This is the fourth album by Manetheren, a black metal band from the US.
Here we have 62 minutes of atmospheric black metal with dark, nihilistic, apocalyptic themes.
Manetheren’s approach to black metal is one of layering. Various Continue reading “Manetheren – The End (Review)”
Fit for an Autopsy are a modern death metal/deathcore band from the US and this is their fourth album.
Hot on the heels of last year’s short split release The Depression Sessions, The Great Collapse is 41 minutes of state of the art crushing brutality. Continue reading “Fit for an Autopsy – The Great Collapse (Review)”
Blood Moon are a black metal band and this is their debut album.
Inspired by the 90s second wave of black metal, but not limited by it, Blood Moon offer up 51 minutes of ancestor worship and ritualistic incantations in the form of Through the Scarlet Veil.
The music is mystical and obscure. It’s Continue reading “Blood Moon – Through the Scarlet Veil (Review)”
A Breach of Silence’s third album Secrets boasts a marked progression in the band’s sound. Bigger, bolder, better and brighter than ever before, Secrets is an album that sticks in the mind. I’ve really enjoyed following this band’s development and progress over the years, and I have to say that Secrets is their most complete-sounding album to date. It really is a damn good listen, so make sure you check it out. Continue reading “Interview with A Breach of Silence”
Endogenic are a Norwegian metal band and this is their debut album.
Endogenic play groove/thrash metal with a sprinkling of death metal added in here and there for good measure. Following on from the likes of Pantera, Lamb of God, etc., Hunter is 41 minutes of hard-rocking riffs, tasty grooves and loud beats. Continue reading “Endogenic – Hunter (Review)”
Panikk are a thrash metal band from Slovenia and this is their second album.
Panikk play old-school thrash metal influenced by the US scene. Fans of Anthrax, Forbidden, Exodus, etc. should lap this up. Continue reading “Panikk – Discarded Existence (Review)”
Ghost Season are a modern metal band from Greece. This is their debut album.
I enjoyed their 2014 EP Ghosts Like Her, so it’s good to see the band putting out their first full-length release.
However, a lineup change, including a new singer, mean that the Ghost Season of 2017 is a different beast to that of their first EP. Continue reading “Ghost Season – Like Stars in a Neon Sky (Review)”
Sunless are a progressive death metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Well, if this isn’t a twisting mass of complex nastiness. Urraca is 44 minutes of progressive/technical death metal full of dissonant, experimental and avant-garde stylings. Continue reading “Sunless – Urraca (Review)”
Carnal Decay are a brutal death metal band from Switzerland and this is their fourth album.
Carnal Decay play brutal death metal that wastes no time establishing barbaric dominance. The music is ugly, heavy and nicely savage. Continue reading “Carnal Decay – You Owe You Pay (Review)”
This is the second album from US thrashers Power Trip.
Nightmare Logic is the follow up to 2013’s well-received Manifest Decimation. Power Trip return better than ever, armed with enough tasty riffs to power a small nation. Continue reading “Power Trip – Nightmare Logic (Review)”
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