Sorxe are a post-metal/sludge band from the US and this is their third album.
Following up 2014’s Surrounded by Shadows and 2017’s Matter & Void, we now have the much-anticipated The Ark Burner. Continue reading “Sorxe – The Ark Burner (Review)”
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Monthly Overview – the Best of September 2019
September had a lot of great metal releases, so it’s time to take a look at ten of my favourites ones below. Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of September 2019”
Cult of Luna – A Dawn to Fear (Review)
Cult of Luna are a Swedish post-metal band and this is their eighth album.
A Dawn to Fear follows on from the massively amazing Mariner, which was my album of the year for 2016, and deservedly so. Now, three years later, they return with 79 minutes of new material spread out over 8 songs. Continue reading “Cult of Luna – A Dawn to Fear (Review)”
Culted – Vespertina Synaxis: A Prayer for Union & Emptiness (Review)
Culted are an international blackened doom band and this is their latest EP.
I really enjoyed 2014’s Oblique to All Paths, and have been waiting for a new Culted release ever since. Well, now it’s here in the shape of this 27-minute EP. Boasting three tracks, Vespertina Synaxis: A Prayer for Union & Emptiness is a sinister exploration of Culted’s world. Continue reading “Culted – Vespertina Synaxis: A Prayer for Union & Emptiness (Review)”
This Gift Is a Curse – A Throne of Ash (Review)
This Gift Is a Curse are a blackened sludge band from Sweden and this is their third album.
Here we have 45 minutes of hateful extremity that combines black metal, sludge, and hardcore. It’s violent, world-ending music that’s wreathed in both aggression and atmosphere most foul. Continue reading “This Gift Is a Curse – A Throne of Ash (Review)”
John, the Void – III – Adversa (Review)
This is the second album from Italian post-metallers John, the Void.
After the band’s 2014 debut EP they jumped forward in style and quality with 2016’s II, and now they’re back with 48 minutes of new material for the listener to become absorbed in. Continue reading “John, the Void – III – Adversa (Review)”
Heaume Mortal – Solstices (Review)
This is the debut album from French post-black metal band Heaume Mortal, (featuring a member of Eibon and Cowards).
There are six tracks on this album spread out across a sprawling 58 minutes of material, (including a Burzum cover). This is music that’s dark and crushing, while also containing aspects of resplendence and writhing, textured colour. Continue reading “Heaume Mortal – Solstices (Review)”
Herod – Sombre Dessein (Review)
Herod are a progressive sludge band from Switzerland and this is their second album.
Here we have 43 minutes of post-metal that takes a progressive sludge approach to its material. Continue reading “Herod – Sombre Dessein (Review)”
A Secret Revealed – Sacrifices (Review)
This is the second album from A Secret Revealed, a post-metal band from Germany.
The band’s debut album – 2015’s The Bleakness – was an album that I thoroughly enjoyed and stuck out with its vision of heavy, emotive modern post-metal. Continue reading “A Secret Revealed – Sacrifices (Review)”
Haven – Anima (Review)
This is the debut EP from German post-metal band Haven.
This is music with dark undertones and ambient atmosphere. Haven mix together the atmospheric allure of post-metal, with the harsher framing of post-hardcore, and the delicate introspection of progressive rock. These influences collide Continue reading “Haven – Anima (Review)”
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