Tag Archives: Modern metal

Curses – Chapter II: Bloom (Review)

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Curses - Chapter II BloomThis is the second album from US metal band Curses.

Curses offer quite a diverse/individual listen when compared to many bands who play in the modern metal arena. Continue reading →

Orbit Culture – Nija (Review)

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Orbit Culture - NijaThis is the third album from Swedish metallers Orbit Culture.

Orbit Culture play a type of modern metal that mixes groove metal, thrash, and metalcore together, adds a touch of deathcore, and then coats everything in a meaty production designed to get the blood pumping. Continue reading →

Bear – Propaganda (Review)

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Bear - PropagandaBear are a progressive metal band from Belgium and this is their fourth album.

I really, really enjoyed 2017’s ///, and it grew on me over time more and more. Well, I haven’t had years to absorb the true nature of Propaganda yet, but damn does it seem just as good, if not better than ///. Continue reading →

Kingsmen – Revenge.Forgiveness.Recovery (Review)

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Kingsmen - Revenge.Forgiveness.RecoveryKingsmen are a metalcore band from the US and this is their debut album.

Here we have 37 minutes of music; metallic hardcore that also borrows from both modern metal and deathcore. The songs are compact and concise expressions of anger, frustration, and hardship, channelled through satisfyingly brutal tracks that are also full of good hooks and choruses. Continue reading →

Irist – Order of the Mind (Review)

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Irist - Order of the MindBased in the US, Irist are a modern metal band and this is their debut album.

Irist’s recipe is one that takes a wide range of influences and works them into a comprehensive modern metal framework. Loosely stated, Irist take elements of hardcore, thrash metal, and progressive/post-hardcore/metal, and hone them into song-based packages of metallic heaviness. Continue reading →