Tag: Post-Metal

Ad Nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse (Review)

Ad Nauseam - Imperative Imperceptible ImpulseAd Nauseam are an avant-garde death metal band from Italy, and this is their second album.

Don’t let the death metal tag fool you, this is not your average deathly proposition. Ad Nauseam’s vision of what extreme metal should be is unorthodox and esoteric. The band play a sort of avant-garde progressive technical death metal, while also throwing in some elements of black metal, sludge, doom, Continue reading “Ad Nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse (Review)”

Humanity’s Last Breath – Välde (Review)

Humanity's Last Breath - Välde

This is the fourth album from Swedish death metallers Humanity’s Last Breath.

Following on from the monolithic juggernaut that was 2019’s Abyssal, Humanity’s Last Breath have pulled out all of the stops and produced their best work to date. Välde is 54 minutes of malignant modern death metal darkness. Continue reading “Humanity’s Last Breath – Välde (Review)”

Sarin – You Can’t Go Back (Review)

Sarin - You Can't Go BackThis is the third album from Canadian post-metallers Sarin.

Here we have 33 minutes of post-metal that’s influenced by the likes of Isis, Neurosis, and Cult of Luna. Sarin’s music concentrates mainly on the heavier, crushing side of these bands, although there is texture here too. Sarin use Continue reading “Sarin – You Can’t Go Back (Review)”

Monthly Overview – the Best of January 2021

New year, new metal. What did January have to offer? More than it usually does, it turns out. Let’s take a look at five of the best… Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of January 2021”

Splendidula – Somnus (Review)

Splendidula - SomnusThis is the third album from Splendidula, a doom/sludge metal band from Belgium.

There are a few different ingredients that go into the Splendidula sound. Traditional doom metal is an obvious one. This provides for the creation of a firm underpinning bedrock for the songs to be created around, one which allows emotion and Continue reading “Splendidula – Somnus (Review)”

Kultika – Capricorn Wolves (Review)

Kultika - Capricorn WolvesThis is the second album from Romanian progressive/post-metallers Kultika.

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this ever since 2017’s Pursuance. I’ve had to wait longer than I expected for Capricorn Wolves, but it’s been worth the wait. Continue reading “Kultika – Capricorn Wolves (Review)”

Nomadic Rituals – Tides (Review)

Nomadic Rituals - TidesThis is the third album from Irish doom band Nomadic Rituals.

This is the follow up to 2017’s excellent Marking the Day, which also made it onto my end of year list for that year. It’s great to hear the massive sludge-infused doom of Nomadic Rituals once more, and this new album is a strong contender for the best in their discography. Continue reading “Nomadic Rituals – Tides (Review)”

Sepulchre by the Sea – Conqueror Worm (Review)

Sepulchre by the Sea - Conqueror WormThis is the debut album from Sepulchre by the Sea, a one-man post-black metal band from the UK.

Sepulchre by the Sea’s music is a hybrid form of modern/traditional black metal, expressed in an atmospheric style and enhanced with elements of post-rock and blackgaze. This approach results in a sprawling post-black metal epic that unfolds across 58 minutes of evocative, well-written music. Continue reading “Sepulchre by the Sea – Conqueror Worm (Review)”