Tag: Cult of Luna

Unhold – Here Is the Blood (Review)

Unhold - Here Is the BloodUnhold are a sludge/post-metal band from Switzerland and this is their fifth album.

2015’s Towering lived up to its name, and was a monolithic and notable record. I said that Towering offered Continue reading “Unhold – Here Is the Blood (Review)”

Megaton Leviathan – Mage (Review)

Megaton Leviathan MageMegaton Leviathan are a US psychedelic rock/doom band, and this is their third album.

Now here’s a band that have flowered quite impressively since their already very accomplished 2014 album Past 21: Beyond the Arctic Cell. Boasting new members, new instrumentation, and an enriched direction, Mage is indebted to the band’s past, while being unconstrained by it. Continue reading “Megaton Leviathan – Mage (Review)”

Built-in Obsolescence – Instar (Review)

Built-in ObsolescenceBuilt-in Obsolescence are a progressive/post-metal band from Italy. This is their debut album.

Here we have 61 minutes of post-metal with progressive tendencies. Modelled on influences such as The Ocean, Cult of Luna, Isis, and a touch of Tool, Built-in Obsolescence mould elements of these to satisfy their own vision of what heavy music should sound like in 2018. Continue reading “Built-in Obsolescence – Instar (Review)”

Third Island – Omelas (Review)

Third IslandThis is the debut album from Irish post-metal/doom band Third Island.

After the initial promise of Third Island’s debut EP Dusk, the band have now returned with a full 48 minutes of material. This is direct, forthright post-metal, which also takes in influences from doom, sludge, post-rock, and progressive metal. Continue reading “Third Island – Omelas (Review)”

Soldat Hans – Es Taut (Review)

Soldat HansSoldat Hans are a doom band from Switzerland and this is their second album.

Es Taut contains 55 minutes of music spread out over three tracks. This is a colossal and ambitious album, one that’s delivered by a band with matching talent, skill, and ability. Continue reading “Soldat Hans – Es Taut (Review)”

Distances – Diableries (Review)

DistancesDistances are a post-metal/atmospheric sludge band from the US and this is their fourth album, (assuming you count 2016’s covers album Rip Offs).

Now here’s an interesting and involved release. I like something a bit different, and across the 65 minutes of material on this album Distance cover a lot of…ahem…distance.

Okay, I’ll get my coat…

Anyway…the Continue reading “Distances – Diableries (Review)”

A Light Within – Epilogue (Review)

A Light WithinThis is the latest EP from A Light Within, a post-metal band from the US.

This is atmospheric post-metal with some progressive and post-rock elements. Take the post-metal triumvirate of Isis, Neurosis, and Cult of Luna, and throw in some Deftones, The Ocean, and Devil Sold His Soul, and you’ll have a basic starting point. Continue reading “A Light Within – Epilogue (Review)”

Unfold – Banshee O Beast (Review)

UnfoldUnfold are a post-hardcore band from Switzerland and this is their fourth album.

Unfold play a mixture of hardcore, metal, and sludge, all wrapped up in emotive intensity and sophisticated heaviness. Continue reading “Unfold – Banshee O Beast (Review)”

Ba’al – In Gallows by Mass (Review)

Ba'alBa’al are a post-metal band from the UK and this is their debut EP.

This is emotive, lengthy post-metal, played with conviction and confidence by a band that obviously know what they want to accomplish with their music. Continue reading “Ba’al – In Gallows by Mass (Review)”