Muka – Sveta Stoka (Review)

MukaMuka are a Croatian black metal band and this is their second album.

Here we have almost 30 minutes of dark, dissonant black metal. This description doesn’t paint a complete picture though, as here’s a band that play according to their own rules of multi-genre music. Continue reading “Muka – Sveta Stoka (Review)”

Dante’s Theory – Amut (Review)

Dante's TheoryDante’s Theory are a death metal band from Singapore. This is their latest EP.

On this brief EP, (13 minutes in length), we meet Dante’s Theory and their death metal/deathcore hybrid style. Continue reading “Dante’s Theory – Amut (Review)”

Pulvis et Umbra – Atmosfear (Review)

Pulvis et UmbraPulvis et Umbra is an Italian one-man death metal band and this is his third album.

This is death metal that mixes in aspects of thrash metal and metalcore, making for a dynamic release that has a decent amount of extremity included alongside some more accessible moments. Continue reading “Pulvis et Umbra – Atmosfear (Review)”

Divine Element – Thaurachs of Borsu (Review)

Divine ElementDivine Element are an international black/death metal band. This is their second album.

This is quite a varied release that essentially boils down to about 40 minutes of epic extreme metal.

The music takes Continue reading “Divine Element – Thaurachs of Borsu (Review)”

Suffering Hour – In Passing Ascension (Review)

Suffering HourThis is the debut album of US blackened death metal band Suffering Hour.

Suffering Hour’s 2014 debut EP Foreseeing Exemptions to a Dismal Beyond was a release that really struck a chord with me. The band’s primitive-yet-powerful display Continue reading “Suffering Hour – In Passing Ascension (Review)”

Dead Soul Alliance – Slaves to the Apocalypse (Review)

Dead Soul AllianceDead Soul Alliance are a Canadian death metal band and this is their third EP.

This is 25 minutes of old-school death metal, fashioned after the 90s era. Continue reading “Dead Soul Alliance – Slaves to the Apocalypse (Review)”

Hate – Tremendum (Review)

HateHate are a Polish blackened death metal band and this is their tenth album.

Tremendum’s music is a mix of the old-school and the new. The former provides a purity of focus and delivery, while the latter provides polish and a sense of renewed dynamic energy. Continue reading “Hate – Tremendum (Review)”