading “Artificial Brain – Infrared Horizon (Review)”
Moss upon the Skull are a death metal band from Belgium and this is their debut EP.
This is atypical progressive death metal. This is the type of band that are great to hear.
Rather than sticking to the standard genre tropes, they have decided to play death metal their own way on their own terms. Continue reading “Moss upon the Skull – The Scourge of Ages (Review)”
Funeral for the Masses are a Finnish deathcore band and this is their debut EP.
Full of heavy riffs and sick breakdowns, the music is actually relatively old-school as far as deathcore goes, although they still have a modern delivery mixed in. Continue reading “Funeral for the Masses – Pitch Black (Review)”
Au-Dessus are a black metal band from Lithuania.
This is tension-building black metal that incorporates aspects of post-black metal to create involving atmospheres and dark soundscapes. Think a cross between Mayhem, Deathspell Omega and Schammasch, maybe. Continue reading “Au-Dessus – End of Chapter (Review)”
This is the debut album from Temptation’s Wings, a doom/heavy metal band from the US.
Think of a Southern metal flavoured mix between Grand Magus, Candlemass, Down and Orange Goblin. Temptation’s Wings have produced an album worthy to be spoken of in the same sentence as these bands, as Skulthor Ebonblade is very enjoyable indeed. Continue reading “Temptation’s Wings – Skulthor Ebonblade (Review)”
This is the third album from this French blackened death metal horde.
Necrowretch play ugly, underground blackened death metal that has some hints of thrash metal included for extra bite.
Although mainly rooted in the Continue reading “Necrowretch – Satanic Slavery (Review)”
This is the debut album from Plague Throat, an Indian death metal band.
Here’s an album that I knew I had to listen to as soon as I became aware of it. Something about the combination of the band’s name, their logo, and the album cover just screamed at me that this was right up my alley. Continue reading “Plague Throat – The Human Paradox (Review)”
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