Serpentine Dominion are a US death metal band. This is their debut album.
Featuring current and ex-members of Cannibal Corpse, Killswitch Engage and The Black Dahlia Murder, this was only ever going to be good at the very least.
Well, it’s even better than that. Continue reading “Serpentine Dominion – Serpentine Dominion (Review)”
This is the second album by French symphonic metal band Lost Opera.
Lost Opera are a symphonic metal band specialising in a modern take on the genre, heavily accentuated with orchestral keyboards and with a side-order of extremity. This manifests via heavier-than-average guitars, (for this kind of thing), and the Continue reading “Lost Opera – Hidden Sides (Review)”
Cerberus Unchained are a melodic death metal band from the UK. This is their debut EP.
After their early promise, it’s time to see if Cerberus Unchained have lived up to their potential on this new, 26 minute EP.
(Spoiler: They have).
The EP boasts a strong, beefy recording that sees the band immediately stake claim to the airwaves with Continue reading “Cerberus Unchained – Di Inferi (Review)”
This is the eleventh album by Dark Tranquillity, a melodic death metal band from Sweden.
Now this is the stuff. Dark Tranquillity know what they’re doing. I’ve been a fan of this band for a long, long time, but somehow haven’t kept up with their last couple of outings, so it feels great to reconnect with them on this release. Continue reading “Dark Tranquillity – Atoma (Review)”
This is the debut EP from Nowegian melodic death metal band Faustian Dripfeed.
You never quite know what you’re going to get when something is described as melodic death metal, as frequently it ends up being something that has little or no actual death metal content. Well, this is certainly not the case with Faustian Dripfeed. Continue reading “Faustian Dripfeed – Between This and Death (Review)”
Dorylus are a metal band from the UK. This is their debut EP.
Dorylus play groove metal influenced by all of the usual suspects of the style, (Lamb of God, Pantera, etc.).
For a first release this is a well-realised 21 minutes of aural Continue reading “Dorylus – The Rapture (Review)”
L’Incendio are an extreme metal band from Italy. This is their debut album.
L’Incendio have a death metal core that they build on with elements of other sub-genre styles, fleshing out their well-rounded assault in a wider-ranging way than many of their peers.
Combining atmosphere and accessibility into their Continue reading “L’Incendio – L’Incendio (Review)”
Insomnium are a melodic death metal band from Finland and this is their Seventh album.
I do like it when a band gives free rein to their epic, exploratory side and decides to write a really, really long song. Welcome to Winter’s Gate. This album consists of one track that lasts a full 40 minutes in length.
With a concept that’s based around a short story, the band weave this tale into the fabric of the music, taking the listener on a textured journey into unexplored lands. Continue reading “Insomnium – Winter’s Gate (Review)”
Axxen Conners are a progressive death metal band from Turkey. This is their debut EP.
This short, sub-13 minute EP is an interesting listen. Professionally recorded with a solid sound, the band effectively showcase their metal vision.
The band play a sort of death metal that has a progressive/melodic edge, with elements of black metal stirred into Continue reading “Axxen Conners – Nowhere to Escape Sins (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US death metallers Allegaeon.
This is an ambitious, epic release; 72 minutes of science fiction-themed grandeur and technical aggression.
The band’s music is technical, melodic death metal that features a lot of engaging content and some quite virtuoso playing. For a band like this, the level of technicality on display is always going to be high, but Allegaeon never Continue reading “Allegaeon – Proponent for Sentience (Review)”
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